Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Last fall, the top 250 executives of a major, global telecommunications company gathered together for a three-day leadership summit. The summit kicked off with a strong call to action by the CEO. Even with the company’s growth, strong performance, and market dominance, the CEO exhorted the leaders gathered in front of him to work harder and to do even better. Seventy-two hours later, the CEO took the stage again, but this time he delivered a different message. The company would continue to drive performance and deliver results, he shared, but care would be at the core of the company’s strategy. “Performance” and “care” would be intertwined – two vital and necessary elements for the company’s long-term health and viability. Though the speed was remarkable, this kind of pivot was not unique to this CEO. A year ago, we published our research into a human-centered model of leadership in a book called Compassionate Leadership: … [Read more...] about Why It’s Hard, But Necessary, To Be Human At Work
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Why Employers Forcing A Return To Office Is Leading To More Worker Power And Unionization
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Angry and dismayed Amazon employees are pushing back against the recently-announced return to office policy by the Amazon leadership. Amazon's policy joins other high-profile companies such as Disney, Starbucks, Tesla, Google, and others that are forcing employees back to the office. Some are claiming they need to do so for the sake of productivity. For example, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, claimed that those working remotely only " pretend to work " and are "phoning it in." Others say you need to be in the office to innovate: Disney's CEO Bob Iger demanded the return to the office because "nothing can replace the ability to connect, observe, and create with peers that comes from being physically together." So what explains the situation? As a globally-known expert in the field of hybrid and remote work , I have seen firsthand how working remotely, whether part of the week or full-time, enables worker … [Read more...] about Why Employers Forcing A Return To Office Is Leading To More Worker Power And Unionization
Companies At The Edge Of Chaos: Why HR Must Embrace Data Beyond Surveys To Reinvent Organizations
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin As the way we live, operate and work start to change for good in the new century, organizations are searching for ways to become more future-ready . CEOs are fiercely pushing the dial on several organizational elements with the intention to make numbers grow while CHROs are working diligently to meet changing requirements without breaking the system. The question continues to linger in the back of today’s professional’s minds is whether one can actually transform organizations at the edge of chaos by simply pushing forward. Despite the efforts, research suggests the business-as-usual approach rather results in an organizational paralysis filled by thousands of confused and consumed people being pulled and pushed in multiple directions. Therein lies the current challenge for practitioners: Today’s organizations are set up with traditional structures, operating and management tactics such as coordination, hierarchy, matrix, … [Read more...] about Companies At The Edge Of Chaos: Why HR Must Embrace Data Beyond Surveys To Reinvent Organizations
The Happiest Place On Earth? Not For 7,000 Disney Employees As They Begin First Round Of Layoffs
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Key takeaways An internal memo revealed Disney’s three-stage plan for implementing 7,000-strong job cuts announced in February The layoffs are part of Disney’s $5.5 billion restructuring plan to cut costs and boost its ailing streaming services Some glimmers of hope for Disney stock investors as its parks show a strong performance Disney is in the doldrums. With a less-than-stellar earnings call last month and mass layoffs planned, CEO Bob Iger has a big job on his hands before a new chief executive is appointed in 2025. The embattled House of Mouse shared an internal memo this week detailing how the job cuts would pan out across the business, with the metaverse team being one of the first casualties. But the move and Disney’s planned $5.5 billion cost-savings plan might not be enough to sway Wall Street. While Disney’s short-term future looks bleak, it’s not necessarily out for the count. We’ve gone … [Read more...] about The Happiest Place On Earth? Not For 7,000 Disney Employees As They Begin First Round Of Layoffs