A Framework for Rethinking Leadership for the Long Run

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by Perdeep Kumar | July 21, 2020

For over 20 years Linda Hill, the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, has researched leadership, innovation, and globalization through close partnerships with executives as they lead their organizations through digital transformation. And there is no time that calls for transformation more than now. As the Covid-19 pandemic began to impact many of these executives, Professor Hill’s findings concluded that the optimal way to lead through this situation is to treat it like a marathon, rather than a sprint. Professor Hill recently joined us for a webinar to discuss her findings, and provide participants with […]

Leading Your Team Through a Crisis

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by Vanessa Bhimanprommachak | July 20, 2020

At some point in every leader’s career, they’ll be faced with a crisis. It may be a problem that’s major and public, or something contained and private. It may be particular to your organization, or—as is the case with the Covid-19 pandemic—a situation that’s being experienced globally. Whatever the circumstances, a crisis is a time of intense difficulty, stress, and complexity. There’ll be no one perfect way to remedy the problem, no easy path toward recovery. When a crisis strikes, we tend to respond instinctively, but those initial impulses may not be especially productive. They may even be counterproductive. An […]

Make Your Stress Work for You

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by Ryan Kehr | July 16, 2020

Stress is a natural part of life. It’s not something to be feared or avoided. It’s just how your body reacts to the demands and challenges it’s faced with. While stress can sometimes be overwhelming—leading to anxiety and inhibiting our ability to live and work happily—it can also be an energizing, healthy pressure that encourages you to try new things, tackle problems, and grow your capabilities. So how do you make your stress work for, not against, you? Get a handle on what stresses you out and take advantage of tried-and-true strategies to manage those stressors. No need to panic […]

Weaving Diversity Into the Fabric of Business Is Everyone’s Job…Starting With L&D

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by Andrea Lipton | July 9, 2020

The first corporate diversity and inclusion (D&I) programs began in the late 1970s and early 1980s. More than 40 years later, most organizations continue to treat D&I as an initiative separate from our core human resources, talent, and learning & development functions. Now, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and killing of George Floyd, discussions of diversity and inclusion have moved from the fringe into mainstream conversations—not just in business but on the front page of newspapers and at the top of social media feeds across the globe. Whether your organization has been working on these issues for decades […]

Four Actions Your Organization Must Take for a Sustainable Response to the Pandemic

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by Caroline Wright | June 30, 2020

The transition to remote work in the first few weeks of the pandemic was the end result of a 20-year trend toward digitalization, accomplished in just 20 days. 35% of the workforce is now remote, compared to just 2% prior to the pandemic. Many organizations have responded positively and taken swift action to change how work is being done, but it’s crucial to look and plan even further ahead to the post-Covid-19 future. What does this post-Covid-19 future look like? Last week, Ravin Jesuthasan, managing director at Willis Tower Watson, joined us for a webinar in which he provided a […]