Companies are undergoing transformation processes at a rapid pace to become digital, agile and efficient. As a result, working conditions are changing and with them the demands on leadership, who are expected to have a digital mindset.  Digital mindset, what does it mean for leaders? Expertise, reliability and diligence, along with the ability to work...

Digitization requires leaders to adopt an agile, continuous way of learning. the solution: reverse mentoring. One of the key challenges business leaders face today is the role of digital technology both as an opportunity and as a threat to the future success of the business. Leaders who are best equipped to meet these challenges have...

Employee wellbeing, motivation and development are some of the most important responsibilities of a company and its leadership. After all, a company’s success stands and falls with their employees‘ engagement and commitment. How to build employee motivation and what is the role of human resources? Picture source: Pexels Successful leaders know that trying to increase...

Essential for leaders in this VUCA world  We are living in a challenging VUCA environment (‘volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous’) and the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated this and the related social challenges. The need to close the empathy gap among humans is greater than ever before. Let’s explore “leadership empathy” further in our Spotlight Interview...

How to build trust to unleash potential and drive success. The future belongs to macro-management. Succeed with the modern way of leading businesses. . Up until a few years ago, employees enjoyed unchallenged hierarchies, attendance times were fixed and monitored by time clocks, talking to colleagues kept to a few minutes during a coffee break....

Purpose-driven brands and leadership are proven to have greater business success, while achieving higher employee and customer satisfaction. The current COVID crisis has made the challenges for organizations, leadership and employees even greater. Purpose is increasingly touted as the key to navigating today’s complex, volatile, ambiguous world, where strategy is constantly changing and few choices...

For a successful collaboration and equality in business, barriers and stereotypes must be removed. Professional and gender role models are anchored in the mindset at a very early stage and can often only be revised with great effort. The video gives a good insight into what this means: . Stereotypes occur whenever we meet people...

Which career succeeds all by itself? A successful journey always has several supporters – or rather: mentors. Mentoring programs are popular today and differ from classic coaching.  The world is becoming more complex, faster and digitized than ever before. What is in today may be outdated tomorrow. This makes it all the more important to...

A good leader has the ability to lead oneself intelligently. Ideally, a leader always acts consciously, shapes the personality and thus contributes to the company and the brand. Leaders need to lead themselves Those who act with focus and awareness automatically improve their management – and enhance their quality of life. And it helps not...

Meanwhile it is known that Diversity matters and several analyses and studies confirm that diverse teams and companies outperform the others by far. Diversity improves performance and outcomes due to the following benefits:   Improves cultural insightsWider range of skillsImproves employee engagementImproves creativityReduces employee turnoverIncreases productivityImproves company reputationIncreases profits Even though there are a variety of...