Culture isn’t a HR function, it comes from the top

MYTH – Workplace culture is a HR function ⁠FACT – Culture is built from the top, from your leaders⁠ Let’s bust that myth right here.⁠Think about the worst behaviour your leaders are willing to let slide – thats the benchmark for your workplace culture⁠.⁠HR can advise, coach and monitor, but ultimately the leadership at all […]

Fuel Hardcore Business Results

What if I told you by asking your employees 12 simple questions, and developing action plans around their responses, we could fuel some hardcore business results for your organisation? Crazy huh? But do-able Before you continue, catch up on our first Employee Engagement themed blog here! Did you know The People & Culture Office are […]

Is it the skills shortage or something else?

Let’s put our thinking caps on for a hot minute. When was the last time you undertook some leadership development at work? Never? Did you know the direct Manager is responsible for up to 70% of turnover and lack of engagement in the workplace? Organisations that focus on employee engagement have 43% less turnover, absenteeism reduces […]

Are you ready for the new era of work? – job design

This post is the second post in a series running throughout 2022 taking a deep dive into the new era work. This post is all about job design and how it links to employee satisfaction and productivity. There’s no denying the past few years have triggered a major shift in how people view work, life […]

Are you ready for the new era of work?

There’s no denying the past few years have triggered a major shift in how people view work, life and the existential crises that has accompanied living through a pandemic. Even if, like me, you live in Western Australia and have largely been unaffected by lockdowns, poor health and loss of income, there is no doubt […]

What happens after R U Ok??

Every September in Australia for 1 day our socials are flooded with posts about R U Ok day. Big corporates do the obligatory “Ask a mate if they are ok” post, emails are sent out from our employers encouraging us to ask for help, then …………… nothing. And while R U Ok day is great […]

The psychology of recruitment

When it boils down to it recruitment is ALL about psychology, right from the moment a job vacancy arises through to the candidate starting and being retained, psychology impacts every step of the way Before you commence the journey towards recruitment success you need to be able to answer the following 2 questions. What is […]

What is it that you do?

I know you work in HR but what do you ACTUALLY do? I don’t know a single HR person who hasn’t been asked this question at least once. More than just policies and hiring & firing, HR is an integral component of any business looking to succeed. Human Resources is the function in an organisation […]