We loved this Fast Company article because it is interesting to look at the perception difference between children and adults. When adults are asked to draw a leader, they draw a man. But what about kids?
Keytoe workers are going to decide upon each other’s salary through an app.
In this app, we can rate each other on a daily basis on one score only: how you feel about your colleagues. The score you receive, and the revenue and costs of the company for that month, determine...
In 1997, Netscape was the browser of choice; Motorola StarTAC dominated cell phone popularity; the Apple PowerBook led in innovative laptops; cordless home phones emerged; Sony PlayStation with a 128k memory card was state of the art; Windows 95 was released. And I published the book Human Resource Champions,...
How Your Brain Handles Conflict - Many of us have been socialised or learned as adults that conflict is “bad” and in order to succeed, we should appear optimistic and positive at all times. Yet while this avoidance of conflict leads to superficial harmony, it denies what is really...
HR has a connection to every department and goes beyond the administrative call of duty, embracing a relationship with each person in an organisation. It is that very connection and understanding that affords HR professionals the ability to become more engaged with the business. The majority of CEOs...
Gallup has spent decades studying how the best organizations increase speed to value after M&A. We've found that HR leaders can reduce delays in realizing a "better together" organization by anticipating and mitigating common people barriers to harmony.
The following best practices can help HR leaders support the creation of...
Developing a great strategy starts with changing the dynamics in your strategy room. Here’s how.
Many strategy planning processes begin with a memo like the one below. Such missives lead managers to spend months gathering inputs, mining data, scanning the marketplace for opportunities and threats, and formulating responses. In the...
Having a great boss is a potentially life-changing gift. On the other hand, many of us know firsthand that having a bad boss can cause a lot of drama, headaches, and stress. While it’s easy to love the great bosses and flee the bad ones, there’s one kind of...
- I get tired of hearing about “soft skills,” even when it’s acknowledged they are important. No less a hard-muscled body than the U.S. Army, in its Army Field Manual on Leader Development (one of the best resource on leadership I’ve ever seen) insists repeatedly that empathy is essential...
How HR Leaders Can Win a Seat at the Table:
"Our people are our greatest asset."
These feel-good words have decorated countless company walls, websites and mission statements.
But let's be real. Most organisations don't treat their employees like assets.
Think of it this way: An organisation that owns land and buildings ensures...