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Twitter has been hitting the headlines over the past week following Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media giant. While fans of Musk, a self-described “free speech absolutist“, look forward to a future of more expansive dialogue, critics suggest that Musk wants to open the platform up to all – including controversial personalities such as […]
4 Reasons Why CEOs Support Investing in Language Training Employees of a company with an international scope must interact daily with employees from different countries who do not speak the same language as theirs. Under these conditions, it is obvious that language training for business can help to improve communication, but should this training be […]
“Just drop into my office and tell me what’s on your mind…” “If you need to report an issue or incident, call this number…” Organizations have relied on open-door policies and whistleblower hotlines for gathering feedback for a while. However, these methods are no longer proving effective — but were they ever really effective in […]
“Feedback is the breakfast of champions” – Ken Blanchard. These lines ring true because one of the greatest gifts an employer gives their team members is honest feedback. It’s an incredibly powerful tool that can grow and increase workplace productivity. Providing constant feedback is an excellent way of telling employees you know how they’re performing […]
Giving employees feedback is an important way to keep communication open, but when given the wrong way, it may end up causing more harm than good. The wrong approach can make employees feel underappreciated and uninterested in striving to do a better job. Here are 5 things NOT to do when giving employees feedback. Provide […]
HR Tools Improving DEI also Raise Business Performance Performance-driven behaviors in an organization that further the competitive advantages can unintentionally create barriers to diversity and inclusion. Employees do their jobs as best they can and are unaware of the impact. Proven HR tools and processes, adapted for diversity and inclusion, unleash the potential in every […]
In this HRchat episode, we hear from Patrick Cournoyer, Chief Evangelist at Peakon, a platform for measuring and improving employee engagement.
Our guest in episode 185 of the HRchat show is David Beeney. David suffered for over thirty years, not wanting to tell his colleagues or employer that he was battling mental health problems; believing that it would damage his career, he was embarrassed and scared of the potential consequences.
Despite billions spent on keeping the Australian economy afloat, companies undergoing significant changes to refine their strategies, advances in technology, and industry-wide restructure the pandemic is already having a massive impact on our livelihood.
In episode 178 of the HRchat show, we delve into what it means to have powerful conversations and build authentic business relationships. Our guest this time is Stuart Knight.