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How the No Silo Rule boosts organizational innovation

When we think about innovation and innovative business approaches, it all comes down to “thinking outside the box.” Easier said than done! Especially since innovation is not something you can stop doi...

8 Practical skills remote employees need to develop right now

The world of work has changed tremendously during the past months, along with many aspects of our lives. Even though not all jobs can be performed remotely, quite a lot can be adjusted to the virtual ...

7 Best practices to onboard remote employees in 2020

Investing in a robust onboarding program is highly beneficial. Companies with a strong onboarding process improve new hire retention by 82% and boost productivity by over 70%. As more companies shift ...

Top 3 soft skills to support when training a remote workforce

We are currently in the fourth wave of the digital revolution and all industries are changing as a result of that. The rise of the internet of things, artificial intelligence and quantum computing, to...

Top 5 ways L&D professionals can avoid Zoom fatigue

As an L&D professional, much of your workday is spent speaking to employees and maintaining industry relationships. Before COVID-19, you probably accomplished most of these interactions in just a few ...

How to utilize technology to encourage remote productivity

As technology has grown and adapted in the last decade, so has the way that many individuals work. For instance, many employers are discovering that entire workforces can successfully work from the co...

4 Skills to teach employees to empower them to work remotely

The concerns over COVID-19 have grown over the past few weeks, with many companies asking their staff to work from home. As governments continue to order most businesses to close and individuals to se...

Working from home – good for both companies and employees

An ex-colleague turned friend texted me this morning saying “I just brought home my work laptop, an extra big monitor, some contraption meant to secure my data and a docking station. My kitchen table ...

How to make remote collaboration and training easy: File sharing, video learning, communication, and other tips

Managing remote employees can be a challenge, but it also comes with its advantages. You can bring in bright minds who may not have otherwise been able to work for you, employees tend to work more eff...

Agility – the superpower of the modern employee

Superheroes have seen a rather big rise in popularity – whether they are from the DC or Marvel universes, their stories fill cinema seats and bring in big revenues. They are very different and have va...

What HR professionals need to know about the neuroscience of values and purpose

Whodunit novels have been popular since the beginning of modern literature – up to that point it was mainly about the gods, destiny and an exaggerated focus on morals and conduct. We all love our witt...

How HR and L&D departments can stay on top of career mobility

When I was starting my first job, over a decade ago, career mobility literally meant having to move to another location in order to fill either the same position or a different one. So when I came acr...

Generation Z in the workplace

Horoscopes divide people according to their birthdates. People who are born in a certain period are supposed to share characteristics and have set compatibilities. These divisions are highly disputed;...

3 Basic tips for strategic career planning

At a first glance, it is a lot easier to get or change a job these days than it was in the past. First of all, there are a lot more ways to find out about opportunities. Secondly, there are many metho...

3 Considerations of modern career development

One of the most asked questions in job interviews is the dreaded “where do you see yourself in five years?” brain teaser. For most people it’s almost impossible to know where they would fit in a parti...

Are remote teams the future of the workplace?

This post has been updated on March 4, 2020. “This is the future.” Nowadays, it seems like we hear this a lot. Whether it’s artificial intelligence, augmented reality, automation or blockchains, every...

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