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Digital technology is undeniably having a huge impact on both society and the workplace, generating unprecedented and constant change. It also brings potentially endless opportunities for organisations to innovate and outperform their competitors – but only if they are able to effectively overcome the barriers they face in doing so.

One important, yet often underestimated barrier in successfully exploiting all the benefits technology can bring, is people. So, today, I’m joined by Simon Winfield, Managing Director of Hays UK & Ireland, to discuss how leaders can address the ‘people element’ of their digital transformation efforts.

Continue reading Podcast 12: Why people are the key to the success of your digital transformation efforts →

An employee can be proactive if they are willing and able to think ahead and take actions to make positive changes to improve their work environment. They can be proactive in many aspects, for example, they can generate and apply new ideas when detecting potential industry trends, make suggestions when identifying problems that could undermine the performance of work units, or actively share helpful information with customers when serving them. Continue reading 5 sure-fire ways to motivate your employees to be more proactive →

We all know the importance of listening well in both our professional and our home lives, in fact, the importance of this skill is likely to increase. According to a recent McKinsey study, as the world of work shifts to automation, continuous learning and team-based working, a higher focus will be placed on the need for strong social and emotional skills – and the ability to listen well is at the core of this. Similarly, Mercer’s Global Talent Trends describes the importance of ‘human skills’ in the future workplace – those skills that aren’t easy to automate – and yes, that includes proper listening. However, listening remains an elusive skill – one that most people need to work hard at improving. Continue reading Are you a bad listener? Here’s how to get better →

Since early history, humans have crafted languages in order to communicate better. From the hieroglyphics of the Egyptians to the classical Latin of ancient Rome, languages have evolved and grown into the recognisable tongues we know today. Fast forward to the 21st century and the language that’s becoming more and more popular is that of zeros and ones, of brackets and asterisks, of ampersands and exclamation points. The name of that language? Coding. Continue reading Why coding is the new ‘language’ of the world →

Digital technology is having a huge impact on both society and the workplace, generating unprecedented and constant change.  Increasing levels of automation and the growing adoption of artificial intelligence and robotics software across many industries are transforming the world of work around us. With all of this innovation comes a lot of change, not least to jobs, tasks and skills.

So, today, we’re joined by Simon Winfield, Managing Director of Hays UK & Ireland to discuss how listeners can ensure their long-term career success in this era of digital change.

Continue reading Podcast 23: How to ensure your long-term career success in the era of digital transformation →