As HR peeps we should all know what bullying and harassment is, and given that we regularly present to our clients on what it is and what to do; is it still a major concern for organisations? Unfortunately, Yes. According to a survey by CareerOne.com.au: • 74% Australian workers say they have been bullied at work • Of those bullied, 65 per cent said they were...

Social Media is being talked about a lot lately. We’ve seen news break first on twitter, employees are fired for things on facebook and politicians like Obama and Kevin Rudd use it as part of campaign strategies or as a means to connect with the public. It’s also becoming a way for organisations to build relationships with people, join the conversation, build...

Talent management is a concept that has been around for a while particularly in response to the ‘war for talent’. But what is it exactly? Talent management is hard to define as the processes and what it involves can vary from organization to organization. For instance, research conducted by the Institute for Corporate Productivity asserts that more than 75 per...

Just recently, in attending the AHRI National Convention I heard about the AHRI National Awards. I was thinking about entering these, and came across the criteria for the HR Leadership awards. These awards recognize leading HR practitioners whose contribution to the achievement of the business outcomes through HR practices is worthy of recognition. If you are...

I was reading a blog this morning about Jack Welch’s speech at the SHRM conference and was quite appalled at some of the things that were said- and also surprised that I hadn’t heard more about it to be honest. Earlier I blogged about Jack Welch and praised him for his comments about the importance of HR in the business. Then this morning I heard reports...