In the era of lockdowns, social isolation and videoconferencing, it’s more important than ever for managers like you to take care of your employees. Of course, employee wellbeing has been a central theme in management theory for decades. However, now its impacts on performance and retention have become obvious. That said, finding the effective employee wellbeing approaches and programs among all the hundreds out there is a steep challenge for busy managers, business owners, HR professi...

Cultivating a positive organisational culture among your employees is a task that some business leaders leave entirely to their HR teams. But, despite so many team-building activities and corporate care events, these workforces still complain of negative working environments. What is a conscientious business to do? Well, perhaps it is time to call in the experts to upskill your staff wellbeing and engagement function. Talent Tools, a Brisbane-based firm offering workplace psychometric and...

Our employees are both our greatest asset and our most significant expense. Profitable organisations maximise the asset and minimise the expense. Easy!  Well maybe not, but possible. The first step to maximising our talent assets is to ensure they are happy and a good fit for their current work role and environment. I like Fredrick Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory of workplace motivation because it details the importance of removing de-motivational factors, to enable motivational fac...

History will record 2020 as a year of disruption, turbulence and omnishambles. We have all experienced seismic shifts in all facets of our lives. And we are reminded that uncertainty is the only certainty.
We, Human Resource and Talent professionals, have espoused this for years, and now we are backed up by a jolt of nature, reminding us just who is in charge.
  The problem with all this uncertainty is that profitable business requires planning and proactivity. But, we forecast our ...

Create a realistic work pace You've set up your ergonomic work area, and its time to settle down to get some work done. Because you are not in your usual work surroundings with your colleagues (and no bosses either), your routine is going to be out of whack. No set break times nor other people's schedules to work around, maybe no one to have a coffee with at break time nor is your much looked forward to skim-milk cappuccino with hazelnut syrup available at the cafe next door. What...