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Leading the way
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Leading the way
Ideas and insights from Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning
© 2024 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing is an affiliate of Harvard Business School.
How Organizations Are Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
/in Uncategorized /We recently sent out an informal survey to see just how organizations are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. What sorts of policies have they put in place? How are they communicating with their employees? Are work-from-home employees able to take part in virtual learning? Our survey drew 280 responses from Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning clients as well as others. Survey participants were from around the globe and represented a diverse set of industries and roles. The good news is that the vast majority of participants feel that their organizations are doing a good job when it comes to balancing […]
Think Strategically to Stay Ahead
/in Uncategorized /Our lives, both personally and professionally, have been disrupted like never before. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned businesses around the world upside down. We’re all focused on firefighting, on surviving, on managing unforeseen circumstances that weren’t part of anyone’s strategic plan. At a time like this, why would anyone make time for thinking strategically? To be blunt: you can’t afford not to. Although COVID-19 has made things even more complex and uncertain than usual, leaders always need to have one foot in today and another in tomorrow. If you’re focused only on your, or your team’s, work, you will fail […]
Webinar Recap: Leading Remote Teams Effectively
/in Uncategorized /In the first few weeks of the coronavirus outbreak, companies slowly began advising people to work from home if their position allowed. Fast forward to today and nearly every non-essential worker has been mandated to work remotely from their own homes. This is an unprecedented move, and many of these people are working from home for the first time in their lives. This change in environment, both on a global scale and in our professional careers, can lead to a lot of stress and anxiety. We were lucky to have Heidi K. Gardner, PhD, Distinguished Fellow in the Center on […]
Find the Balance Between Coach and Therapist
/in Uncategorized /Today, many organizations are asking their managers and leaders to coach employees. The manager-as-coach checks in regularly with employees and asks probing questions about how they are doing and what help they need to succeed. But when employees are under stress and the need for coaching comes in the form of emotional support, the manager-as-coach risks stepping into the role of manager-as-therapist if they are not careful about how they prepare for and conduct coaching conversations. Walking this line between coaching and therapy is particularly relevant today in the time of COVID-19, as almost every employee’s performance is being impacted […]
Supporting Teams in Our Current Environment
/in Uncategorized /History has shown us that many great leaders have emerged from adversity. This pandemic has created one of the most volatile global economies of our time. How can we take advantage of the challenges of this environment to bring out the best of ourselves and our teams? How can L&D leaders play a key role in supporting their workforce, shaping leadership, and providing a clear picture of opportunity into the uncertain future? Connecting actions and learning to a greater purpose is more relevant now than ever before. Every day we see examples of companies that are shifting operations to respond […]