by Keith Coats | Aug 15, 2017 | Archive, Diversity, Organisational Development, Tuesday Tips
The Problem: My people are not staying, aren’t committed as they should be and don’t seem happy at work. What can I do to reverse these trends? The Solution: Give your people more freedom than you are comfortable with. If you are comfortable with the amount of...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Jul 25, 2017 | Archive, Diversity, Future Trends, Tuesday Tips
Studies by Oxford University suggest robotics and automation will replace 47% of knowledge worker jobs over the next two decades. So if you are not planning on retiring in the next ten to twenty years, and let’s face it with average lifespan on the up and pension pots...
by Raymond de Villiers | Jun 20, 2017 | Archive, Diversity, Organisational Development, Tuesday Tips
When I travel and speak to clients about their people experiences the following phrases are often used to describe Millennials and the younger workforce. They are uncommitted, entitled, nose stuck to screens, disengaged, lack loyalty, money chasing job-hoppers. On the...
by James Preston | Mar 16, 2017 | Archive, Change, Diversity, Leadership
My oldest daughter turned 18 yesterday. I have two other teenage daughters and a wife. In fact, I am the only man in our household, and I love it. Mainly because I learn so much from being forced to see the world through the eyes of smart, brave and insightful women....
by Keith Coats | Nov 24, 2016 | Archive, Diversity, Leadership, Organisational Development
Understanding the journey of different ‘from’ to different ‘for’. In the past, similarity worked. This was how the world worked. Teams, even entire organizations, worked based on people who were like you. It was easy; it felt comfortable. You began with a foundation...
by Keith Coats | Nov 15, 2016 | Archive, Diversity, Leadership, Organisational Development, Tuesday Tips
The Problem: Leading diversity (difference) is amongst the most complex and difficult of all challenges that leaders face. How can you lead difference in such a way that the benefits of diversity can flourish? The Solution: Difference takes many forms –...