The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced hybrid work as the new normal. The past nearly three years have served as an experiment in testing the efficacy of working from home vs. working from the office and the findings are that in a post-COVID world, flexibility is the future. Different people feel at their most productive state in different environments and companies are increasingly realising the value of the hybrid work model. However, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t any challenges to come with it. To keep the same levels of productivity, organisations have been on the lookout for the best ways to optimise workflows in a working-from-home environment. We explore some of them below.
One of Britain’s most respected international business leaders, Sir Bob Reid has a history of steering disparate large organisations through challenging times by drawing on universal principles about people, power, and profit that he had absorbed in his youth and expatriate years.
Duty first It's difficult to think of another leader in modern history who embodies the ‘duty first’ mindset more than the Queen did during her 70 years of reign. Since becoming a queen after her father’s death at the delicate age of 25, she’s always seen her role as a monarch as her life’s main […]
Many employees report a very different story. Their personal experience of not being in the in-group lends to systemic exclusion from key conversations, informal networks, decisions and ultimately opportunities for personal and professional career development. There is no seat at the table for them, resulting in marginalisation, underperformance, dysfunctional resilience and low morale. Ultimately you’re […]
The old thinking was “you’re lucky to have a job so just get on with it” “I’m the boss, do what I say” “Don’t question, don’t challenge and don’t offer any ideas” “My way is the only way” and “If you don’t like it, then leave”. Productivity and profit rule. Growth is all. Work is […]
We are in a period of immense change. New waves of technology are being introduced to speed up and modernise processes in our workplaces, whilst growing consumer demand for purpose-led brands has driven companies to reconsider their corporate strategies to gain a competitive advantage. But what skills will CEOs need to lead their organisations into […]
However moving into the new world of work, leadership teams must strike a clever balance. Whilst we must not let old hierarchies or inefficiency creep in and it is essential that executive teams move forward, embracing new ways of working. This means that we must consciously engage in a meaningful exchange of ideas and focus […]
As 1st of June strikes, you log onto the digital world, every single account you follow is now plastered with rainbow logos. For some, a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, a reminder of how far we’ve come since the first protests, and a renewed energy to continue the fight for equality. For others, it’s a time […]
Great CEOs are great coaches. Whether they run big corporate beasts or smart small companies, CEOs only deliver by growing the mindsets, capabilities and ambitions of the people around them.
A new study from Forex has revealed there is a significant gender divide within the cryptocurrency industry, with women, on average, making up just 21.6% of senior staff at the top companies. Furthermore, research from Crunchbase shows that just 9% of all funds deployed to tech start-ups were directed to founding teams that included at […]
The Cambridge Dictionary describes a CEO as “Chief Executive Officer: the main person responsible for managing a company, who is sometimes also the company's president or chairman of the board.” Although there is no standardised set of tasks for this ‘main person’, the responsibilities usually include guiding strategy, making profit, and implementing the organisation’s mission […]
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