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Manage Your Team Over Social Media, But Maintain Face Time

Manage Your Team Over Social Media, But Maintain Face Time

Monday 11 May 2015

Leaders who engage positively on employee social networks improve their firms' communication effectiveness. But it's no substitute for appearing in front of employees when issuing directives and giving bad news. Read More...


Why The Best Leadership Involves 'Downward Mobility'

Why The Best Leadership Involves 'Downward Mobility'

Thursday 7 May 2015

Do you want to be happy, or would you prefer to be a leader? Don’t decide too quickly. And if you are already a leader, do you know if you’ll able to do the one thing that could allow you to be content when it’s all over? Read More...


How to Be Emotionally Intelligent

How to Be Emotionally Intelligent

Wednesday 22 April 2015

Being emotionally intelligent can be learned. Take a look at this short list of competencies from Daniel Goleman. Read More...


How To Communicate Intentionally

How To Communicate Intentionally

Wednesday 22 April 2015

Every communication is two conversations, the content and the body language. We obsess about the first with our conscious minds and leave the second largely to chance and the workings of our unconscious minds. The result is . . . Read More...


Why leadership is different in Australia and five leaders who are nailing it

Why leadership is different in Australia and five leaders who are nailing it

Wednesday 1 April 2015

Australians are fiercely egalitarian. They don’t tolerate hypocrisy and they won’t follow leaders just because of their title. So people who can truly lead in Australia and gain the voluntary engagement of their staff, are worth learning from. Read More...


This is the evidence for talent management

This is the evidence for talent management

Friday 27 March 2015

David Collings provides a strong argument that talent management is an important area of people practice, and that there is valuable research evidence that can help organisations manage it more effectively. Read More...


Why employee engagement is not the key workplace productivity

Why employee engagement is not the key workplace productivity

Friday 27 March 2015

Nearly every large organization now administers some form of engagement survey to its workers. So what's the problem Read More...


AHRI releases coaching and mentoring report

AHRI releases coaching and mentoring report

Monday 8 October 2012

The report shows the response of HR practitioners to the benefits and challenges of coaching and mentoring in Australian organisations. Read More...


How Leaders Can Build A Mentoring Culture

How Leaders Can Build A Mentoring Culture

Monday 8 October 2012

Often the "soft skills" are the hard skills. More companies are realising that senior leaders just cannot perform effectively if they don't have the soft skills. Mentoring is one of these Read More...


Leadership pipelines set to run dry: Study

Leadership pipelines set to run dry: Study

Monday 8 October 2012

Australian businesses are headed toward a leadership time bomb as the pipeline of future leaders dwindles, according to a global leadership study. Read More...


Inside the C-suite: GM Holden's Mark Polglaze

Inside the C-suite: GM Holden's Mark Polglaze

Monday 1 October 2012

What does it take for HR to add real value to a business. In this interview we hear about the critival activities and knowledge HR Executives need. Read More...


David Jones Case Puts Sexual Harassment In Spotlight For Employers

David Jones Case Puts Sexual Harassment In Spotlight For Employers

Friday 6 August 2010

DJ's is not the only company in hot water over sexual harassment. Last week two Airservices Australia employees launched a $1 million plus action over alleged workplace law breaches after an Adelaide business was forced to make a record payout. Read More...


Employee Networks Key To Company Performance

Employee Networks Key To Company Performance

Friday 6 August 2010

Large companies and governments can make major gains in productivity by investing in their internal communication networks, say University of Queensland researchers. Read More...


Mediocre Managers

Mediocre Managers

Tuesday 15 June 2010

A large international study published late last year found that when it comes to management skills, Australian companies are not great performers. And that has a direct impact on our productivity. Read More...


Recruiting and Retaining Staff in a Post-Crisis World

Recruiting and Retaining Staff in a Post-Crisis World

Tuesday 15 June 2010

By Alexandra Cain - There has been a fundamental shift in employee relations as a result of the financial crisis. Read More...


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Wednesday 31 March 2010

Let us take some of the stress away from writing content for your communications with employees and / or customers. Read More...


Australia's Best Employers

Australia's Best Employers

Wednesday 31 March 2010

Microsoft Australia, Dimension Data Australia and Express Data have been revealed as the winners of the 2009 Hewitt Best Employers in Australia and New Zealand. RedBalloon, Insurance Line and Trilby Misso Lawyers were next in line making up the top six. Read More...


Coaching To Transfer Learning

Coaching To Transfer Learning

Wednesday 3 February 2010

Get serious about improving performance on the job. Read More...


Australia Must Learn From The Crisis

Australia Must Learn From The Crisis

Wednesday 3 February 2010

We must ensure we have the smart, skilled and productive people and the labour flexibility to keep innovating in a dynamic global economy. Read More...


Workplace Essentials Development Series

Workplace Essentials Development Series

Sunday 3 January 2010

Building the leadership and management effectiveness of your key people. Read More...


AHRI National Award Winners 2009

AHRI National Award Winners 2009

Sunday 3 January 2010

Recognising excellence in HR. Read More...


Workplace Essentials Development Series: In-house program taking shape

Workplace Essentials Development Series: In-house program taking shape

Wednesday 2 December 2009

Take the opportunity to hit the ground running in 2010 with the Workplace Essentials Development Series. Read More...


AIM Unveils Qld's Top Managers

AIM Unveils Qld's Top Managers

Wednesday 2 December 2009

The best of the best recognized. Read More...


New Web Site Launched

New Web Site Launched

Thursday 12 November 2009

In November 2009 we launched the new Intelligent Performance website. Our intent is to provide clients with a better understanding of our range of services and make it easy for potential clients to contact us. Read More...

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