Opinion and best practice

How HR leaders can de-escalate conflict before it explodes

It does not take much for conversations to escalate in the current climate. People are angry. And that anger is spilling into workplaces

How HR leaders can de-escalate conflict before it explodes

The hiring blind spot: What CVs and interviews still don’t tell us

Hiring has become more sophisticated

The hiring blind spot: What CVs and interviews still don’t tell us

Why controlling leadership is quietly undermining team capability

I don’t know many who leaders who readily admit to having a controlling leadership style but I am hearing a lot of it’s not my usual style but right now, with the team I’ve got, and where things are at, it’s the only way for the next six months by way of explanation from senior leaders across all sectors

Why controlling leadership is quietly undermining team capability

Your incident register is measuring the wrong thing

New Zealand employers are expected to manage psychosocial risk. But the tool most organisations use to find hazards was never built to see them

Your incident register is measuring the wrong thing

The pitfalls that derail HR system implementations (and how to avoid them)

Implementing a new HR system is often framed as a turning point. Better data, smoother processes and fewer spreadsheets. In reality, it can just as easily cost time, goodwill and budget when things go off track

The pitfalls that derail HR system implementations (and how to avoid them)

The missing link in your AI strategy is sitting in the other room

I was speaking to a Chief People Officer recently who shared their company had formed an AI steering committee, with a mandate to lead AI enablement across the business. I asked whether they were part of that group. Their answer? No.

The missing link in your AI strategy is sitting in the other room