While it is clear that there are many benefits to having diversity on your team, researchers have found that many diverse teams do not perform as well as they should. In fact, more diverse teams tend to perform either better or worse than more homogenous...
COVID-19 has resulted in simultaneous economic, health, and social crises. And as a result, leaders and their teams face unprecedented challenges that are creating added stress, pressure, and anxiety. The table below shows some of the top challenges reported by leaders in a recent webinar...
Racial injustice and differential experiences in the workplace are issues that organizations and their leaders cannot ignore. In recent weeks, we have seen corporate voices get behind the 'Black Lives Matter' movement by sharing messages from their CEOs, posting to corporate and personal social media...
In previous times of economic decline, HR and talent development budgets were targets for cost cutting. This is especially true when we look back at the aftermath of the most recent and comparable economic disruption, the 2007 financial crisis, where leadership development (LD) budgets took...
Resilience, defined as ‘an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change,’ is a highly sought after trait as organizations worldwide lean on their leaders to guide them through today’s crisis. However, fostering a leadership environment that allows for resilience and productivity in...
The world looks a lot different than it did at the start of 2020. The roadmaps we introduced at the start of the year have changed, with some organizations completely pivoting their organizational strategies. While there is no doubt that a crisis causes many challenges,...
When things are uncertain, employees want connectivity the most. Here’s how managers can deliver against that need. Much of the world is practicing necessary social-distance measures to stem the COVID-19 outbreak. Companies are following state and city guidelines by asking their “non-essential” employees to work from...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5TprsChOQythhpUAgqYxgZ Stephen Bailey, Founder & CEO of ExecOnline, joined Lindsey Pollak as a special guest in the latest episode on her podcast series The Work Remix. Lindsey is a New York Times best selling author, keynote speaker, and the leading authority on Millennials and the multigenerational...
Oftentimes our ability to think creatively, foster resilience, and lead through a crisis can be influenced by how we monitor our state of mind. However, shifting mindsets and gaining a greater sense of control of our responses during a crisis can be challenging. To help you,...
While some industries and companies have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic and are facing steep revenue losses, others are scrambling to adjust their operations just to try to keep up with demand. Many organizations fall somewhere in the middle of the two. They...