Source: forbes.com As more organizations embrace the concept of a coaching culture, people development is not left to the C-suite alone. Beyond balancing employee workloads and cascading executive communications, today’s managers are more responsible for fostering both individual and collective goals, growth, ownership and independent thinking across their teams.
Source: forbes.com Workplaces are changing quickly, shaped by advancing technology, evolving employee expectations and more fluid team structures. As these shifts redefine how work gets done, leaders are taking a closer look at which human strengths they most need to leverage to build effective teams—not just to keep up with change, but to progress meaningfully through it.
Source: personneltoday.com With reports suggesting a tough jobs market for graduates, how can employers ensure early careers entrants have the right soft skills to succeed? Mark Griffith, founder and CEO of FourthWall, looks at why there’s a need to approach soft skills differently. Despite the AI revolution in the workplace, soft skills still dominate the most in-demand skill set on today’s employer wish list. As LinkedIn’s inaugural Skills on the Rise list found, soft skills such as relationship building, communication and adaptability, are – more than ever – what sets candidates apart.
Source: fastcompany.com Effective leadership goes well beyond bright ideas; it revolves around exciting people about those ideas and helping them bring everything to life. I’ve spent decades in business, starting technology companies and helping organizations transform their IT infrastructure. What I’ve learned over time is that effective leadership goes well beyond bright ideas; it revolves around exciting people about those ideas and helping them bring everything to life.
Source: hcamag.com Panel of experts discuss perception gap between managers, workers, and executives, and the struggles of managers There is a “significant disconnect” between employee and employer perceptions of wellbeing, and the managerial gap may be to blame. “The main disconnect is still between the managers and the executives,” said Alexandra Levit, workforce futurist and author, in a panel discussion on unlocking workforce potential presented by Dayforce.
Source: hcamag.com ‘Organizations need to revisit their communication strategies to enhance employee education and increase use of benefits’ Employers already spend millions for employee benefits. Ensuring employees understand the true value should not be that costly.