New life in the sun isn’t what it’s cracked up to be
Is the dream ever realised, is the vision ever delivered or do people just end up working harder and living with greater uncertainty?
| Published: 7 September 2023
The HR communication challenge
People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for. The communication challenge for HR is to get people to look at things in a new or differently way and hear information that doesn’t fit with their views.
| Published: 17 August 2023
CHANGE MANAGEMENT – SET IN EMOTION – PRINT – Issue 225 – July 2023 | Article of the Week
Hybrid teams are not just about bridging gaps between physical and digital work experiences, it’s the hybrid of the cognitive and emotional cultures that underpin any successful workplace transformation. Businesses are under even greater pressure to adapt, as well as push forward transformation to incorporate new technology and hybrid working. Meanwhile, hybrid working demands restructure, forcing changes in culture and leadership. But when change fails, it is often because the mechanics have forged ahead, but the emotion remains behind.
| Published: 2 August 2023
Is change fatigue making you think of changing your job?
A recent article highlighted employees reporting feeling frustrated and exhausted by constant change and seriously considering changing employers. The bad news is it’s the same wherever you go. Only it’s not. There is a difference.
| Published: 27 July 2023
Every company has a mission statement. But how many have an actual mission?
You can become a leader. But for this, you need to have a mission. And you need to cling to it just as fiercely on your worst day as you do on your best. If you can do this, your mission can become so ingrained it becomes part of your DNA.
| Published: 20 April 2023
Diddly Squat
The new boy has lots of, “good ideas” for improving efficiency and increasing income but have they any understanding of how the business works or the obstacles they must negotiate?
| Published: 10 March 2023
HR’S CHANGING CORPORATE INFULUENCE – ECONOMIES OF EVOLUTION – Issue 219 – JANUARY 2023 | Article of the Week
Microsoft is a prime example of a businesses that has learnt to evolve. When Satya Nadella joined Microsoft as CEO in 2014, he stripped back the business strategy to the fundamental notion that “we build tools, so that others can build more technology”, diversifying the business in the name of progression. Reframing and broadening Microsoft’s place in the market in this way, paved a path to the intelligent cloud system that is now the company’s biggest source of income.
| Published: 25 January 2023
It’s time to realise work has changed for good
The workplace has changed for good. The pandemic has driven significant behavioural change for workers. But many leaders haven’t caught up, and this is driving a growing disconnection between organisations and their people.
| Published: 5 October 2022
Impact of cultural transformation on change programmes
Mike Quate, Associate Director from Axiologik, reveals what companies need to do to foster more modern organisational cultures
| Published: 27 August 2022
Is old school management slowing the pace of change?
To be successful organisations need to be agile, able to adapt quickly and smoothly. Much has been written about the challenge managers face in getting employees to change the way they work. But what about the challenge of getting managers particularly senior managers to change the way they work?
| Published: 27 May 2022