How to Balance Employee Freedom With Organizational Control
When looking at something such as designing employee experiences one of the biggest questions and challenges that comes up is […]
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The Future Of Talent: Attracting And Retaining The Top Talent For Your Organization
The future of recruiting and retaining top talent is changing. With new developments in employee engagement, the gig economy, and the rise of Millennials and Generation Z in the workforce, organizations are adapting their methods to find and maintain the best employees. Today, I speak with Mike Preston the Chief Talent Officer at Deloitte. Deloitte underwent a mass career customization framework, focused on strength based development. While Deloitte has never had a Chief Human Resources Officer by that name, the Talent Officer title reflects how their employees are viewed. The people who work for their company, the talent, are the most important component. While this title may have always been the standard at Deloitte, this just shows how they are ahead of the curve in regards to the future of work. Many other organizations are changing the title of their Human Resources departments to reflect the focus on employees themselves. […]
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Three Unconventional Ways To Get Ahead At Your Company
As much as we keep hearing about the gig and freelancer economy, the reality is that most of still have full time jobs and at least for the foreseeable future this won’t change. This means that for most of us we still want to know how to succeed and thrive in the jobs and roles that we are in. However, most of the pieces of advice we hear about recommend things like making your manager look good, taking on extra work, trying to become friends with others, and the like. Instead, I want to propose a few non-conventional yet powerful approaches that employees can use to get ahead at work. […]
The SVP Of Zendesk On Rethinking Our Personal And Professional Relationships
Today’s Future of Work podcast is with Anne Raimondi the SVP of Strategy at Zendesk. The topic today is a little different than most of the topics covered on the podcast. Anne speaks on rethinking our personal and professional relationships. Our relationships drive what we do in our personal lives, and how we interact inside our companies. They are changing right along with the future of work. With advances in technology, we are finding that work is spreading into every aspect of our lives. Anne describes how instead of focusing on work-life balance, the focus should be on work-life integration and how it effects the relationships we build and maintain. […]
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Why Your Physical Workspace Is Just As Important As Your Physical Appearance
First impressions are important. When you meet someone for the first time appearance matters. If they show up disheveled and not “put together” then you get a very different vibe versus if they show up with their hair combed and a nice outfit versus if they show up in something casual. Each appearance gives you a different vibe. The same feelings happen when employees walk into a workspace. If an employee walks into an office and all the walls are stark, everyone is in cubicles, and people are dressed suites and ties then the vibe might be boring, not innovative, and very conservative. Now imagine walking into a different workspace with an open floor plan, touch screens on the walls, and workers buzzing about actively engaging with each other. This typically gives off a vibe that is more about innovation, collaboration, and engagement. […]
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Three Strategies For Closing The Generational Gap At Your Company
When considering the generation gap that most organizations are seeing, we first have to remember that this is not the first time that we have had multiple generations in the workplace at a single given time. While it may be true that there are indeed some differences between generations, many studies on this topic find there are more similarities than differences. So what are some things organizations should do to close any generational differences that might exist? […]
How Airbnb Creates Amazing Employee Experiences
Today’s Future of Work Podcast is a very exciting topic! My guest is Mark Levy, the Global Head of Employee Experience at Airbnb. Airbnb has been making headlines lately, as they shifted their focus from a Human Resources Department to Employee Experience. Airbnb has core values that really put their employees first, and want them to feel like they belong with the company. During today’s podcast, I sit down at their main campus, and you can feel the energy of their open floor and hear new programs being implemented as the podcast is recording.
5 Ways You Can Future Proof Your Organization in 2016 (Webinar)
On Feb 16th at 10am PST I’m hosting a webinar on the 5 Ways You Can Future Proof Your Organization
The CIO Of GE On How The Role Of IT Is Transforming
The role of IT inside of an organization is transforming. With all of the new technologies being created and utilized in today’s workplace, there are a lot of discussions how best to expand the organizations technology infrastructure. Today’s guest on the Future of Work Podcast is Jim Fowler. Jim is the Chief Information Officer of General Electric. This podcast discusses how IT and the CIO role in particular, is now one of the most exciting departments of an organization. […]
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Are Managers Lying To Us?
I recently spoke at a conference in Pittsburgh, and while waiting for my flight I started thinking about some recent conversations I’ve had with managers and executives at various organizations. Many of these leaders have stated how much they care about driving change, employee engagement, diversity and modernization in the workplace. However, when we look at many organizations, we see that oftentimes the exact opposite is true; employees are not engaged, work spaces are not modern, there is no diversity and the organization struggles to change at a snail’s pace. So how can these leaders and executives say they care about these things when these things are still prevalent? How can we bridge the gap between what companies want to do, and what they can do?