Speaking Truth to Power
By Megan Reitz and John Higgins
The need for transparency has never been more important, both in politics and in business. However, new research from...
What Really Matters to Gen Z? Workplace Tech or the Team Around them?
By Tony Bailey
As students get their A-level results and graduate from university this summer, a new tranche of young people will enter the workforce....
Tolerating Failure: A Key to Creating Sustainable Business
By CB Bhattacharya, Ernesto Ciorra and Joanna Radeke
Best-in-class companies galvanise their workforces to serve a larger purpose – creating a better world. They empower...
What’s Your Superpower?
By Lauren Noël and Christie Hunter Arscott
Imagine you enter an interview for a job and an executive asks you: “What’s your superpower?” How would...
Organisational Vitality: The Life Line for Your Company
By David De Cremer
Where do you see your company many many many years from now? In this article, David De Cremer tells us the...
Why Reward for Performance Fails to Deliver
By Jonathan Trevor
Blind conformity can be very dangerous especially when it comes to managing your company’s talent. In this article, the author elaborates on...
GLOOM vs. BLOOM OF THE FUTURE OF WORK: Can We Chart A Positive Roadmap?
By Mario Raich, Simon Dolan, Dave Ulrich, and Claudio Cisullo
As the digital era is continuously in its process to ripen, discussions of destructive unforeseen...
The Art and Science of Negotiating a Job Offer
By Guido Stein and Kandarp Mehta
In every professional’s journey, there are those defining moments which can change one’s entire career. In this article, the...
The Happiness Conundrum
By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
Based on a case example of a deeply unhappy person, this article examines the elusive topic of happiness,...
The Business of People: Effective Strategies to Drive Success in Global Business
By Sharon Schweitzer
In this article, Sharon M. Schweitzer delves into the intricacies of the global marketplace. She shares an eight-point introduction in cultivating communication...
Extrapreneurs: A More Sensible Form of Entrepreneurship?
By Maurits van Rooijen
Being an entrepreneur is exciting with greater control over one’s destiny and a more direct link between work and rewards. But...
The Five Fundamentals of Effective Performance Management
By David G. Collings and John McMackin
In this article the authors present the five issues that any organisation must tackle in order to design...
The Three Traits that are A Magic Formula for Workplace Success
By James A. Runde
The Magic Formula of Ability, Opportunity, and Courage result in countless examples of successful careers. These three attributes can make such...
Managing Difficult Personalities
By Zahir Irani and Amir Sharif
Taking a lead in handling difficult situations and difficult people can be the hardest part of any management role....
The Global Talent Management Challenge
By David G. Collings
David G. Collings outlines key factors which can effectively develop global talent management systems to drive sustainable performance based on his...
Managing People in Mergers and Acquisitions Part 2: Integration and Survival
By Guido Stein and Marta Cuadrado
In Part One, we addressed the key reasons why companies decide to pursue merger, the reasons why many...
The Missing Puzzle Piece? How Action Learning Can Help Solve the Dual Challenge of...
By Alex Makarevich, Christian Acosta-Flamma and Simon L. Dolan
To win in the “war for talent”, companies can no longer rely on conventional recruitment methods...
Why Robots May Not Be Taking Your Job – at least, not in...
How Organisations Can Embrace Automation
By Leslie Willcocks
In this article Professor Willcocks discusses the reality of robots, what they mean for ‘human’ jobs and how...
Counterwork Behaviours
By Adrian Furnham
Counterwork behaviours – CWBs – include fraud, misconduct, and work avoidance cost organisations billions every year. In this article, Professor Furnham discusses...
The Transformation Imperative Collaborative Leadership is Key For Future Success
By John Mattone
In this article, John Mattone discusses how progressive leaders in the business world are moving away from a conventional leadership culture and...
Managing People in Mergers and Acquisitions Part 1: Reasons and Reality
By Guido Stein and Marta Cuadrado
In Part One of this article we will address a number of issues related to mergers. First, we will...
Powerful Leadership Wins Employees Hearts + Minds…Gains Customers
This article explores how to use effective leadership strategies to win hearts and minds of employees to improve the bottom line. It draws attention...
Remote Teams: Managing Attitudes, Not Activity
By Drew Gurley
Managing remote teams is tricky. If attitude is the icing, function is the cake. In this article, Drew Gurley discusses why we...
Whither Talent?
By Adrian Furnham
To what end can talent be defined, sought out and developed? In this article Andrew Furnham discusses the different ideas of what...
Strategising to Win On the Global Playing Field: Making Real Strategic Choices in...
By Bart Tkaczyk
Attract the best people. Own shares either in good ships, or in none at all. Make your ship attractive, then good people...
