By Wilhelm Crous October 15, 2024 From a recent global survey conducted by McKinsey across 32 countries [1], it is clear that finance leaders are facing an increasing challenge in balancing a growing list of priorities: The role of the CFO is becoming more critical to the organisation, taking on responsibilities such as crisis
By Zia Attlee October 2, 2024 The landscape of Human Resources (HR) is transforming rapidly, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of this revolution. Today's HR professionals are increasingly turning to AI to streamline operations and enhance the efficacy of their roles. From onboarding new employees to fine-tuning performance management, AI's integration
By Wilhelm Crous September 19, 2024 In the Harvard Business Review article “Designing a Successful Reskilling Programme,” researchers Jorge Tamayo, Leila Doumi, Sagar Goel, Orsolya Kovács-Ondrejkovic, and Raffaella Sadun shared insights from a study involving approximately 1,400 organisations and business leaders in the US concerning the need for, and the current state of, reskilling.
By Wilhelm Crous April 18, 2024 Recently at the HR Directors conference, there was a lively discussion about managing the different generations in the workplace. So when I came across an article by Prof. Nicholas Pearce from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in the Harvard Business Review titled “Leading the 6-Generation
By Mark Holtshousen February 9, 2024 I have made it my job to understand what people are experiencing – call it well-informed empathy or the ability to subsume the experiences of others. Articulating those experiences is always the first step to progressing beyond them. Interpreting them through the lenses of the related disciplines helps
By Wilhelm Crous December 21, 2023 I'm always thrilled to receive a new edition of the Harvard Business Review. Just recently, my advance copy of the Jan/Feb 2024 edition arrived. After publishing six new titles on leadership, I was eager to delve into this edition, which revolves around the theme of Leadership. One particular
By Wilhelm Crous December 18, 2023 I recently had a discussion with Ajay Pangarkar, a Canadian-based thought leader in Learning and Development and the author of the soon-to-be-released book Learning Metrics. During our conversation, he pointed out an issue with online learning—engagement levels are low and dropping. This trend prompted me to delve into
By Niel Steinmann December 11, 2023 In the world of mentoring, we often find ourselves drawn to the practical aspects of the relationship—the conversations, the guidance, and the milestones that mentees should achieve. However, what if I told you that there's a profound paradigm shift just waiting to be embraced? It all begins with
By Peter Laburn November 15, 2023 My leadership journey began early in my life. It was kickstarted by various opportunities from captaining sports teams to participating in student leadership activities and reinforced by serving in leadership roles at church, in charity organisations and on school boards. As I took on these roles, I believe
By Wilhelm Crous October 25, 2023 New work arrangements, technologies, automation, and now Artificial Intelligence make it challenging to predict the future, let alone discern which jobs will persist and which new roles will emerge. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, author of “I Human: AI, Automation and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique”^1, and Chief
