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How are you assessing your talent this year?

This morning I revisited this article from Great Leadership on using the performance and potential matrix and thought it was worth sharing. I’ve used the 9 box matrix before and really like it because its simple, and easily explainable to managers. Rather than loads of forms and text, it clearly highlights where your people are [...]

Are you aware of the changes to probation under the Fair Work Act?

Recently, the Australian Federal Government made changes to the industrial relations legislation which means that as of July 1st 2009 the Fair Work Act 2009 will replace the Workplace Relations Act 1996 How does this impact you in HR? Under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 companies were able to set a probation period of six [...]

Experiences are the key to career development

I was reading the CLC HR Quarterly trends report Q1 2009 this morning and it got me thinking again about ‘career experiences’. In an earlier post I wrote about career development and why it’s important that you promote development opportunities for your staff that involve learning from experiences and relationships in the workplace. The CLC [...]

Could charity fundraisers be a way of engaging staff during the economic downturn?

Today is Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea which is a fundraiser for the Cancer Council and I organised an event at my workplace today. It’s such an easy thing to do- get your employer to put on morning tea and get your employees to donate a gold coin on the way in. Simple enough concept- and [...]

Paralanguage at work: are you sending conflicting messages?

We also communicate non-verbally using what is known as paralanguage. This includes features such as “speech rate and intensity; pitch, modulation and quality of voice; and articulation and rhythm control” (Hargie et al. 2004, p. 55). Paralanguage is an important form of non-verbal communication when you consider situations in the working environment such as speaking [...]

Upcoming appraisal? here's how to ace it

I would recommend a read of this article by David Rolleston (Associate Director of Robert Walters Melbourne) by on performance appraisals. It might also be useful to send around to your clients as it sends a key message- preparation is the key!

Lessons from Air New Zealand- HR and Recruitment

I was reading “Vendor View: Kiwi invasion of the Australian recruitment market” on Destination Talent this morning and was reminded of the great things that Air New Zealand are doing in the HR/Recruitment space (I also travelled with them to Queenstown on the weekend!). Simon Pommeroy is the Recruitment Manager of Air New Zealand and [...]

It's all in the face

Another component of body language as a form on non-verbal communication that impacts the working environment is that of kinesics relating to the face. Again if we consider the situational context of an employee interview (organisational recruitment) or even a performance management meeting between a manager and employee, one of the most common deception-related gestures [...]

Your eyes really are the window to your soul

One of the most commonly recognised forms of non-verbal communication is body language and eye contact can be one of the most powerful forms. For instance during a normal conversation we, on average, look at each other about one-third of the time, however if one makes contact less than this it can convey boredom, lack [...]

Social Recruitment gaining grounds- post on DestinationTalent

The social media world is buzzing at the moment and HR people are listening and starting to get involved; particularly for recruitment purposes. Have you dipped your toe in or still sitting back to see how others go when they dive in? If you are hanging back you may want to have a read of [...]

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