Is AI creating ignorance?
AI systems are gaining ubiquity in certain parts of life. This isn't always as useful as it seems and could be doing long-term damage to our decision-making ability. Is AI creating ignorance? An everyday example [...]
Anthropocentric Leadership to Succeed in the 21st Century
The world keeps changing at a faster pace than ever before, and I remain puzzled why leadership style has hardly changed the last few centuries? To be blunt: we live in the 21st Century, using [...]
Leaders, make it personal!
The number of articles, round tables and webinars on how to lead people working from home (WFH) has exploded since the outbreak. Playbooks with Do’s and Don’ts. Great tips and hints on tools to use [...]
10 Challenges of Leading Virtual Organisations during a Crisis
The pandemic shifted overnight the way companies and individuals work and cooperate. Most companies are now facing short and long-term challenges. All companies, even those that didn't appear to be negatively affected, were suddenly faced [...]
The New Normal: Reaction, Recovery and Resilience
Cultural change normally happens gradually as new ideas take hold and gain gradual adoption and acceptance. Covid-19 social distancing rules have forced cultural change overnight and they may be in place - in some [...]
Employee Communications in M&A (Part 3)
In this part 3 of Employee Communications in M&A, I'm going to cover four enablers for effective Employee engagement. Disengaged employees are one of the main causes of M&A failures The success of the integration [...]
Employee Communications in M&A (Part 2)
In this second part of Employee Communications in M&A, I explain what the Integration Lifecycle is, give you examples of what to avoid and share some case studies. Integration lifecycle Drawing a geometric representation, the [...]
Employee Communications in M&A (Part 1)
Employee communications in M&A (Merger and Acquisition) is one of the most important factors to ensure the successful integration of the organisations coming together to join forces. When an internal communications plan is comprehensively [...]
What HR professionals can learn from a Talent and People Analytics Accelerator workshop
Recently we were delighted to run a stimulating Talent and People Analytics Workshop event and meet many passionate HR leaders. The 3-hour event was co-sponsored and hosted by our friends at IBM talent [...]
Making the HR department relevant to the CEO with analytics
The HR department is poised to be a force of change. A real transformational management consultancy, and a winning centre of excellence to support organisational revolution from the 20th to the 21st century [...]