It is obvious that the business world and labour market are in a process of profound transformation. By way of example, the Davos Forum predicts that digitalization will lead to a decrease of some 5 million jobs worldwide by 2020 (http://ow.ly/CCqj304YP3L). In their analysis … [Read more...] about 10 paradoxes of the labour market: impact on results and employee engagement
20 barriers to face for a successful professional development
In my career as an HR manager, I have encountered two contradictory realities regarding professional development which have inspired me to write the present article: - Few directors or employees had doubts or failed to support the implementation of individual development plans … [Read more...] about 20 barriers to face for a successful professional development
Coworking: a tool for productivity and employee engagement
Published in Observatorio de RH (The HR Observatory) – July 2016 Origins of coworking and its rapid evolution Founded in Berlin in 1995, C-base was one of the world’s first hacklabs: a community-operated workspace for people actively interested in science, new technologies and … [Read more...] about Coworking: a tool for productivity and employee engagement
From VUCA world to FRAGILE society
The «VUCA world» concept, which has its origins in the 1990s in the U.S. Army, became popular from 2001 on, following the September 11th terrorist attacks. VUCA is an acronym that depicts the current world in which we live, a world of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and … [Read more...] about From VUCA world to FRAGILE society
The Labour Market: Are you prepared for the tsunami?
There is a broad consensus among economic and HR experts as to the profound social and business transformation we are currently experiencing. Some initial data strike me as interesting and as an incentive for us to reflect upon and put into practice. One of the conclusions from … [Read more...] about The Labour Market: Are you prepared for the tsunami?
