As governments around the world slowly start to ease lockdown restrictions, for many leaders, focus is now firmly on how to return to growth when operating with backdrop of uncertainty and unease. This is a monumental challenge, but we can rise to it if we utilise our organisation’s most valuable asset – our people. Continue reading The five interview questions you must ask to secure the best candidates in the next era of work
As the initial ‘sprint’ of getting organisations functioning remotely is slowing, thoughts are now turning to how we support people coming back into the office to work. This has been a theme in all of my client conversations over the last month, and as lockdown restrictions start to ease, they’re noticing a cautious mood among their employees – something I refer to as ‘the fear of returning’. Continue reading Fear of returning or cautiously optimistic?
The coronavirus crisis has afforded many people greater time and space to focus on all aspects of their lives, including their careers. Granted, we may greatly differ in our individual situations – many have unfortunately lost their jobs over the past two months, some perhaps have experienced a change in working patterns or other circumstances during this time. Although approaching this moment from different paths, many are united in how we are now proactively using this time to reflect on the trajectory of our professional lives in some way. Continue reading Will COVID-19 change our attitudes to work?
Once social distancing measures ease, you’ll find yourself returning to a very different workplace. If you thought the rapid transition to remote working was a shock, just wait until you step out of the lift into your office for the first time post-coronavirus. Continue reading The post-COVID-19 workplace: Will it suit your working style?
If there’s one thing social distancing measures have shown us, it’s that a large percentage of the workforce can work productively and successfully from home. Continue reading Remote work after COVID-19: Five considerations for managers
The COVID-19 pandemic has touched all areas of business. It has meant organisations and workers alike have had to adapt and be agile to deliver, in some cases, the same job they had been doing one way for some time. Delivering training is no different and in this new era of work, having a robust training programme will be fundamental to helping organisations to adapt to and embrace change in the future. Continue reading Four tips to help you deliver training to remote and hybrid teams
As a result of the global COVID-19 outbreak, the world of work is undergoing unprecedented long-term change. Our professional lives will never be the same again, and that presents a huge challenge for leaders. So today I’m joined by Alex Fraser, Group Head of Organisational Change at Hays.
Alex is here to talk to us today about how leaders can anticipate and manage the significant changes that are on the horizon, as we gradually transition to a new era of work post-crisis.
Continue reading Podcast 17: Managing change as we transition to the new era of work
