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Empower part-time careers with an open mindset and fair treatment: OTRS HR leaders
Employers can easily create a full and successful career even for those who work part-time—if they are willing to be open, to look at support rather than control, and to offer genuinely fair and equal treatment to all. The HR leaders of tech firm OTRS, who have successfully enabled part-time careers for their people over two decades, share their views
Talent retention: A key element of a company's long-term success
Job seekers are becoming savvier at navigating the complex world of hiring
The challenges of managing the global workforce
There has been a growing awareness in the C-Suite about the traditional headquarters model losing competitive advantage through non-utilization of the power of a global talent pool
THE BEST LEADERS WILL BE LEADERS WHO ARE CLOSEST TO THEIR TEAMS: CISCO'S CHIEF PEOPLE, POLICY & PURPOSE OFFICER
FRANCINE KATSOUDAS, EVP AND CHIEF PEOPLE, POLICY & PURPOSE OFFICER, CISCO, IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERACTION WITH US, SHARES FASCINATING INSIGHTS ON THE CONTINUING UNCERTAINTY, THE SEISMIC SHIFTS IN THE WORLD OF WORK, ROLE OF LEADERS TO CREATE A BETTER AND MORE EQUITABLE WORKPLACE, AND WHAT CISCO IS DOING TO SUCCEED IN THIS NEW WORLD OF WORK
Why you should focus on employee experience
The ongoing war for talent is intensifying, particularly in emerging disciplines, and organizations across industries recognize that they need to differentiate themselves to attract and retain top talent
Leadership Mindset: The Enabler Or Roadblock To Post-Pandemic Recovery?
Some of the latest bold announcements from global leaders around the new mode of work and business recovery put us in a dilemma
The new phase of women empowerment at work
Multiple factors can help predict whether an organization has the right structure in place to support gender diversity
Rethink EX in ways that respect individual differences: Jacely Voon
Organizations need to go beyond the transactional to create productive and rewarding work environments for the long haul so that people are ready for an extended period of uncertainty, says Jacely Voon, Chief of People Officer, People, Culture & CSR, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Singapore
Why we need employee experience now more than ever
There's a lot of talk of leading by "putting people first" but what exactly does that mean and how do you actually go about doing that?
Future of work and employee experience
With many workplaces operating in more of a virtual mode currently, our assumptions about employee experience may be challenged
Focus on “what is important” to your people: McCANN Australia's Chief Talent Officer
In this Special Interview with People Matters, robert Stone, Chief Talent Officer, McCANN Australia shares his insights on how COVID-19 brought employee experience to the forefront, forcing organizations to change their approach to it and making it a key priority, and how it will evolve in 2021
The haves and the have nots of ‘return to work'
NEWSMAKER OF THE MONTH
EX must be focused on unleashing the productive power of its teams: Bain's Michael Mankins
COVID-19 has affected all three drivers of workforce productivity – time, talent, and energy. But the best have felt the impact very differently from the rest, says Michael Mankins, Partner, Bain
Employee Experience: How HR can create a competitive advantage
EX was already a priority for many companies prior to the pandemic and several companies had placed it at the core of their strategy
CORONAVIRUS HAS EFFECTIVELY HUMANIZED THE WORKPLACE: NATASHA DILLON, CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER, INMARSAT
COMPANIES WILL NEED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH SPACES – BE THESE PHYSICAL OR DIGITAL - THAT NOT ONLY IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY BUT ALSO SUIT THEIR WORKING STYLE, SAYS NATASHA DILLON, CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER, INMARSAT, IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERACTION WITH US
Learning (And Unlearning) From COVID-19
The pandemic forced us to reevaluate our ways of working paving way for unlearning the rudimentary and relearning ways to function and survive in the new normal
Is ‘Empathy' The HR Director's New Secret Sauce?
Empathetic engagement at work has become table stakes for the millennial-driven workforce in the year that has passed, and employee engagement is no longer a nice to have but a prerequisite for operational success in 2021
The future of trade unions
Traditional trade unions seem unable to play the vital and beneficent roles they once did. What brought about this decline and how can they be reinvented in a totally different form?
The dark side of the moon: Negative leadership behaviors to avoid
Just as there are many positive leadership qualities that make leaders great, there are many negative behaviors that drag a leader down. Leaders need to know these patterns and avoid them for the good of their followers and themselves
SHIFTING PARADIGMS in PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
THE WORLD OF WORK HAS CHANGED, SO MUST THE WAY WE MANAGE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND MEASURE RESULTS
The future will be all about flexibility and balance: VMware's Duncan Hewett
In conversation with People Matters, Duncan Hewett, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific, and Japan, VMware, dives into how remote working is addressing sustainability and diversity issues, the rising expectation from employers to provide access to digital tools, and the biggest opportunity presented by 2020
The new approach to performance management
Organizations serious about high performance must rethink the way they measure performance in a post-pandemic world
Technology is simple, but culture is hard: Dr. Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks
In a Special Interview with People Matters, Dr. Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Behavioral Scientist and Professor of Management and Organizations at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan shares that now, more than ever, there is a need to nurture an organizational culture remotely
REMOTE WORK WILL CONTINUE BUT NOT EVENLY: COMCAST CABLE'S EVP HR, WILLIAM J.T. STRAHAN
IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE MATTERS, WILLIAM J.T. STRAHAN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, COMCAST CABLE, SHARES SOME INSIGHTS ON TRENDS THAT WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON BUSINESSES GLOBALLY, WHAT THE FUTURE OF REMOTE WORK WOULD ENTAIL, AND HOW ORGANIZATIONS ARE SHIFTING THE NEEDLE ON PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AMID THIS UNCERTAINTY
Focus on organizational goal achievement versus goal measurement: Akanksha Sane, PTC Software
People are now being valued for their skills and contribution and not for their place in the hierarchy. The COVID situation has been a great equalizer in many ways, believes Akanksha Sane, Senior Director- India HR Delivery at PTC Software
Human Capital Trends That Will Rule 2021: Report
Deloitte has released its latest study on the global human capital trends for 2021, highlighting the five key workforce trends shaping the emerging outlook towards work and insists to make a “fundamental mindset shift: from a focus on surviving to the pursuit of thriving”
Outlook 2021
Trends that will define work, workplace, and workforce in 2021
THE PANDEMIC MADE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT COMPANIES NEED TO INVEST IN PEOPLE-FOCUSED TECHNOLOGY CHIEF OF PEOPLE, LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP
LISA M. BUCKINGHAM, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PEOPLE, PLACE AND BRAND OFFICER, LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP, IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE MATTERS, TALKS ABOUT THE LARGER HR LANDSCAPE AND HOW SHOULD TALENT LEADERS REIMAGINE WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT IN 2021
It is the time to challenge our limits, not limit our challenges: Terence Mauri
IN THIS SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE MATTERS, TERENCE MAURI, FOUNDER OF HACK FUTURE LAB AND #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ‘THE 3D LEADER: TAKE YOUR LEADERSHIP TO THE NEXT LEVEL’ SHARES SOME INSIGHTS ON HOW UNCERTAIN TIMES CALL FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD THE RESILIENCE, TRUST AND COURAGE TO REIMAGINE NEW WAYS OF WORKING AND WHY, AS AGENTS OF CHANGE, IT IS TIME FOR LEADERS TO RIP UP THE RULEBOOK ON LEADERSHIP AND MOVE BEYOND DISRUPTION
Tackling and ushering in the 'new reality' of remote working
Reflections on the expectations of employees on remote work and a few tips that companies need to work on