According to a Gartner study, only 24% of hybrid and remote knowledge workers report feeling connected to their organisation’s culture.
How to Actually Keep your Company Culture with People Working from Home
Why Quiet Quitting might be the Cultural Movement we all Need
Over the last couple of months, you might have heard of a new workplace term called quiet quitting. A controversial phrase that started on TikTok generating millions of views with Gen Z workers rejecting the notion of working above and beyond their job title.
5 Accidental Ways Leaders Create a Fear of Speaking Up in the Workplace
Today, most leaders theoretically understand the importance of honest, open discussions, so that that potential issues are flagged and important projects don't get derailed.
5 Warning Signs that your Executive team is Poor Performing
17 Positive Things a Leader can do to Improve their Team Culture
We are at a critical inflection point in workplaces today.
10 Important Employee Expectations of their Leaders Today
Over the last two years, the pandemic has been a catalyst to reevaluate our lives and work.
According to Gartner research, 65% of employees believe that the pandemic has made them rethink the place that work should have in their life.
Why it's Important to Talk about the People Side of Work
Cast your mind back to when you last had a face-to-face meeting in your leadership or management team. What did you talk about?
Typically, most leadership teams get together online and the focus is on individual reporting. People go around the room and talk about what results they have achieved. Every week, these weekly meetings focus on information sharing with little decision making, exchanging of ideas or big picture discussions.
7 Powerful Leadership Lessons from Queen Elizabeth II
The world mourns the passing of the beloved Queen Elizabeth. Not just because of her title, her wealth, or even her fame. We mourn because of the great loss we feel from a remarkable woman who lived in service and duty to her nation and the Commonwealth.
6 Instructive Steps to Progress from a Toxic to Tremendous Workplace Culture
Consider an organisation that has had some sort of major public relations disaster such as bullying or sexual harassment allegations, CEO or executive misbehaviours, regulatory breaches or even, fraud. For years, toxic behaviours have been tolerated, even rewarded. Exclusion, unethical decisions, disrespect and selfish actions have flourished. People behaving in these ways were almost never fired. Even worse, they were often promoted.
Leadership isn't about Looking Good, It's about Your Team Feeling Good
One of the common traps leaders make is falling into the belief that they need to prove they can do the work required, so they focus on the work to be done. This means they bury themselves in delivery, under-manage their team, promote their personal achievements and defer to managing up rather than managing their team.