Change Management

• Opinion: Top five advantages of outplacement services

  It’s a story you may know too well: An employee isn’t performing well or you’re facing budget cuts -- and you decide to cut your losses and say goodbye to certain workers. Val Matta explains the necessity of outplacement services. read more

• Australia lagging in outplacement services

  Australia is trailing behind the rest of the world in outplacement, a new study has found. Here’s why HR pros need to turn it around. read more

• How experimentation can bolster company culture

  Could your company do with a change? Experimentation might do more good than you think. read more

• Optimistic Australian CEOs prep for headcount boost

  Aussie CEO business confidence is steady, studies show, with significant implications for hiring. read more

• The Harvard Business School apology that matters to HR

  Did you hear why the dean of the Harvard Business School made an extraordinary public apology on Monday? Here’s how you can avoid their mistakes. read more

• Mining crunch hits safety workers

  The downturn in Australia’s mining boom is a lesson for all HR pros on the ramifications of an industry’s fall. read more

• Four things HR can learn from Microsoft’s new CEO

  It looks like the saga of finding a new CEO for Microsoft may be over. What can HR pros learn from the process? read more

• Four tips for restructures

  Layoffs happen. How can you and your staff survive a large restructure? read more

• It’s just emotion, taking HR over

  When FedEx saw that their manager training needed improvement, they looked to focus on emotional intelligence. What can HR learn from this? read more

• Corporate dynasties: The curious case of family CEOs

  New research has revealed the work ethic of family CEOs, and it doesn’t look good. read more