Viewed in Inc. A Spy Agency taught agents 8 Techniques to sabotage business meetings 79 years ago. Regrettably, you will still encounter most of them in meetings, this explains how strategies used by spies in 1944 are still used in meetings today. During World War II, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) provided training to… More
Read more...
Viewed in Fast Company Workplace perfectionists must break free from this trait and realize that perfectionism can be a time-sucking trait in the job. The challenge While striving for perfection can occasionally result in excellent work, it can also be a burden because it frequently causes one to focus too much on minute details and… More
Read more...
Viewed in Russell Reynolds According to research by Paul J. Zak, a professor at Claremont Graduate University, employees at high-trust organizations experience 74% less stress and 29% greater life satisfaction, 106% more energy at work and 50% higher productivity, 40% less burnout, and 13% fewer sick days. The author examines what trust means in the… More
Read more...
Viewed in Korn Ferry More than 70% of businesses say that their employees lack vital skills, yet many of those businesses are not necessarily seeking workers with so-called “hard” skills. Instead, soft skills are winning the day, such as agility and flexibility. Companies are looking beyond work history and experience to focus on what employees… More
Read more...
Viewed in Business Insider In North America, Alisa Cohen serves senior-level and mid-career professionals as the managing partner of an executive career coaching practice. Her clientele is primarily in the Big Tech sector—more than 50%—and B2B SaaS or e-commerce, with another 30%. She mentors employees from companies including Adobe, Amazon, Cisco, Meta, Oracle, Meta and… More
Read more...
Viewed in Inc. Having a high likability factor involves numerous factors. Many people become so obsessed with being likable that they do over-the-top things. However, the tricks behind becoming more likable do not involve any rocket science but are way too simple and basic. Here are four simple tricks to follow to become more socially,… More
Read more...
Viewed in Fast Company The recent pandemic has dramatically changed the job hiring game globally. Once upon a time, when many skills had been on the recruiter’s priority list, are no longer required by most companies. Instead, hiring managers look forward to qualities like keeping their teams engaged and building their skills. Hence, if you… More
Read more...
Viewed in Korn Ferry The number of US tech workers laid off has risen to more than 73,000 since mid-November, and more are expected. There have been hints of staff cuts in other industries as well. The end of the year has gotten some employees out of work, thus looking for new positions. Though it… More
Read more...
Viewed in Bloomberg In an era where the divide within organizations between employers and employees has seemingly never been greater with divisions over where work should be done, how much employees should be compensated for their work in an inflationary economy, and other significant questions that have largely emerged over the past year, there might… More
Read more...
Viewed in Fast Company Survey just about any business publication these days, and you’re likely to find an abundant number of articles that are quick to dictate all the ways that global business will never again be the same– in light of the pandemic, the argument almost always goes. As costly and disruptive as the… More
Read more...
Viewed in McKinsey Health Institute Global corporate workplaces face something of a crisis as it relates to mental health and work burnout. That is the bad news. The good news: Employees increasingly recognize the problem and are seeking solutions, and employers have responded with an unprecedented level of financial commitments to identifying programmatic and other… More
Read more...
Viewed in Business Insider Not all crises impact us the same, a new study published in The Public Library of Science (PLOS) finds. Kindness and unity Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, for instance, Americans experienced an almost unprecedented level of kindness and unity in their public demeanor. Not so with the Covid-19 global pandemic,… More
Read more...
Viewed in The Wall Street Journal “The workplace is in the middle of an unusual collision between what bosses and workers want,” The Wall Street Journal reports. That is quite a statement, but the evidence to support it is compelling. Employees feeling empowered The result is that today’s workplace has many battleground traits with employees… More
Read more...
Viewed in Inc. A mere half century ago there was no company named Apple. There were no Apple Stores. There was no iPhone or iPad. There was no Mac computer. There was a man named Tim Cook, but he was only 12 years old. Transformational company Fast forward to 2022 and consider the fact that… More
Read more...
Viewed in Business Insider In our best reads for August 2022 a few weeks ago, we featured an overview of a new and largely unknown trend emerging among Generation Z workers. Quiet quitting Now largely finished with their post-secondary educations, they are beginning to enter the workforce en masse— and their workplace idiosyncrasies are proving… More
Read more...
Viewed in Fast Company Let’s begin by stipulating that there is no shortage of content available for candidates seeking to land jobs. Coaching job candidates Over the past few decades, books, white papers, articles, and blogs have been produced in abundance—and, for those who can afford it, there is an entire industry of consultants who… More
Read more...
Viewed in McKinsey Digital Management consulting giant McKinsey, founded in 1926, has nearly unmatched access to the world’s largest companies and their executives. To their credit, they also routinely solicit the views of these companies and executives— and then share these perspectives with those seeking to address current opportunities or challenges in their own industries… More
Read more...
Viewed in Inc. It could well be that the most important skill in contemporary business leadership is one of the skills very rarely taught—and it is creating a serious challenge, some might even say a crisis, for organizations who rely of effective leadership to succeed organizationally. Listening The skill, namely, is listening, and it has… More
Read more...
Viewed in Fast Company Today’s economics professors maintain an extraordinary depth of their discipline, but cynics may respond that what they hold in knowledge they lack in actual practical application of this knowledge in a real profit and loss functional role. Business leaders, conversely, maintain extraordinary practical experiences with profit and loss responsibilities and… More
Read more...
Viewed in The Wall Street Journal The TikTok generation has landed in the workforce, and their approach to work life and their careers is a marked break with that of preceding generations. Wall Street Journal reporter Lindsay Ellis addresses one of these dramatic changes after actually viewing some younger workers’ TikTok videos describing the newest… More
Read more...