New Approaches are Needed for Career Development
More than likely, you’ve been asked this question by your manager or HR: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? But rarely is this follow-up question asked of management in return: How are you going to help me achieve my goals? Perhaps it’s because many...
The Secret of Positive Workplaces: Sustainable HR Leaders
What do Johnson & Johnson, General Mills, Campbell Soup, and Adobe all have in common? They are great examples of sustainable companies. The word “sustainable” has been a buzzword of late, which can seem slightly humorous as the concept is as old as creation. At...
The Most Important Thing to Measure at Work?
It might surprise you Let me first tell you what’s it not. It’s not revenue or cost of goods, stock price or even new customer sales. The most important business indicator to measure is the amount of joy which people have in their work. When people enjoy...The GCC’s Generation Y: Ambitious Or Ambivalent?
Those belonging to Generation Y are no strangers to challenges as they try to alter the perception of entitlement that often accompanies them, including being called “the most high-maintenance workforce in the history of the world”. Many within Generation...
The Top 10 Opportunities and Challenges for Leaders and Why
1. Put people first People will respond in positive ways and everyone wins. This is a challenge with growing competition and the pursuit of profit. 2 .The goal at work should always be collaboration Creating internal competition between people can lead to poor morale,...
The Most Important Thing to Measure at Work
It might surprise you Let me first tell you what’s it not. It’s not revenue or cost of goods, stock price or even new customer sales. The most important business indicator to measure is the amount of joy which people have in their work. When people enjoy...
Are You a Humanistic Leader?
Take the HLA™ (Humanistic leadership assessment) to find out! Humanistic leadership comes naturally to some of us, and not as easily to the rest of us. The good news is that anyone can learn and practice leadership skills. Development in this area will improve your...
The Top 10 Ways to be a Humanistic Leader
1. Put people first People will respond in positive ways and everyone wins. 2. Don’t ever create internal competition between people The goal at work should always be collaboration 3. Stop silly rewards and contests The best rewards can be the joy of one’s own work....