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Leaders who understand the behaviors that underlie agility, how to measure their agility today, and how to develop agility as part of new ways of working will build a long-term advantage.
Stephen Spencer discusses the differences between this recession and the previous one, how the CLO market has changed the corporate restructuring dynamic, and his advice for negotiation in times of extreme stress.
The way teams operate and deliver can make or break a company’s performance as well as set the tone for its culture. Leaders who keep their teams motivated, with all eyes set on a shared purpose, have a better chance of thriving in the long term.
CEO succession should be an ongoing part of boards’ work—but boards also need to understand how considerations shift as change gets closer.
In this podcast, Paul Markovich and Mary O’Hara, CEO and CHRO, respectively, of Blue Shield of California, discuss how leading with integrity and authenticity are keys to inspiring a workforce to make a difference in helping to transform the healthcare system.
What separates today’s high-performing organizations from those unable to keep pace with the new demands of leadership?
In this podcast episode, Rainer Baumann, managing director for Head Group Digital and Information at Swiss Re, discusses the importance of organizational agility—and the steps to help develop it—to survive in today’s VUCA world.
The view from the C-suite still looks nothing like the diverse world outside, so how can leaders address this?
The blockbuster film excels at depicting women of color in positions of authority, presenting a welcome new narrative of representation and empowerment still lacking in many corporations. By addressing some key issues at play, hiring managers can help to effect change.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, leaders should consider taking these simple steps to champion change and promote gender parity in their organizations.
Achieving gender parity in the upper echelons of the European financial services sector is proving difficult. One particularly effective tactic—individual sponsorship—is often overlooked.
Improve the quality of your organization's leadership by focusing on the four factors that correlate with superior business results.
Here’s an exercise any team can go through to evaluate its level of support and challenge and get better.
A new survey sheds light on the importance of mentoring—what works, what doesn’t, why it matters, and how companies could support it better.
Creating high-performance teams takes coaching that is a well-blended synthesis of team facilitation, organizational consulting, organizational development, individual work, and team development.
Leaders who create an internal culture of coaching enable employees to perform at their best. These three steps will help carve a path towards culture change for the better.
Putting substantive mentoring into practice is not easy, nor is it a short-term ad hoc solution. It requires commitment from the board, buy-in and support from the CEO, and careful pairing of board members with rising stars.