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25.01.2022 As lockdown restrictions begin to lift in many countries, some of the loudest voices in the business world are calling for teams to return to offices. What are the key considerations for business leaders before they call their teams back into the office? And how can they create a working environment that gives them a genuine competitive advantage? Here, 5 experts share their advice.
24.01.2022 In addition to salary, benefits and opportunities to grow professionally, many employees consider company culture an important factor when looking for a new job. In fact, according to an Indeed survey, 46% of job seekers who considered a job but did not apply to it said they ultimately chose not to apply because they didn’t feel it would be a good culture fit. Understanding different business cultures can help you develop a positive one for your workplaceone that centres on your company’s values, mission and goals, and helps your employees be productive, satisfied and engaged. Learn more from the article below.
20.01.2022 As workplaces start to eye post-pandemic normality, there is an urgent need for organizations to press forward with the progress made in employee wellbeing during the COVID-19 era. That's because after increasing to near 50% during the early months of the pandemic, the percentage of employees who strongly agree that their organization cares about their wellbeing has eroded, losing 13 percentage points since last year. Here are 10 critically important best practices for enhancing employee wellbeing in 2021 and beyond.
17.01.2022 No successful organization would be where it is today without effective leadership. Effective leadership is almost always one of the main and primary drivers for growth, development and innovation. Leadership isn’t about the titles, or even the accolades. Effective leadership is much more meaningful, impactful and profound. It’s earned and worked for. There is no set formula or step-by-step plan - it depends on the culture and needs of the organization. Learn more about effective leadership from the article below. Read more here: https://blog.runrun.it/en/effective-leadership/
15.01.2022 I hear a lot of people say they are stressed at work, I know this is a very real issue. I started to ask different questions to explore the difference between stress and normal workplace pressure. Here is what I have come up with and how to identify the difference between stress and pressure.
14.01.2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped a lot of people out emotionally. That’s why fostering a positive, empowering work culture will be a critical component of your organisation’s success in 2021. If you want to attract and retain the best talent, you will need to create a work culture worth embracing. Culture starts from the top down. Managers can begin to effect positive changes in their organisation by making it a personal commitment. Be the change that you hope to see in others but only if you can do so with authenticity. Employees will be quick to spot hypocrisy. Here are 5 practices that are key to bringing about a work environment that others will envy.
11.01.2022 In a world that requires agile innovation, organisations are desperate to create cultures of ownership, shared responsibility and proactive initiative. Of all the steps leaders take to be sure people will perform well in a job, the one with the most influence is commonly difficult for leaders to know how to address: finding an employee's personal connection to the work. Organisational purpose becomes personal when the employee recognises that their unique contribution furthers the organisations goals. In other words, purpose becomes personal when a person is doing what they do best to further what they care about most. To learn more about purpose, read the article below.
08.01.2022 We are living in a time when the importance of leadership is becoming more evident with each passing day. We know that effective leadership can make our world a safer, happier, and healthier place with fewer military conflicts, a more equitable economic system, and greater access and opportunity for all people regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Sadly, we have a shortage of leaders, primarily because not everyone understands that leadership is a comb...ination of art and science that takes time and effort to develop. For those willing to put in the hard work to hone their leadership capability, the rewards and benefits can be significant and gratifying. Becoming more effective leaders can help individuals achieve the kind of purpose and impact that makes life meaningful and productive. Learn more about leadership as the key to professional success by reading the article below. See more
08.01.2022 In the midst of global instability, the next generation of leaders need the right supports to feel empowered to make a difference. However, those supports might not be what you think. Here’s what next-generation leaders need most and how organizations can support them.
08.01.2022 In far too many companies, there is the appearance of harmony and alignment but in reality there’s often dysfunction simmering beneath the surface. The intention behind cultivating a nice culture is often genuine. Leaders believe they’re doing a good thing that will motivate people and create inclusion. But often it has the opposite effect and the result a lack of honest communication, intellectual bravery, innovation, and accountability. Here's what you need to know about combatting a culture marked by toxic niceness.
05.01.2022 Resilience is the word on everyone’s lips, and organizations are clamoring to understand how to develop greater resilience across all levels of leadership. Resilience is necessary, but it’s insufficient on its own. As the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties and return to one’s former shape, resilience sounds great but bouncing back again and again is exhausting and unrealistic. Resilience would claim victory and say that organizations have returned to normal. Fort...itude, on the other hand, wisely says, Not so fast. It’s time to look beyond what some have called 2021’s word of the year and consider something more meaningful . Leaders need a long-term view. To provide direction, to stay strong in the face of continued challenges and, in doing so, to provide hope for a brighter future, leaders need more than short-term resilience. They need to cultivate fortitude. See more
02.01.2022 Successful business transformations are rare, and the pandemic has made them more necessary and more difficult. The difficulty, especially for traditional organisations, isn’t surprising. A substantive and irreversible shift in an organisation’s identity, value system, and capabilities requires three difficult acts: developing a deeper sense of purpose that guides strategic decisions and shapes the workplace culture, repositioning the core business, and creating new sources of growth. Here are 4 strategies that transformational leaders use.
01.01.2022 One thing that is distinctive about COVID over other crises is that it’s repositioned companies at almost opposite poles nearly instantaneously: companies (and industries) are either doing never-before-seen business or they’re on the brink of insolvency. The skillset leaders will need both to get through this pandemic moment, and thrive beyond it includes: communication; the ability to deal with volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity; emotional intelligence and digital transformation. Learn more from the article below. Read more here: https://www.sketchdev.io/blog/top-4-leader-skills-now-covid
