October 18, 2018 Organisational Strategy, Recruitment

Could your employer brand be stopping you from recruiting the top candidates? Here’s how to improve it

Struggling to get the number or quality of applications for your latest jobs? Have you considered whether your “employer brand” – the sum-total of how potential employees see your organisation – could be the problem?

Mark Puncher, founder and CEO of Employer Branding Australia works with organisations to present themselves to candidates in the most authentic way, and says it’s critical to approach candidates with a different message than one you might present to the public, to donors or to clients.

October 16, 2018 Managing People Well

Three ways to keep your casual staff more engaged from the “Chief Happiness Officer” at Batyr

What can organisations do to ensure their casual workforce is engaged and willing to stay with your organisation longer?

October 10, 2018 Health & Wellbeing, Managing People Well

4 steps to making your team more resilient

Building resilience – the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, or stress – can help people continue to perform at work, even in challenging times.

October 2, 2018 Recruitment

A small change to your job ads could significantly increase applications

Could you be missing out on a heap of incredible applicants for your jobs, just because people aren’t clicking through to your job ads?

September 26, 2018 Human Resources, Legal Issues

Why family violence leave should be paid

Research shows a significant correlation between the experience of domestic violence and reduced lifetime earnings. Some studies in the United States show a 25 per cent loss in income associated with abuse.

September 25, 2018 Conference, Human Resources, Organisational Strategy

How CanTeen developed an HR strategy that makes everyone accountable for success

Does your organisation’s HR strategy have contributions and buy-in from your whole organisation? The idea of collecting feedback from every single team or department in your organisation to shape your HR strategy might sound like a colossal challenge – or even a waste of time. Yet this is exactly what youth cancer charity CanTeen has […]

September 17, 2018 Recruitment

How to improve reference checking at your NFP

Reference checking can sometimes seem like a final box-ticking exercise before you hire the person you’ve already decided is the best candidate.

But taking the time to do your due diligence is, in fact, a non-negotiable part of recruitment. And it’s an easy thing to get wrong, exposing your team or whole organisation to potentially toxic employees – or worse.

So how do you make the most of your reference checks?

That’s something David Meere knows intimately. As the National Manager – Talent and Attraction at for-purpose organisation Life Without Barriers, Meere has many years of experience with conducting reference checks – from the best questions to ask to red flags to watch out for and everything in between.

September 10, 2018 Leadership, Managing People Well

The 10 design principles that could make you a better leader

The growing popularity of “design thinking” shows just how much leaders at all levels can learn from designers.

A “design mindset” can give a leader a clear thinking or problem-solving process that works well with everyone from family members to a community, or whole organisation.

Leaders with a design mindset “paint” the way forward with colourful, wide brushes to ensure a diverse range of perspectives.

The trick is knowing which aspect of our thinking processes to listen to at which time. Is it time to converge on an idea or action? Or is it time to diverge to create more options?

September 5, 2018 Onboarding, Recruitment

Recruiting in regional Australia? Here’s how to make relocation more attractive

Attracting people to work in regional areas will likely always be a challenge. So, what can NFP organisations do to make relocation more appealing to star candidates?

Dr Kylie Bourne and Dr Kim Houghton from the Regional Australia Institute know what it takes to attract people to regional areas. In this post, share their key insights on this tricky issue.

September 3, 2018 Human Resources, Legal Issues, Managing People Well

Everything you need to know about the Fair Work Commission’s decision on domestic violence leave

On 1 August 2018, the Fair Work Commission’s ruling that anyone working under a modern award is entitled to five days’ unpaid leave if they are affected by domestic violence came into effect – a welcome development.

While this legislation is certainly a step in the right direction, does it go far enough? And how does this ruling affect your NFP?

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