As we grow from individual contributors to managers and then to leaders of organizations in respective domains of expertise, the organization’s expectations, the people who work with us, the shareholders, the customers, and essentially all stakeholders grow leaps and bounds. Every stakeholder looks up to a leader to deliver the margins, deliver the returns, and […]
Archives for April 2022
It’s Time To Rethink Leadership. The Key is Trust
One of the hottest topics in leadership development is trust. That’s because the ability to build and sustain trust is the foundation of good leadership and healthy company culture. Claremont University professor Paul Zak, who has devoted much of his career to researching trust, wrote in his article “The Neuroscience of Trust,” how: Compared with […]
What Makes A Great Leader? Best Practices When Discovering Your Management Style
For someone who is taking the reins of a leadership role for the first time, there can be a lot of uncertainty, questions and doubts. What really makes a good leader? Are you set up to be a good leader? What is the correct management style for you? These are topics and headlines that have […]
Why You Should Build a “Career Portfolio” (Not a “Career Path”)
Up until this point, we have lacked the language necessary to design our careers in ways that veer from the traditional script. But now there is hope. A new vocabulary is emerging. At the heart of it is a shift from pursuing a “career path” to creating your “career portfolio.” Whereas a career path tends […]
5 Key Trends Leaders Need to Understand to Get Hybrid Right
Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index compiles input from 31,000 people in 31 countries, labor trends from LinkedIn, and trillions of productivity signals from Microsoft 365 to provide a closer look at the year ahead, highlight what employees truly want, and help leaders visualize a path forward. The previous two years changed employees’ expectations and the […]
Leading Change Management In The Modern Workplace
What does it take to lead change in today’s modern workplace? I remember my first time ever being trained to lead change while serving in the military. Everything focused on ensuring each step was detailed in a tab-heavy Excel spreadsheet. Then we’d roll out the plan, and everyone was expected to fall into line, follow […]
How to Get Better at Dealing with Change
Change is an unavoidable constant in our work lives. Sometimes it’s within our control, but most often it’s not. Our jobs or roles change — and not always for the better. Our organizations undergo reorgs and revamp their strategies, and we need to adjust. Fortunately, there are ways to adapt to change, and even take […]
Onboarding Can Make or Break a New Hire’s Experience
Poor onboarding can leave your employees with lower confidence in their new roles, worsened levels of engagement, and an increased risk of jumping ship when they see a new, more exciting position elsewhere. On the other hand, companies that implement a formal onboarding program could see 50% greater employee retention among new recruits and 62% […]
Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success
For the past two years, we’ve been asking executives: Where is your company in its digital journey, and where do you want to go? Roundtable discussions with 175 senior executives around the globe and a survey of more than 1,500 senior executives from over 90 countries helped form a picture of today’s digitally mature company. […]