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They are the next generation of professionals, managers and leaders. <p align="right"><a href="2011/May/Bringing-out-the-Best-in-Gen-Y.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2011/March/Leading-for-Everyone-Share-the-Love-Around.htm">Leading for Everyone - Share the Love Around</a></span><br> Monday 28th March 2011</strong><br> A point I passionately emphasise in all my leadership programs is that leaders need to lead for everyone, not just a few. That can be difficult especially when we consider that you might not really personally connect with everyone who directly reports to you. The bottom line is that 'like them or not' your personal preferences should not be obvious. <p align="right"><a href="2011/March/Leading-for-Everyone-Share-the-Love-Around.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2011/jan/mediation-how-can-it-help.htm">Mediation - How can it help?</a></span><br> Thursday 13th January 2011</strong><br> We live in an increasing litigious society - where one of the first responses to an issue or incident is to sue the other party. This attitude is sometimes aided by changes to legislation such as the new General Protection and Adverse Action provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 that provide individuals with enhanced access to tribunals and courts. <p align="right"><a href="2011/jan/mediation-how-can-it-help.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2010/oct/sexual-harassment.htm">Sexual Harassment, Unlawful Discrimination & Workplace Bullying: Three Management Cultures to Avoid</a></span><br> Friday 22nd October 2010</strong><br> The David Jones Sexual Harassment case seems to be settled. As usual, there was no winner although the complainant left mediation with a smile on her face. The reputation of the organisation and the male respondent appear not to have been enhanced while the female complainant walked away leaving the community with more questions than answers and apparently without successfully winning the $37 million in punitive damages. <p align="right"><a href="2010/oct/sexual-harassment.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2010/sept/adverse-actions-provisions.htm">Adverse Action Provisions: A 'Sleeping Giant' of the Fair Work Act (FWA)</a></span><br> Sunday 12th September 2010</strong><br> One of the 'sleeping giants' of the Fair Work Act are the provisions relating to adverse action. Recent case law decisions have started to provide a much fuller sense of the impact of these provisions on employers. <p align="right"><a href="2010/sept/adverse-actions-provisions.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2010/august/leadership-a-key-to-engaged-employees.htm">Leadership: A Key to Engaged Employees</a></span><br> Wednesday 25th August 2010</strong><br> The word 'engagement' is thrown liberally around corporate Australia these days. If one is engaged to the organisation, he or she feels 'part of' it. Loyal, committed or attached to its way of operating, personalities, goals and ideals. The focus on engagement has accelerated throughout the 'noughties' because retaining people is a challenge. <p align="right"><a href="2010/august/leadership-a-key-to-engaged-employees.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2010/august/redundancy-a-dual-approach.htm">Redundancy - A Dual Approach</a></span><br> Monday 2nd August 2010</strong><br> Redundancy - it's a tricky subject - it's filled with legal 'ifs and buts', not to mention the impact on the affected employees. This is an area where it pays to have a dual approach. <p align="right"><a href="2010/august/redundancy-a-dual-approach.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2010/july/Top_Ten_Tips_For_Preparing_For_EA_Negotiations.htm">Top 10 Tips: For Preparing For EA Negotiations</a></span><br> Wednesday 28th July 2010</strong><br> Much of the attention of recent times has been on what happens once the parties get to the bargaining table. But the groundwork for a successful negotiation is laid well in advance. <p align="right"><a href="2010/july/Top_Ten_Tips_For_Preparing_For_EA_Negotiations.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2010/june/Dos_and_Donots_of_Investigation.htm">The Dos and Don'ts of Workplace Investigations</a></span><br> Tuesday 22nd June 2010</strong><br> HR practitioners and Line Managers are more regularly being called upon to conduct investigations into complaints by staff members, corresponding with the increasing number of stress related workers compensation claims that relate to inappropriate workplace behaviours. <p align="right"><a href="2010/june/Dos_and_Donots_of_Investigation.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2010/june/Importance_Of_Communicating_HR_Policies_And_Procedures.htm">The Importance of Communicating HR Policies and Procedures</a></span><br> Friday 4th June 2010</strong><br> Having human resource policies and procedures alone is not enough. If the intent and meaning of these documents are not or cannot be clearly communicated across the wider population of the organisation, then they are likely to lose their legal and 'culture building' effectiveness. <p align="right"><a href="2010/june/Importance_Of_Communicating_HR_Policies_And_Procedures.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2010/may/Can_My_Team_Members_Also_Be_My_Friends.htm">iHR Advice Sheet for Managers - Can my team members also be my friends?</a></span><br> Friday 8th May 2010</strong><br> Being a leader is ultimately about ones capacity to inspire another person or group of people to move from one point to another. To do this we have to be convincing as a leader and work somewhere within the leadership paradigm of our people. We do this by fulfilling or surpassing the leadership behavioral expectations of the group we manage (I do not mean pander to unreasonable and self serving needs of every individual). <p align="right"><a href="2010/may/Can_My_Team_Members_Also_Be_My_Friends.