Different time zones, isolated workers and productivity concerns can all be turned from challenges to advantages with some creative thinking, a conference heard this week.
The most important thing a leader can do to stimulate the creativity needed for a new project is to believe that anything is possible, and help their team to do the same, says Opera Australia artistic director Lyndon Terracini.
Organisation or unit-wide KPIs and incentives are rarely effective, and can even demotivate employees, according to Holocentric CEO Bruce Nixon, who says targets and rewards must be aligned to employees' skills and capabilities.
Assessment of employees' career drive and aspiration plays a minimal role - or none at all - in most employers' high-potential programs, but it should be fundamental, says leadership expert Sean Dineen. Here's what you should be assessing.
An organisation can have a fantastic leadership development program in place, but without a meaningful conversation about an individual's personal and professional goals, many succession plans "will fall down", warns Lee Hecht Harrison leadership development director, Dee Fitzgerald.
In organisations that are particularly exposed to tough economic or market conditions, HR professionals must know how to rapidly shift priorities and prove their value to the executive team, say the global and Australian heads of recruitment firm Robert Walters.
Investing in preventative mental health - when compared to the costs of workers' compensation claims, absenteeism and lost productivity - really is a "no brainer", according to people risk expert Danni Hocking.
A high-performance culture requires commitment from every single member of the team - and clear consequences for under-performance, says Hilti Australia managing director Jan Pacas.
Employers are wasting their money on engagement surveys that ask about organisational strategy instead of how workers are feeling, according to wellbeing expert Nic Marks.
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