Let?s ditch self-improvement and focus on effective cooperation

Many popular management theories focus too heavily on the cult of the individual and giving feedback at any cost. Instead, we need to think more about collective performance and adopt a cooperation mind-set.

6d

Office politics when you're not in an office

People who work remotely often view the absence of office politics as a real plus. But they?re wrong. Understanding organizational and inter-personal dynamics is a critical part of that thing called ?work?.

2w

Shut up first, talk later

Sometimes it it can seem almost impossible to get people to contribute or share information effectively in a video conference. Here?s how you can change that.

3w

Leadership in a networked world: from chess master to gardener

Command-and-control management assumes that social systems work like machines. But they don?t. So in today?s networked world, leadership is less about playing chess and more about becoming a gardener.

4w

Be prepared: planning for a return to the workplace

Businesses can't simply re-open after the lockdown as if nothing has happened. Planning is the key to managing the back to work transition, and those plans need to address a number of fundamental questions.

4w

Seven ways leaders can prepare for post-pandemic times

Only by avoiding knee-jerk reactions will organisations emerge from the coronavirus pandemic re-energised and prepared to face the future.

4w

6 out 10 worry about returning to work

As many as six out of 10 employees in the UK who are now working from home are nervous about the prospect of having to go back to their usual workplace after the lockdown is lifted, a new survey has found.

Jun 2020

Don't use technology as an excuse for bad management

When it comes to managing a remote team, technology is not a communication problem. So stop blaming the tools if you chose the wrong one for the wrong reason.

Jun 2020

Getting back to the office after lockdown

How should organisations transition teams back to the office once lockdown measures are eased? Here's how one employer is approaching a return to the ?new normal? and the factors that need to be considered.

Jun 2020

The COVID era calls for a brand of leadership we have seen before

What kind of leader do you need to be in a crisis? Just as there are different kinds of crises, so there are different kinds of leadership. So what approach to leadership is called for now with COVID-19?

Jun 2020