There's a new breed of workforce coming our way. We've all heard about them although some of us have not '"seen one" yet. Many leaders are concerned about this new generation and the need to adapt. These new contributors are young, educated, intensely social, committed to a healthy work-life balance, confident and opinionated, hungry for career progression, and needing constant appraisal and recognition.
Read MoreIn the last couple of decades, the workplace has become a lot safer and more intolerant to bad behavior such as discrimination, abuse, harassment etc. This is an on-going focus now in most companies. Much progress has been made, much progress is to come.
Read MoreThere’s a clear case of Covid-fatigue settling amongst the workforce. The tips and best practices we learned and used during the first outbreak of Covid and confinement in March-May are no longer ‘cutting it’. They were mostly quick-fixes, designed to help us make it through a rough time, like a plaster on what turns out to be a serious infection! Leaders now need to dig much deeper and have authentic and non-judgmental conversations with their team members in order to figure out how to keep them engaged throughout the Winter as Covid-novelty wears off and Christmas celebrations are at risk.
Read MoreWorking from home is here to stay, until September for many companies, and much longer for others. This deep change in the way we work calls for something that leaders often underestimate: Setting rules of engagement clearly. Now more than ever, employees need to know about the sweet spots, boundaries, values and ways of thinking, that define their leadership style, expectations and commitments.
Read MoreThe lockdown is on, in many countries around the globe. Most people who can, work from home. Most people who can, manage people who work from home!
Read MoreIn this time of uncertainty and mass redundancies, you’d expect everyone to hang on to their job like D. Trump to his bronzer. It is not so.
Read More43% of U.S. employees work off-site. In Europe, this number is lower, especially outside of the digital sector. Today, companies are sending employees home to avoid contamination. Many managers enter unknown territory with dread.
Read MoreImposter syndrome is a term that has been used since the late 70’s. Contrary to popular beliefs, it impacts both men and women. Symptoms are crippling : Stress, lower self confidence, anxiety, doubt, isolation, missed opportunities, shame, depression…
Read MoreEveryone knows “the Board” or “BOD” and who they are: Professionals with great experience, wise people who’ve seen it all, business owners and leaders, industry experts with a far-reaching reputation...
Read MoreNew year, new you. You’ve recently been promoted or appointed at C-level. Congratulations! It’s an exciting step in your career. Here's what to expect, starting TODAY!
Read MoreAttrition, the dreaded word! The cancer of HR, the hemorrhage of companies.
We’ve all heard about it, witnessed it, done it (oops, well of course) and seen the desperate measures that companies take to fight it: From the high cost ones (Share option programs, bonuses, fancy offices with ping pong tables, company trip to Barcelona ), to the weirdest ones, usually rendered acceptable because they’re labeled as “Company culture” which makes everything ok (Ice cream on Friday - yeah sure, I’ll stay in my job JUST for that!).
Read MoreIn February, Denzel Washington gave an inspiring speech at the NAACP Image Awards. He gave nods to people like Taraji P. Henson and Barry Jenkins, people who exemplify what happens when you have to face considerable challenges, yet never give up on your dreams and put in the work. This ended up being the crux of his speech, where he focused on resilience and persistence as the key to making an impact. (“making an impact’ on oneself and on others, being an acceptable definition of success, in my humble opinion.)
Read MoreI am a strong believer in taking breaks (sabbatical, personal time off…. Whatever you want to call them) and by “breaks” I mean several months off work.
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Read MoreThe good news? You were actually born with the instinct to be efficient. As soon as you are born, you start learning and gaining experiences. You begin to do things faster. First you crawl, then you walk, then you run, then you bike, then you drive a car. You begin to multitask. You teach others what you’ve learned so they can become more efficient. This is true in your private life, and it is true in your professional life.
Read MoreHere are 3 things to keep in mind, especially when times get tough, to ensure you’re reaching your efficiency potential: (1) Effectiveness vs. Efficiency, (2) Activity vs. Productivity, (3) Important vs. Urgent.
Read MoreDiversity in the work place means three things to most people: (1) gender, (2) ethnical background, (3) sexual orientation. The problem is that it means three things ONLY. I see diversity as a far more reaching topic.
Read MoreI started being really interested in diversity when I was working in the UK, furthermore when I worked for San Francisco headquartered companies. Although I worked for very different companies, I noticed that being surrounded by people who thought in a similar way, liked the same things, had pretty much the same photos on their desks and used the same vocabulary, made me uncomfortable. Sure enough, I was surrounded by men and women, gays and straights, and people of various ethical origins, but something was not resonating.
Read MoreDisabilities: Why is there so little focus on welcoming people with disabilities in the workplace? Granted, this is not about attracting a specific set of attributes (I don’t think that being in a wheelchair or being blind makes you more or less intelligent or collaborative), this is about one of the most basic duties that defines us as human beings: Care for the weaker one.
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