Traditional models of management worked on the assumption that even in a complicated system, it was possible to predict certain behaviour when things changed. However, due to the fast pace of innovation and intense competition of today, companies are being exposed...
People-Process-Progress Transformation
How To Increase Productivity By Employee Happiness
Whether you are an entrepreneur managing a startup, or a corporate executive with thousands of employees, it’s hard to ignore the evidence of big value from happy employees. For example, the Harvard Business Review a while back included an analysis of hundreds of...
How Does HR Outsourcing Boost Business Transformation?
The employees are the most important asset of any company, and if they’re treated correctly, the business has all the chances to skyrocket. However, when working remotely, the owners of startups and SMBs often forget about establishing an HR department or taking care...
How to Make Big, Old Companies Act Fast
Like other CEOs, Cees ’t Hart instinctively knew that the COVID-19 pandemic required him to manage Denmark’s Carlsberg differently. “The crisis has raised a lot of questions,” he told Danish business newspaper Børsen in May 2020. Rather than centralize Carlsberg’s...
The Brain as a Model for Organizational Structure
What the Most Effective Network We Know Has to Teach Us About Informational Flows and Architecture We are going through an inflection point into the Fourth Industrial Revolution, our systems and environment are changing at an exponential rate, knowledge is...
How to Deal With Passive-aggressive Behavior
Passive-aggressive behaviour is quite common and it most likely that you have worked or lived with someone who is a habitual passive aggressor. When you anticipate and prepare for passive-aggressive behaviour, it will not catch you off guard. You will know it is about...
Translating Corporate Culture Across Distributed Teams
The brand identity your business cultivates internally and in the marketplace can be its single most valuable commodity. Customers reward companies that represent a positive corporate culture and often shun those that do not. So translating and maintaining a positive...
How to Align Your People and Company Goals with the VOS²
When organizations choose to be more transparent about goals, work progress and company values, employees work harder. Strategic alignment refers to an employees’ sense of understanding of your company’s mission, goals and culture. It goes beyond goals and is about...
Managing Differences Is a Key Relationship Skill
Strengthening this skill is crucial, whether you're dating or in a relationship. Being in a relationship means you connect with another person. There's no way to avoid having differences, no matter how similar you are. When you can accept your differences in a...
Stop Believing These 3 Myths About Emotions in the Workplace
Learn the genuine facts. KEY POINTS A person doesn't have to suppress all emotions to be professional at work. In fact, deep emotions can be a source of strength and insight. The ability to process feelings and choose how to act on them will serve highly sensitive...