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Did you know, 98% of businesses plan to implement or continue to use learning technology throughout their workplace? Senior executives are encouraging this growth. In a recent Linkedin report, 82% of HR learning professionals say their execs actively support this key business strategy. Not only this, the global online learning or eLearning …

OKRs is the new buzzword amongst many businesses. But what are they? And why should businesses go through the effort of migrating an entire workforce over to this new way of thinking? 🤔  We touched on the ‘what’ in a previous blog post, which highlights our brief introduction to …

Performance management is a set of activities that ensure the goals of a certain task are being met in an effective and efficient manner. It can focus on the performance of the business as a whole, a department, an employee, or the processes in place to manage particular tasks.  It’…

Every business needs to recruit employees. Employees are the ones that make a business thrive and determine how successful it will be in the future. Our very own CEO Ben Thompson in a recent webinar we hosted on business compliance stated,  ‘We always say that people are the foundation of …

The hospitality sector is becoming less popular as a career pathway for many people in Australia. This is due to a combination of long hours, stressful working environments and low wages. The recent 457 visa changes and penalty rate cuts aren’t helping this once thriving industry, either. This has left …

Reward and recognition is the key to employee engagement. Studies have shown that for every piece of criticism that an employee receives, whether constructive or not, six pieces of positive reinforcement are needed to counteract it.  Employees that don’t feel recognised or appreciated are less loyal to their employers …

If I told you there was a practical way to align everyone in your company to one big ambitious goal, would you believe me? There’s no catch or secret, it simply comes down to a whole lot of dreaming and implementing OKRs. If the term is new to you, …

Way back in 2016, LinkedIn published a great article on what had become many companies’ newest nightmare known as ‘employee ghosting’ 👻.  “In fields ranging from food service to finance, recruiters and hiring managers say a tightening job market and a sustained labour shortage have contributed to a surge …

Regardless of how big or small your business is, every company should have clearly defined and accessible company values. If you still consider values to be a marketing gimmick to acquire companies, then catch up; company values are now considered essential to business success.  What are Company Values? Company values …

Did you know that if a new manager struggles, their entire team will struggle too? According to Gallup research, managers account for at least 70% of their team’s employee engagement. In other words, a bad manager could result in low employee engagement. As the team responsible for people strategy, HR …