Is the once coveted Cover Letter heading out to pasture? Many people would argue that in today’s technology rich environment cover letters have become redundant. With all the personal information available on LinkedIn and other social media platforms, and in a time where recruiters and managers are becoming more time poor and are using technology […]

The Interim Report from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has labelled the banking sector as being driven by greed and dishonesty.  Short term profit was pursued at the expense of honesty. One key observation was made – that all the conduct identified and criticised in the report […]

All Victorian employers should now be aware of the changes to the long service leave (LSL) entitlements to commence on 1 November 2018. In announcing the changes to the Act, the Minister for Industrial Relations, Natalle Hutchins, stated: “We’re making long service leave fairer and more accessible for all Victorians, especially women, parents and carers. […]

Boards and business leaders in Australian organisations are under increased scrutiny. With Boards being responsible for setting and monitoring culture and behaviour, what is HR’s role in shaping, reinforcing and changing corporate culture? This was the question deliberatepractice put to Michael Smith, Chairman 7-Eleven Stores, Starbucks Australia, the Lionel Samson Sadleirs Group and Pioneer Credit […]

Angus Armour, CEO of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), said in the Institute’s response to the financial services Royal Commission (1 May 2018) “governance and the role of boards and directors in shaping and monitoring organisational culture and behaviours are under tremendous scrutiny”. The questions that are being raised by the Royal Commission […]

The Workplace as an Experience, digital HR, AI and machine learning are gaining momentum in businesses looking for improved efficiencies and performance. They are not a panacea and require strong foundations including systems, processes and business partnerships to fully realise their potential. But will these emerging practices reshape and reposition HR and create new pathways […]

Much has been written about HR having a seat at the table. We have seen articles in Harvard Business Review with titles such as It’s Time to Blow Up HR and Build Something New (July-August 2015). In more recent times, there has been published research that links culture and good people practices with business outcomes […]

Developing leadership capability in providing effective feedback to employees is a common requirement within many organisations.  Investment in this area is critical, given the impact feedback can have on employee performance and motivation.  Whilst training in this area may equip leaders with the skills required, a leader’s mindset, in some cases, can prevent them from […]

An organisation’s values set the foundation and guide behaviour, ways of working, decision making, relationships and business activities.  Whether considering growth options and pathways, dealing with a crisis or creating policies, a clearly defined set of values will assist employees throughout an organisation to an aligned way of thinking and operating. When we at deliberatepractice […]

Once again we have “the festive season” upon us! A couple of weeks of the year when we can be merry, socialise, eat, give, receive and hopefully get the time to just “chill”. For those of us who are able to take a “break”, how do we make sure that we use the time to […]