Part One: The Nature of What We Call Work is Changing. So are Attitudes and Opportunities.
In a two-part series, I want to explore how people’s definition of, and approach to, work is changing. For some, it’s about reconsidering how they work (discussed here). For others, it’s about what they choose to do as work (discussed next time). There’s not going to be another year like 2020 in our lifetimes, I […]
Twitter Dumped Trump. Is This The New Corporate Political Responsibility?
Earlier this month, the world watched an unprecedented attack on the Capitol in Washington, DC. Many – but not all – lay responsibility at the feet of President Trump. Some say it was due to the speech he made shortly before the attack; others say it was also due to tweets he made leading […]
API News
Santiago Tarin Puig has been re-elected as president of the API Network. The reelection of the executive board has been approved. Entrance as new board member of Mr. Vittorio Villa.
Treat Your Work Life Like a Workout – Use Active Recovery from Work to Come Back Better
I recently announced that I have just finished a thirteen-year stint at Cisco. I’m moving on to start my own consultancy (which you’ll hear about in coming months), but the key point right now is that I already have some strong ideas about what I want to do next and I’m finalising how I want to get […]
How Do Teams Benefit Leaders? In Every Way Imaginable.
Why do we have leaders? The answer is all in the name, right? We can’t get to where we’re going, if it’s more than one of us, without someone to lead us there. We need someone to make the tough decisions, or plan the strategy, or communicate on behalf of everyone else. Ok, yes, to […]
Is Flexibility on Your CV? The Skills Companies Need Now
Hiring in 2020 is down. That is hardly a headline in the midst of a pandemic that has impacted millions of people around the world and nearly every country on earth. But, companies do have to find ways to keep operating, and they’ll need to be able to do so in an environment that looks […]
What we’ve learned and what to do next — Getting companies ready for 2021
Chief technology officers and heads of people development & management will be front and center in 2021. The future of the workplace is a digital workplace. However, as much as we thought we had technologically advanced in the last couple of decades, 2020 has completely changed the landscape. One Deloitte study articulated that one of the toughest […]
Coaching Through COVID — Managing People During Coronavirus
Around the world, 2020 is going to be remembered as extraordinarily difficult. The coronavirus pandemic has passed the six-month mark, and impacted millions around the world. Sadly, it’s not only not over, it’s very possibly going to have another wave this autumn. With a vaccine months away, at best, we have to learn to live […]
Breaking the Bias: Institutional Racism in Companies
One issue for companies is that companies are made up of people. Seriously – we sometimes speak breathlessly about what a company does as if it is a living breathing thing, be it monster or miracle, making choices independent of any human force. Organisations are not progressive or traditional or inclusive or not; the people […]
Higher Standards to Hire: Recruiting Diverse Employees
In the two months since the death of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement has swept across America, and frankly, much of the globe. The conversations and the actions that have followed in the wake of Floyd’s death touch almost every element of daily life. Some are more momentous, such as the toppling of Edward […]