Leading Takes Longer: Why C-Suite Leaders Need More Than Ninety Days To Ramp Up

Much of the focus on The Great Resignation has been around the leaving from jobs. But the reality is that most of those who ‘resigned’ did not ‘retire’. They went on to new positions. There has been research that the first ninety days for a new hire are critical. But this has translated into an…

Let’s Agree To Disagree: Leaders Must Understand The Value Of Conflict

Over the last six months or so, it’s been so tempting to say we are post-pandemic. Sometimes I’ve tried to frame things as ‘the new normal’. (Any psych 101 student can start an argument over what normal is, but let’s set that aside.) My point was merely that the old existence is not coming back.…

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Leaders Need To Ask What In The World Are We Doing? (Literally.)

As Russia’s relentless attack on Ukraine continues, major companies continue to exit Russia. Some left almost fully and immediately, while others suspended operations or simply put new investment on hold. Most faced almost certain backlash from their consumers and employees elsewhere if they had stayed. The situation with Ukraine is probably one of the simpler…

Major Companies Had To Leave Russia. The Road Back Might Be Longer Than It Looks.

Vietnam was the first war Americans saw on the nightly news. It changed the way Americans – who have not fought on their own soil for more than a hundred years – understood the true toll and terror of combat. The images and reporting came in through the nightly news (three networks) and a handful…

Just Give Them The Remote: How To Beat The Great Resignation At Its Own Game

Just Give Them the Remote: How to Beat the Great Resignation at its Own Game Robert Kovach, PhD The Great Resignation is not just a real thing; it’s a movement. A recent report stated that more than 50% of workers want to make a career change. Now I understand that “wanting” to make a career change is…

The Transition IS The Competition

  Like many people, I’ve been writing a lot lately about the pandemic and two of its biggest impacts on the business world, The Great Resignation, and the hybrid work model. It’s hard to overstate how much the last two years have changed how and with whom people want to spend their time. But as…

From Pandemic To Permanent: Using The Hybrid Work Model Effectively In Your Organisation

  Over the last two years, we’ve obviously moved aggressively and suddenly from on-site work to remote work. And although work from home arrangements were already growing rapidly before the pandemic, COVID-19 wildly accelerated that trend. And I do mean wildly, as in somewhat unplanned, mostly reactionary and not without a bit of chaos. This isn’t…

Want To Be Part Of The Great Resignation? You May Not Have To Resign Yourself To Anything.

  Thanks to the pandemic, we have all accepted a lot of “short-term” changes. . .for more than 18 months. One of those major shifts in how we work, and where we work. This no-longer-short-term change looks like one we’re going to keep, including a major shift in the relationship between workers and employers. The…

The Case Of The Changing Emoji: Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In The Workplace

  Today’s employers are facing some of the most extraordinary challenges they have seen in decades. Even before the pandemic, the pressures on corporate leaders were more novel and more complex than ever before. Add to that more than 18 months of Covid-19, the related worker-driven movement that is The Great Resignation and a vital…

What’s College Got To Do With It: Why Companies Are Eliminating Hiring Requirements

  In February 2020, retailer The Body Shop implemented a new hiring practice. Going forward, they would hire entry-level seasonal employees on what was basically a first come, first serve basis. That might sound more like a customer-based strategy rather than a hiring one. But the company now practices what they refer to as “open hiring”.…