Assembling and managing successful teams is a core leadership skill, whether you are convening a temporary task force, managing a full department, or running a school fundraiser. But how well do you understand what makes a great team? If you think it’s simply assembling a group of highly talented people and letting...
This week Meta (Facebook) announced revenue growth of 25% year over year and a headcount cut of 22%, with net income soaring to $14 billion, almost a 35% net profit. That spectacular outcome is a result of focus and a clear and rigorous process of reducing headcount. But the big story...
It’s no secret that the relationships between people and their work, and between employees and employers, have changed dramatically in recent years. The composition of the workforce is evolving, too, and quickly. As the youngest workers become an ever-larger share of the workforce—by some measures, Gen Zers could comprise more...
It's the quitting trend that just won’t quit. People are switching jobs and industries, moving from traditional to nontraditional roles, retiring early, or starting their own businesses. They are taking a time-out to tend to their personal lives or embarking on sabbaticals. The Great Attrition has become the Great Renegotiation. Competition for...
The new year is quickly approaching, and fresh job interview questions are bound to follow. With millions of people job searching—including those who have been laid off, are switching careers, or have recently graduated—it’s never too early to start preparing for interviews. Common interview questions like ‘why should we hire you’...
There’s always something sitting between people and the world around them. Whether it’s a tool, a story, a brand, or a person, external factors influence what they think, how they interact, and the way they feel as they move through life. These trends explore the evolution of these factors—because it’s putting...
11 years! It’s a long time in today’s day and age to be with one employer. In fact, most experts think that the average millennial in the work force today is likely to have a minimum of 3-4 jobs in a similar period. Even so, I had many different challenging projects over the...
I was scared out of my mind when it dawned on me that I was actually doing it - I was taking a real life ‘career break’! The realisation hit me literally the day before I was about to leave. When my business coach (sometimes I call her my therapist) initially introduced...
