New world. New skills.
Most managers agree that the digital age will bring benefits — but they fear that neither they nor their people are ready. They are right to be worried. One in three jobs is likely to be severely disrupted or to disappear in the next decade because of technological change. In the face of these rising challenges, the only option is upskilling, giving people the opportunity to gain the knowledge, tools, and abilities they need to use and understand advanced and ever-changing t
Burnout Is About Your Workplace, Not Your People
We tend to think of burnout as an individual problem, but the responsibility for managing it has shifted away from the individual and towards the organization. Leaders take note: It’s now on you to build a burnout strategy. According to the foremost expert on burnout, Christina Maslach, we are attacking the problem from the wrong angle. “Categorizing burnout as a disease means ‘Hey we’ve got to treat that person.’ ‘You can’t work here because you’re the problem.’ ‘We have to
Real Mentorship Starts with Company Culture, Not Formal Programs
Mentoring programs alone won’t sufficiently engage or develop your junior talent, especially if your culture doesn’t encourage mentoring on a regular basis. What your company needs instead are mentors-of-the-moment. Mentors-of-the-moment help to promote a mentoring culture where all members of the organization — especially those in the middle to upper ranks — seek opportunities in daily interactions to develop or grow junior colleagues and peers. Even relatively brief interac
