(This article was drafted by Cornerstone Lima in response to a survey conducted in Peru in the third quarter of 2021. The concerns expressed by the South American business leaders broadly reflect the concerns of executives worldwide, so the survey and comments below by Diego Cubas, CEO of Cornerstone Lima, are relevant anywhere.) According to […]
Make Sure Your Organization Practices Inclusion Before Preaching Diversity
Companies that aren’t structurally and culturally inclusive can be harmful to the mental wellbeing of employees who have been hired as part of a diversity program. It often happens that these organizations end up in a zero-sum situation: as they increase their number of diverse employees, many in the original cohort leave. The problem can […]
Building Buy-In to Hybrid Work
During a conversation I had with a company director, he posed questions whose answers are still not clear: How can hybrid work be made effective? How should we reframe our relationships with employees now that their on-site presence will be limited? And finally, he asked about an age-old problem that will still crop up in […]
5 Tips To Becoming A Great Manager
There is no doubt that without having a dedicated workforce, achieving success as an organization is not possible, and rightly so. Hardworking, honest employees and managers are one of the reasons behind many booming businesses. Today, organizations seek to hire a workforce that is capable, committed, and loyal to the organization. And to ensure that […]
The Culture Challenge: How Leadership Can Develop The I’ll Be Back Culture
Our employees will treat customers based on the way we treat them. I call this the Employee Golden Rule. My formal description of this rule is similar to the familiar adage, “Do unto others as you would want done unto you.” My spin on it is this: Do unto our employees as we want done […]
Use Purpose to Transform Your Workplace
Is keeping pace with the future of work incompatible with using purpose to guide the organization? Unilever is stretching its well-known commitment to the purpose of a new and daunting challenge the transformation of its workforce of more than 149,000 employees. Its Future of Work program involves purpose-focused workshops for all employees that are designed […]
The Same, Only Different: Transformation Challenges in the Automotive industry
We are at the beginning of a phase in which the way we (and goods) get around will drive enormous growth in the automotive industry. Autonomous driving immediately springs to everyone’s mind. But the electrification of vehicles will have an enormous impact as well. Around 100 components familiar from the classic combustion engine are […]
3 Ways To Prepare Your Business Development Team For Flexibility
It’s common knowledge that businesses had to make certain decisions about modifications to their business model and team structure when the pandemic started. One such characteristic is simple in concept, yet rather challenging in terms of execution: team flexibility. People are creatures of habit, and that doesn’t tend to change just because they are in […]
7 Goals Your Business Can Achieve Through Digital Transformation
Is your business making a digital transformation? Research shows that 91 percent of organizations have or will have a digital-first business model. By adopting the power of modern technology and the internet, organizations can enhance their business processes and obtain better efficiencies. However, your business may not be ready if you haven’t established clear goals […]