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2010/april/strategies_to_prevent_bullying_related_claims.htm">Key Performance Management Strategies to Prevent Bullying Related Claims</a></span><br> Friday 16th April 2010</strong><br> The mismanagement of performance issues is linked to an increase in bullying related claims in the workplace. This has been driven by a lack of planning and knowledge of impacts by some managers in performance counselling resulting in employees feeling targeted. <p align="right"><a href="2010/april/strategies_to_prevent_bullying_related_claims.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2010/march/Handle_EEO_Harrassment_And_Anti-Bullying_Complaints.htm">Managers must learn to Handle EEO/Harassment and Bullying Complaints Properly</a></span><br> Monday 30th March 2010</strong><br> Organisations sometimes find themselves criticised by courts and tribunals for the mishandling of a workplace EEO/harassment/ bullying complaint. Often it is because the initial response to a complaint by a line manager is not well executed. For example ... <p align="right"><a href="2010/march/Handle_EEO_Harrassment_And_Anti-Bullying_Complaints.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2010/march/Flexible_Working_Arrangements.htm">Flexible Working Arrangements, Redundancy And Discrimination</a></span><br> Friday 12th March 2010</strong><br> Employers need to be aware of the National Employment Standards (NES) in relation to flexible working arrangements and parental leave provisions ... <p align="right"><a href="2010/march/Flexible_Working_Arrangements.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2009/sept/Enforcing_Company_Policies.htm">The Importance of Consistently Enforcing Company Policies</a></span><br> Tuesday 15th September 2009</strong><br> THEFT and dishonest behaviour by staff are both considered reasonable grounds for dismissal, regardless of the value of the item stolen... <p align="right"><a href="2009/sept/Enforcing_Company_Policies.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2009/sept/Telecommuting_The_way_of_the_future.htm">Telecommuting: The way of the future</a></span><br> Tuesday 1st September 2009</strong><br> THE many benefits of telecommuting, or working from home, are more extensive than previously thought, a study by Cisco has found... <p align="right"><a href="2009/sept/Telecommuting_The_way_of_the_future.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2009/aug/Employee_Engagement_Makes_Good_Business_Sense.htm">Employee Engagement Makes Good Business Sense</a></span><br> Friday 14th August 2009</strong><br> OVER a fifth of all Australian employees are actively disengaged in their workplace, the 2008 Gallup Biannual Australian Engagement Study has found... <p align="right"><a href="2009/aug/Employee_Engagement_Makes_Good_Business_Sense.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2009/jul/Workplace_Bullying_-_A_Dangerous_Occurrence.htm">Workplace Bullying: A Dangerous Occurrence</a></span><br> Wednesday 8th July 2009</strong><br> WORKPLACE bullying has a substantial impact on the economy and the individuals concerned and the businesses involved. It has been estimated that this problem costs the nation at least $6 billion annually. It has also been shown to leave victims with ongoing psychological trauma... <p align="right"><a href="2009/jul/Workplace_Bullying_-_A_Dangerous_Occurrence.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2009/jun/457_visas_-_recent_changes.htm">457 Visas  Recent Changes</a></span><br> Wednesday 10th May 2009</strong><br> As the economy continues to experience a decline in growth, the Australian Immigration Department moved quickly to alter the criteria required for Australian businesses to sponsor overseas workers on the 457 visa... <p align="right"><a href="2009/jun/457_visas_-_recent_changes.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2009/may/fair_work_implications.htm">Fair Work Implications for Downsizing Workforce</a></span><br> Wednesday 20th May 2009</strong><br> Over recent years businesses have enjoyed high levels of growth and experienced the difficulties of attracting and retaining talent. The impact of the Global economic crisis is that for perhaps the first time in many years organisations are contemplating reducing their workforce... <p align="right"><a href="2009/may/fair_work_implications.htm">Read More</a><br> <p align="justify"><strong><span class="darkorange"><a href="2009/may/breaking_glass_ceiling.htm">Breaking the Glass Ceiling</a></span><br> Monday 11th May 2009</strong><br> AUSTRALIAN companies are lagging behind much of the world when it comes to the representation of women in executive and senior management positions... <p align="right"><a href="2009/may/breaking_glass_ceiling.htm">Read More</a><br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> <br><!-- #BeginLibraryItem "/Library/footpage.lbi" --><table width="905" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><div align="center" class="text9"> <table width="30%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.ihrasia.net" target="_blank" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('iHR ASIA','','../img1/08_logo_asia.gif',1)" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="../img1/08_logo_asia_over.gif" alt="Aisa" name="iHR ASIA" width="125" height="47" border="0"></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.direx.com.au" target="_blank" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('DirEx','','../img1/08_logo_direx.gif',1)" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()"><img src="../img1/08_logo_direx_over.gif" alt="Direx" name="DirEx" width="165" height="47" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"><span class="white_small">iHR Australia - Advisers in Human Resource Management, Organisational Development & Industrial Relations <br> Copyright 2006 IHR Australia | <a href="../disclaimer/disclaimer.htm">Disclaimer</a> | <a href="../disclaimer/privacy.htm">Privacy Statement </a></span></div> </div></td> </tr> </table><!-- #EndLibraryItem --><p class="white_small">&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br> </p> </div> <!-- Google Analytics --> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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