Some time ago, I decided to conduct an "informal survey" among fifty relevant professionals in people management. The objective was to gather their feedback on this essential question: Do you consider it necessary to reinvent people management to increase its impact? It was … [Read more...] about Reinventing people management is urgent
Transformation requires hard work, not deep pockets
Nowadays, few companies escape the need for transformation, a necessary process if they want to be competitive and one that goes beyond the opportunity offered by the digital revolution. Change management methodologies, such as Kotter's 8 steps, are already veterans in the … [Read more...] about Transformation requires hard work, not deep pockets
How to maintain the desire to excel? Lessons learned from sport
Maintaining success at a professional level over a long period of time is difficult. A look at the world of sport can give us the necessary keys to achieve it How to sustain the hunger for improvement in athletes or professionals who have won everything? How to avoid … [Read more...] about How to maintain the desire to excel? Lessons learned from sport
Sense of humour. An underestimated leadership skill?
When we talk about the main traits of a good leader, the ones that usually come to mind are: strategic vision, business acumen, determination, humility, credibility, empathy, resilience, energy… A sense of humour is unlikely to appear in this shortlist of skills, but it’s … [Read more...] about Sense of humour. An underestimated leadership skill?
Grit: Success is determination over and above innate talent
What are the key factors that contribute to professional success? In seeking to answer this eternal question, there were two turning points at the end of the 1990s. McKinsey's influential report “The War for Talent” was published and David Watkins (Softscape) coined the term … [Read more...] about Grit: Success is determination over and above innate talent
