Some cool social media videos you might be interested in for a Friday…

Oct 30

Is Social Media a Fad? A cool presentation illustrating just how much social media impacts on what we do now. Some facts are taken somewhat out of context, but it does give a good overview of the change that has occurred. Now this one is for those of you who are still wondering what its all about, how people spread messages around (like when something goes viral)...

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How can we in HR devise a strategy to attract and retain key female talent?

Oct 29

How can we in HR devise a strategy to attract and retain key female talent?

Again full disclosure, I have never had children and hence haven’t been through the process. But I am interested in diversity and think that its truly important to creative and innovative workplaces like mine. I also listen to other people’s perspectives on how they are treated from the moment they announce their pregnancy in the workplace, to when they...

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Workplace Diversity: Why should we look at women with children differently?

Oct 23

Workplace Diversity: Why should we look at women with children differently?

In continuing on from yesterday’s post about the importance of diversity in the workplace, today I’m going to focus a bit more on why we need to pay particular attention to how we treat women who leave to have children or who already have children.  Key Facts about Women with Children in Employment in Australia  · In 2004, there were 2.1 million women with...

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Diversity matters- HR Buzz word or real business impact?

Oct 22

Diversity matters- HR Buzz word or real business impact?

Recently I’ve been doing some work at my organisation on; I guess you could say a diversity project. There is much emphasis on embracing diversity in today’s working environment and more specifically, there has been a prominent focus recently on gender diversity. Although it is about endorsing equity and equality for all, promoting gender diversity in the...

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HR & Comms: Is a TRUE collaboration possible?

Oct 20

HR & Comms: Is a TRUE collaboration possible?

I’ve spoken a lot about change recently, and perhaps that’s because the last few years has meant huge changes for me in terms of my working life and also my personal life. We know that everyone is impacted differently by change, and we can even point to models where people talk about the various stages people go through; like denial, resistance, exploration and...

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