Features

• Global Traveller

  After working with some of the most innovative global companies, including GE and UBS, Yasu Sato found himself in one of the most ubiquitous rapid-growth companies around: LinkedIn. He talks to Iain Hopkins read more

• Australia's Best HR Teams

  What makes for a phenomenal HR team in 2013? Human Capital asks four of last year’s shortlisted ‘best HR team’ leaders from the Australian HR Awards read more

• Too busy to lead: The diary of a well-intentioned manager

  Graham Winter presents the true story of Alex, a manager in a medium- to large-sized Australian company, struggling to make the transition from ‘manager’ to ‘leader’manager transitions read more

• Shades of performance

  Every company aspires to be high performance. Is this a realistic objective? Human Capital talks to Dave Jackson, executive director, Solterbeck, about navigating the performance process for optimum results read more

• Cards on the table

  HR is frequently asked to fix performance issues by providing training, when systemic, deeper issues are at play. Iain Hopkins looks at some root causes of poor performance, and what can be done to improve the situation read more

• A new approach to high performance workplaces

  David Hawkins reveals how one predictive indicator of a company’s wellbeing - and one that is rarely measured - is the strength of its relationships. read more

• Think like a lawyer

  How can HR professionals minimise the risk of litigation when it comes to complex business changes such as M&As, restructures and downsizing? Rebecca Mason presents six key tips. read more

• HR technology in the new workplace

  Richard Watson outlines how technology can improve business outcomes in a time-poor and rapidly changing world. read more

• Risk theory and its impact on occupational health

  Mark Cassidy outlines how the simple adaptation of risk theory to occupational health can deliver significant improvements in productivity and a reduction in workplace accidents. read more

• HR & IT: Best friends forever?

  A common misconception is that it’s up to the IT department to impose restrictions on access to social media at work. Pat Devlin outlines where and how HR should be involved. read more