Want To Build Excellent Teams? Try This Efficient Model
Working as a team is how the best organizations operate, yet it can be challenging, especially without a roadmap. The Drexler-Sibbet Team Performance Model provides a step-by-step framework for understanding team development. It’s one of the most efficient models I’ve seen, and I’m happy to share how it works. First, take a look at the […]
How To Prepare For Jobs That Don’t Yet Exist in a Multi-Stage Life
85 per cent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet, estimates a Dell Technologies report, written by the Institute for the Future (IFTF) and a panel of 20 tech, business and academic experts from around the world. So how do you prepare someone for a job that doesn’t exist yet? […]
Find Out Which Of Your Employees Are About To Quit
Originally published on Fast Company “People analytics” may sound daunting, expensive, and difficult—something the ordinary manager can’t possibly concern herself with even if she’d like to. But the field isn’t necessarily as high-tech as you might imagine. There’s more untapped data, of some kind or another, floating around your workplace than you probably think. With […]
Seventeen Incredible Employee Perks of Thriving Companies
Guest post by Reuben Yonatan With so much of the average adult’s life spent at work, it’s surprising just how slow the workforce has been in demanding an environment conducive to productivity and satisfaction. In fact, millennials reported that besides compensation a good work-life balance is the most important factor when evaluating job opportunities. Companies all […]
Diversity and Inclusion Efforts: A Simple Break Down
As someone who worked with different Kenyan tribes when running hotels and safaris, diversity and inclusion is a topic that is important to me. And it should be important to you too. Why? Because employee diversity has measurable, positive effects on organizational success. Plus, on a macro level, due to the global political environment, employees […]
Key Employee Engagement Strategies for 2018
Guest post by John Hawthorne For any business to be successful, it must have three things: a robust overall strategy, exceptional leaders, and engaged employees. This society has moved from an economy driven by the agricultural and manufacturing industries to a service oriented, personally connected economy. One hundred years ago, employees were tasked with manual labor […]
Leaders: Learn the Neuroscience Behind Change Resistance to Master It
In the rapidly advancing world of technology, all business leaders must be agile in order to avoid fading into the background. They must be able to pivot, adjust their vision when presented with innovative strategies, and adapt to the major workforce trends headed their way. All of this requires one basic component: change. Yet change is […]
Human Capital Trends: Diversity Takes the Spotlight
69% of executives rate diversity and inclusion as an important issue (up from 59% in 2014). In 2017, the proportion of executives who consider inclusion as a top priority has risen 32% from 2014. These statistics are just a few from Deloitte’s global research, which included 10,400 business and HR leaders across 140 countries. The […]
What Artificial Intelligence Means for the C-Suite and How To Prepare For It
There are a lot of rumblings about artificial intelligence (AI) these days, as it hints at a workplace revolution. These articles typically express a type of fear or anxiety. Any one who has seen a few science fiction movies has witnessed a fictionalized version of AI gone wrong at least once. As far back as […]
How To Keep Employees Engaged During a Transition Period
Guest post by Jock Purtle Transitions are a normal part of any business. Whether it’s a leadership change, a shift in strategy or even something more dramatic, such as the sale of the company, things change, and during these times, employees, whether remote or in-house, can often disconnect from their day-to-day responsibilities. It can be hard […]