5 Myths about Employee Learning
Here are some common misperceptions about corporate education— and how to get beyond them.
Under what circumstances do organizations embrace a learning culture?
Often, it’s when...
Careering Off Track: The New World of Work
By Adrian Furnham
Today, the idea of a ‘job for life’ is, for many people, neither possible nor desirable. The concept of the career has,...
Talent Management 2.0: Transformation Powered By People
By Amber Román and Richard Lynch
In “Moving Beyond the Anecdotal: What Will It Take To Create Your Digital 2.0 Business Model,” we discussed our...
Are You – And Your Company – Prepared For The Future Of Work In...
Assessing Your Level Of Preparedness In 10 Key Domains1
By Simon L. Dolan, Alex Makarevich and Kristine Marin Kawamura
This article describes 10 key dimensions that...
Unlocking Leaders’ Potential
CareSource, one of the largest public sector managed care companies in the United States partners with ICF (International Coaching Federation) to deliver Leadership Transition...
Keys to Manage Human Resources – Rules of Thumb: Part 2
By Guido Stein, Ángel Cervantes and Marta Cuadrado
This article, which is in two parts, aims to acquaint readers with the main personnel management policies...
Keys to Manage Human Resources – Rules of Thumb: Part 1
By Guido Stein, Ángel Cervantes and Marta Cuadrado
This article, which is in two parts, aims to acquaint readers with the main personnel management...
The Psychology of Disenchantment
By Adrian Furnham
Justice has always been a major issue among people. Especially in an organisational context, where many employees with different values, interests, and...
Strategic Transformation at Tennis Canada
By Roger Martin
Aside from the small percentage of hugely successful game-changing start-ups like Apple, Microsoft and Google it can be hard for a small...
Unpacking the ‘Big Data’ Skill Set: It’s not Just – or Even Mostly –...
By Mihnea Moldoveanu
Big Data presents challenges and opportunities that need a new set of skills. Current formulations of the Big Data skill set are...
Laying the Foundation
By Damian Goldvarg
While organisations may be becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of a strong coaching culture, translating this into practice is a very...
Build High-Quality Connections
By Jane E. Dutton
Jane E. Dutton explains why high-quality connections (HQCs) are critical building blocks for bringing out the best in people and...
Embedded Values and Induced Spirituality in Management Education
The Case of Two Successful Business Schools in Barcelona
By S. L. Dolan, Y. Altman, B. Capell and M. Raich
Three Traps Facing New Corporate Centre Executives
What Companies Should Consider When Hiring for Corporate Role
By Sven Kunisch & Eva Bilhuber Galli
When appointing corporate centre executives, many large firms focus on...
Better Be a Baller: The Coming Talent Gap May be the Opposite of What...
By Christopher Surdak
The concept of Big Data has rapidly emerged as web and telecoms-based networking has expanded on a global scale. Christopher Surdak explores...
Demographic Changes in the Workplace
By Andrés Hatum
The global ageing population and the new generation of young professionals entering the market are changing the shape of the workplace. Companies...
The TRUST Principles: How to Embrace the New World of Work
By Alison Maitland and Peter Thomson
The transformation of work in the digital, global era is gathering pace, with demonstrable benefits for business, people and...
Competitive Advantage Through HR Innovation
By Upamali Amarakoon, Jay Weerawardena, & Martie-Louise Verreynne
Despite great recognition for human resources (HR) as a source of value addition within firms, HR innovation...
Changes in Work, Changes in Self? Managing our Work and Non-Work Identities in...
By Lakshmi Ramarajan & Erin M. Reid
Diverse workplaces are challenging the boundaries between workers’ personal and professional lives, as workers today navigate employer pressures...
Feeling and Affect in the Contemporary Workplace
Rick Iedema & David Grant
Ongoing organisational change and rapid product and service turnover are demanding increasing levels of employee commitment to innovating work...
The Daily Practice of Leadership Communication During Times of Change
By Terry Pearce
In this article Terry Pearce, the author of LEADING OUT LOUD A Guide For Engaging Others In Creating The Future, places authenticity...
Talenting: Framework and Metaphors for a New Processual Approach to Talent Management
By Simon L. Dolan & Paulo Hayashi Jr.
Although the necessity for attracting, retaining, and motivating talent is an old challenge for all competitive organisations,...
The 3 C’s of Growth Leadership: Culture, Capabilities, and Configuration
By George S. Day
George S. Day’s new book Innovation Prowess: Leadership Strategies for Accelerating Growth is an essential guide to building a framework for...
Identity In and Around Organisations
By Majken Schultz & Steve Maguire
At the heart of any successful organisation lies a powerful conception of identity: the coherent way in which it...