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Seven Truths About Hybrid Work and Productivity

Lynda Gratton, MIT Sloan Review

Our collective experience of the pandemic enabled us to conduct endless experiments with work. Initially, the experiments were about where work took place (the home becoming a viable option), and soon they became about when work took place (the rigors of nine-to-five morphing into more flexible arrangements).

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The loneliest job? How top CEOs manage dilemmas and vulnerability

Gautam Kumra, Joydeep Sengupta, and Mukund Sridhar, McKinsey & Company

For many leaders, assuming the role of CEO is a key career goal and the culmination of decades of hard work. The CEO role is also among the most challenging and demanding positions in any organization—particularly during times of uncertainty and upheaval.

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When Asking Too Many Questions Undermines Your Leadership

Luis Velasquez, Harvard Business Review

Although it’s widely accepted that good leaders are good learners, a learning mentality can also have a darker side. If not carefully managed, it might lead to a perception of decreased effectiveness, less expertise, and lower efficiency.

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The Most Common DEI Practices Actually Undermine Diversity

Traci Sitzmann, Shoshana Schwartz, and Mary Lee Stansifer, Harvard Business Review

While companies say they champion diversity, there are glaring disparities in diverse representation within managerial ranks. Despite not working well for attaining diverse representation, diversity training is widely used in organisations.

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Away win: how relocations are making an unlikely comeback

Sam Forsdick, Raconteur

At a time when millions of people can work remotely from virtually anywhere with a broadband connection, the number of companies looking to move employees is on the rise.

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3 Ways to Clearly Communicate Your Company’s Strategy

Constantinos C. Markides and Andrew MacLennan, Harvard Business Review

For all the communication around strategy, we know that leaders at many companies don’t provide the necessary context for employees to understand what the words and sentences in a strategy statement actually mean.

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What employers are getting wrong about skills-based hiring

Sam Forsdick, Raconteur

Increasingly, companies are prioritising skills over experience when assessing candidates but results show that simply removing degree requirements isn’t sufficient

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To defend against disruption, build a thriving workforce

Jacqueline Brassey, Aaron De Smet, Emily Field, Taylor Lauricella, and Brooke Weddle, McKinsey & Company

As generative AI begins to reshape jobs, leaders have an opportunity to reimagine work, the workplace, and the worker. Five actions can help.

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How employers can break down generational echo chambers at work

Sam Forsdick, Raconteur

Generational cliques are hampering productivity in the workplace. Employers must take an active role in order to bridge the divide.

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Corporate learning is boring — but it doesn’t have to be

Duncan Wardle, Harvard Business Review

Most corporate learnings aren’t cutting it. Almost 60 per cent of employees say they’re interested in upskilling and training, but 57 per cent of workers also say they’re already pursuing training outside of work.

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