By Magdalena Nowicka Mook, CEO, International Coaching Federation The Covid-19 pandemic imposed unexpected challenges on organizations large and small. The virus has not only reshaped the way professionals do their individual work, but it has also changed the fundamental characteristics of collaborative teamwork and effective leadership. The net result is that many leaders continue to…
March 24, 2021 Atlassian, the enterprise software innovator, is helping to drive disruption across the world of work. Co-founder and co-CEO, Scott Farquhar, joins Azeem Azhar to explain how, during a global pandemic, they nearly doubled the size of their workforce, why the workplace will never be the same after Covid-19, and what the implications…
Companies shifted quickly and unexpectedly to remote work in early 2020, but leaders planning for a post-pandemic future have an opportunity to take a more intentional, strategic approach to remote work. Most likely this will involve revisiting a number of 1) company policies and 2) management practices. The authors examine key emerging trends in these areas…
We’ve all been there: On a video call, a few people start talking at the same time and suddenly you can’t hear what anyone is saying. The truth is, video call audio is — in general — pretty bad, leaving users feeling awkward, tired, and frustrated after a long day of being on calls. It…
March 23, 2021 Alison Dachner, management professor at John Carroll University, and Erin Makarius, management professor at the University of Akron, say that an organization can become more competitive by implementing a stronger offboarding process. Their research shows that similar to the way universities maintain alumni networks, an offboarding strategy keeps former employees networked, which…
March 23, 2021 Guild Education is an education marketplace that connects employers and universities to provide employees with “education as a benefit.” The Denver-based company is transforming traditional tuition-assistance programs by facilitating direct payment by the employer to the academic institution and by supporting students with coaching and advising. Now CEO and co-founder Rachel Carlson…
Long-time Jeopardy host Alex Trebek passed away last November. The show has yet to replace him with a permanent host. In the meantime, show producers booked Dr. Oz to host the show for the next two weeks, and they couldn’t have missed the mark any further. Jeopardy producers have pegged Dr. Oz to host the…
New Orleans Pelicans star Lonzo Ball is reportedly on the trade block. The two-way combo guard has a multitude of suitors. He could push several playoff teams over the top or become a franchise cornerstone for a developing team. After a rough start to the season, Lonzo Ball has finally gotten his groove back. And…
A year into a global pandemic which upended how we work and live, the complexity and intensity of the challenges many people are facing exceeds their emotional resilience. And the understanding what’s happening in your body, mind, and emotions is at least as important to sustainable performance as the skills you bring to the work…
More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic and WFH, new research from Microsoft shows that employees and teams are becoming much more siloed. In particular, connections with people outside our immediate teams has shrunk dramatically, leading to fewer places to connect around innovative ideas and fewer opportunities to build social capital. Further, this trend…
