Flourish Articles

Making Performance Appraisals Work
Managers often dread performance appraisals like the plague, but – done correctly – they can actually be enjoyable and productive for both parties

New Hire Negotiation: Getting the Talent You Want to Say “Yes!”
During the recruitment process an effective offer procedure is crucial to achieving a successful outcome. This article provides tips to help improve offer acceptance rates – many of which relate to aspects of the process that occur long before the final offer is made.

How To Retain Your Best Employees
How well equipped is your organisation to retain its top talent? While the cost of replacing high performing staff members is considerable, many organisations put too little effort into developing a retention system that positions their company as a great place to work. Indeed, an industry benchmarked salary and benefits package is only part of the equation. This article offers guidelines for establishing industry leading retention practices.

WorkChoices: Where are we 6 months on?
Since WorkChoices came into effect on 27 March 2007, its effects, great and small, have been felt by most employers. The High Court challenge to the laws has not yet been decided, but the consensus is that it will probably fail.

Successful Succession Planning
Succession planning helps your organisation to identify its most talented employees and provide education and guidance to develop them for bigger and brighter things. Succession planning enables organisations to "build bench strength" by identifying the roles existing staff could fill in the future, and then providing them with the resources to step-up to these roles. This article discusses best practice in succession planning.

Taking Care of Baby Can Be Good for Business
Work-life balance has become a front-line issue for companies in the effort to retain a highly skilled workforce. This article outlines the current state of play and offers principles for HR leaders to consider when initiating or further developing their work-life balance policies