Recruiting Leaders – The Importance of Strategy and Execution
A popular question used to assess senior leaders involves asking applicants to reflect upon why excellent strategy/policy ideas often fail in execution…
Restructuring, Delayering and Downsizing: Some Lessons from the Past
This article provides a brief historical overview of restructuring, delayering and downsizing in Australia. It also looks at lessons from the past that may assist HRM practitioners in developing and implementing appropriate intervention strategies to help minimise...
Performance Feedback: Barriers to Feedback on Poor Performance
[powerpress] In this podcast, Ron Passfield, PhD, discusses performance feedback with Dr. Angela Bryan, PhD (Philosophy). They explore some of the personal barriers to giving feedback on poor performance and identify strategies to overcome these barriers. The key...VSP or Fractured Social Fabric (FSF): The Impacts of Voluntary Separation
During a recent discussion with a group of managers and staff in a Queensland Public Service organisation, the issue of the VSP (Voluntary Separation Package) was raised. The discussion immediately turned to the loss of knowledge and skills resulting from the...
Common Sense Selections – Robust Assessments and Transparency by Selection Panels
In a recent appeal decision (Notable Case A7447) published by the Queensland Public Service Commission, the Appeals Officer found that the selection process was deficient because the selection panel had not provided a “cogent narrative, however short” to explain their recommendation.