Most views of leadership are sub-optimal for the organizations where most types of work get done today. And so it’s time to re-think our view of courage for our modern context. Pretending to be fearless no matter how good the reasons to be afraid, or acting like a know-it-all no matter how obvious it is…
The workplace is constantly shifting and changing, and so must your strategy — because what worked last year may not work in the next.James Baldwin may have put it best when he said, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” Reflection helps us grow from our…
World leaders and human rights activists on Sunday mourned the death of Desmond Tutu, the South African priest and human rights activist who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work fighting apartheid, racial injustice and homophobia.Tutu died peacefully at the age of 90 in Cape Town, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced. Ramaphosa said…
Many professionals often joke about mediocre managers, the epitome of which is Gary Cole’s character Bill Lumbergh in the movie Office Space. A nitpicky, passive-aggressive micromanager, he is the bane of his employees’ lives. Unfortunately, bad managers like Bill have created a stereotype that frequently diminishes the value added by good managers.The ongoing pandemic has many…
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and opposition leader Anthony Albanese will take advantage of Queensland’s domestic border reopening and begin doing the rounds to visit key seats in preparation for the expected-election next year. The Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) Anthony Albanese began his unofficial campaign in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, on Dec. 13. According to The…
As return-to-office dates loom closer—pending what we learn about the Omicron variant—so a moralistic argument in favor of return-to-office gets louder: That in-person work is better for inclusion.People who work remotely are going to miss out on networking, which could affect their ability to be promoted and receive pay raises in the future—or so the…
December 4, 2021 10:20 AM Image Credit: peterhowell / Getty Images Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more According to a newly released survey from nonprofit technical organization IEEE, about one in five respondents say…
Chancellor Merkel and her designated successor Scholz must tackle record Covid infections in Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel and her designated successor Olaf Scholz will meet German regional leaders on Thursday to finalise new measures to tackle surging COVID cases, with compulsory jabs among the options on the table. Infections have smashed records in Germany in…
Please try another search Economy3 hours ago (Nov 29, 2021 07:45AM ET) © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Birds fly near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives leaders will offer a stopgap measure to fund the federal government into January, averting a potential shutdown…
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster sent a letter to the state’s department of education this week about Gender Queer: A Memoir, a book he wants investigated. Jeffrey Collins/AP hide caption toggle caption Jeffrey Collins/AP South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster sent a letter to the state’s department of education this week about Gender Queer: A Memoir,…