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Job analysis and design is a process of workflow analysis.
It is the process of identifying what tasks, activities and processes take place in order to achieve outputs. This analysis aims to uncover any inefficiencies, duplications/repetition or barriers in process, function or task to determine how …

Certain personality types and styles gravitate to certain occupations.
When you have a well designed job matched up with the right person you are more likely to get better outcomes. The successful matching of a job-holder’s personality to the personality and unique requirements of the job …

As part of my consulting work, I come across some interesting workplace environments.  Some with exceptional leaders and others that need to work harder than most in shifting leadership behaviours in order to bring about improved people and culture work practices.
If your employee surveys are …

At some point in your career you are likely to experience a major change taking place in an organisation you work for that may impact the security of your job. With so much uncertainty, you still have choices. What you say and do, now until a …

Paraphrasing Joan Harris of Mad Men – You’re “…in charge of thinking of things before people know they need them.”
Convincing the C-suite with viable HR reporting and analytics is like selling ice to eskimos.  The problem isn’t necessarily related to the importance of such data, …

Deloitte and Accenture will be shifting away from performance reviews as we know it and no doubt PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Ernst and Young will be following suit. Microsoft and SEEK are getting rid of rankings and major Banks are likely to be next.
If you haven’t come …

Executive coaching is a solution-focussed approach to assisting individuals or teams to draw on their strengths and perform at their best. Executive coaches work with people to broaden their perspectives, increase their self awareness and craft strategies that will work for them in their particular …

 Success rate of change programs are not great.  It’s in the execution that most fail.  So how do you implement change and manage the complexities of human behaviour, when change is so personal?
The successful implementation of change is dependent on the way that people understand …

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To stay relevant, organisations require employees who are willing and able to perform at optimal levels.  This isn’t something you can mandate.  It requires leadership and management capabilities to create opportunities that are meaningful to the employee. According to the numerous …

The HR Landscape was recently engaged by a health services provider (government) to review the effectiveness of an implemented departmental restructure change process. The purpose of the review was to understand why the benefits of the changes had not been realised. Overall staff were less engaged …

The HR Landscape was recently engaged by a Commonwealth Government Agency to design and facilitate a three day  in-country workshop to raise awareness and skills related to the selection, development and delivery of in-house training for regulators  from ASEAN member states in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
The goal …

Giving and receiving feedback is a key process for many organisations seeking to develop individuals and teams.
It offers insight into individual performance and leadership effectiveness.  When specific feedback is received you know exactly what you did well, so you can replicate it and know exactly …