The future of Leadership development is moving in a new direction, utilising a vertical development approach to increase a leader’s mental capacity by evolving or growing one’s mindset and challenging one’s beliefs....
Throughout the change management process, a structure should be put in place to measure the business impact of the changes and ensure that continued reinforcement opportunities exist to build proficiencies. You should also evaluate your change management plan to determine its effectiveness and document any...
Today in the name of efficiency, leaders are overlooking conversation and thus storytelling as an important and useful method of communication. In a world of email, text messaging, and other instant communication tools, the emphasis is on just getting the information out there, and less on the...
Organisational development evolved in roughly the 1930s, primarily from the world of Psychology. The founding father of Organisational Development is considered to be Kurt Lewin, an MIT professor who worked across a wide range of areas including organisational psychology and change as well as group dynamics....
You might be wondering what on earth organisational development is, and you’d be in good company – it can seem like a rather abstract concept and as a result, it isn’t always implemented effectively....
There are two eternal truths: life is about change, and managing people is never easy. To compound the issue, managers are now facing new challenges. The pandemic has produced a rapidly changing business environment and created a number of new obstacles. In this article, we...
For leaders who transitioned into new roles in 2020, there was a "big drop" in leadership skills training, formal assessments, and 360 feedback compared with early 2019 and before, according to the findings of a survey by Development Dimensions International. The company pored through responses from...
Once overlooked, soft skills are now high in demand by organisations. What are soft skills and why do we need them? It’s been months since the mandatory work-from-home policies were implemented due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This sudden switch to remote working is becoming more prominent...
Since the pandemic, employees are leaving the workforce or switching jobs in droves. For many, employers have played a big part in why they're walking away. There are a number of reasons people are seeking a change, in what some economists have dubbed the ‘Great Resignation’....
Ready to say adios to your job? You’re not alone. “The great resignation is coming,” says Anthony Klotz, an associate professor of management at Texas A&M University who’s studied the exits of hundreds of workers. “When there’s uncertainty, people tend to stay put, so there are...
