Create a Strong Organisational Culture Now
Why and how do we Create a Strong Organisational Culture Now? Culture prior to the pandemic Before the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders could describe how they intended the culture to be, but they lacked confidence in their ability to foster a setting that mirrored that state. Back then, 70% of HR leaders were certain that they […]
Transformation Through Capability Building
McKinsey defined capabilities as “crucial value-building elements or the hard and soft skills needed to help organizations reach—and sustain—their full potential.” We are aware that most businesses fall short of expectations when it comes to capabilities during enterprise-wide transformation initiatives. Most businesses understand the value of having a talented and dedicated team, yet many still […]
How To Thrive in the VUCA World
Business leaders must develop three competitive advantages for their organisations to thrive in this VUCA World: insights, commitment, and execution. With the Ukraine war, inflation, and the pandemic in recent years, we can all agree that we are already in the volatility age. There are two types of emerging business leaders according to McKinsey: Leaders […]
How To Build Your Organisational Capabilities
Organisational Capabilities Defined Harvard Business Review defines organisational capabilities as the “collective skills, abilities, and expertise of an organization—is the outcome of investments in staffing, training, compensation, communication, and other human resources areas”. Organisational capabilities develop when a business satisfies its employees’ combined talents and abilities. Companies Focus on How To Build Organisational Capabilities According […]
Developing employees for tomorrow’s workplace
Nobody could have foreseen the talents required to succeed in today’s economy fifty years ago. Most changes were totally unexpected. For instance, the increase of rigorous quantitative skills in the financial, advertising and healthcare services. Moreover, the rapidly collapsing distinctions hard and soft skills was unpredictable. Punit Renjen, CEO of Deloitte Global, believes that a […]
Training That Promotes Learning In The Flow of Work
Creating Training that Promotes Learning in the Flow of Work LIFOW or Learning in The Flow of Work conceptualised by Josh Bersin, contends that learning resources must be accessible inside the learner’s workflow in order for continuous learning to occur. According to author Asha Pandey, employees learn most effectively when they are expected to apply […]
5 Reasons Why Employees Quit
There are 5 Reasons Why Employees Quit The Great Resignation, coined by Anthony Klotz- University of London’s school of management, was sometimes referred to as the “Big Quit” and the “Great Reshuffle.” Workers have started deliberately leaving their jobs in considerable numbers beginning in early 2021 in Western countries, China, and India. Possible explanations include […]
Culture: The Only Corporate Defining Factor
Culture is the Only Corporate Defining Factor. We all appreciate corporate creativity and executives who create revolutionary new products, reimagine how people access goods and services, or come up with new approaches to engage and delight consumers. However, it is our responsibility as business leaders to create and maintain the company culture, which is the […]
How Analytics help Winning Teams
How Analytics help Winning Teams According to MIT Sloan senior lecturer Ben Shields, “as a side effect of that rapid change, there’s now a “deluge of data” created about how employees collaborate and get things done.” Organisations adopted digital platforms and tools to help their employee groups in the transition to remote work. Shields and […]
Culture is the Hidden Catalyst of Change
Your executives come to the conclusion that the company needs change. Soon after, the higher-ups send out statements filled with vague content. The confused employees adapt because the company “needs to be agile” in everything they do. However, after a few months, hardly anything significant has improved. According to Stokum and Corbetta, that is “how […]
Strategy Should Reflect Corporate Purpose
Previously, companies assumed their ‘ultimate purpose’ as ‘serving the needs of the shareholders. Even the U.S Business Roundtable issued the “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation” in August 2019, which says “a corporation exists for the benefit of all stakeholders”. When the Roundtable came to the realization that no one sector is the emphasis […]
Four types of workers that destroy teams
It is a perpetual challenge to create and keep high-performing teams, and it became even more complicated with the pandemic. According to Price, “when team dynamics are healthy, it’s easier for people to be happy at work”. Thus, they are more productive and effective. However, leaders can no longer use traditional or older approach. Change […]