Culture is, by all accounts, a powerful force. Indeed, as is often said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” But what is this powerful force that gives strategy a run for its money? We tend to think of culture in two ways. First, as something akin to “the force” in Star Wars. This force, if harnessed, […]
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The future of work is here. The pandemic ushered in a new way of working and it also accelerated trends already underway. By the spring of 2020, the number of people working from home in North America grew from 5% to 60%. This new way of working poured fuel into some critical trends – automation,
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We are living in the age of “The Great Resignation” – an often-used term to describe the exodus of employees from organizations. It’s one of the biggest challenges facing leaders. Whether leaving for other opportunities or just for personal lifestyle decisions, this loss has been affecting almost every organization that depends on people to produce
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“Companies have a responsibility, and a rare opportunity, to rethink their organizational and workplace structures [and] to invest in their workforces as core drivers of long-term resilience and future success.” World Economic Forum. “Resetting the Future of Work Agenda: Disruption and Renewal in a Post-COVID World.” October 2020. Integrating Workforces and Technology HR professionals have
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Visier’s recent research looking at 2021 resignation rates in more than 50 U.S. organizations confirmed a worrying trend: since September 2020, more women than men resigned from their jobs, and their resignation rates grew faster by 17% until August this year. Figure: Resignation rate percentage increase 2020-2021 by gender. Women and men have both been
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Since COVID19 arrived, it worked like a whiplash as the world moved overnight from distant observation and cautious health advisories to shuttered businesses and populations sheltering in place. By the end of March about 80% of companies shifted close to 70% of their workforce to working from home. Unemployment rates precipitously surged in the US
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