Coca-Cola's seven-member diversity and inclusion team aims to bring employee concerns to the fore so each of the firm's 700,000 staff members can contribute an opinion. "People are no longer checking those issues at the door," Global Chief Diversity Officer Andrew Davis says.

Be clear about what skills you want in a new hire and what questions every interviewer should be asking, writes Invoca CEO Gregg Johnson. Interviews can also be used to gauge a candidate's ability to adapt and how they would tackle a problem facing the company, he writes.

Gamification reduces the tedium of onboarding and makes it engaging and productive, writes Sreeram Sreenivasan, founder of Ubiq BI. He explains three ways to gamify training of hires to help them bond with fellow employees.

Compensation is necessary but is insufficient for creating a workplace where people are inspired, work together and do so in an atmosphere of accountability, says Fred Kofman, who works with Google on leadership development. "The idea that I would like to propose is that a leader is the person that achieves this moral authority and deserves the commitment of other people to pursue a particular mission," he says.

Some executives are difficult to coach because they are unaware of their conduct, want immediate solutions or are unwilling to deal with their problems, write Matt Brubaker and Chris Mitchell of FMG Leading. "HR managers should do some reality testing to ensure the too-busy leader is willing to make room for coaching," they write.

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