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Falling for your coworker is both normal and common. But before acting on your feelings, you might assess the risks. Many organizations forbid their employees to date coworkers, vendors, customers, or suppliers, or then require specific disclosures. So be sure to check company policies before launching into a relationship. Your colleagues’ perceptions will reflect what they […]

Encouraging meaning at work offers numerous organizational and individual benefits. How can an organization develop higher performance, increased satisfaction and self-confidence, as well as greater perseverance and self-motivated skills development? Which set of conditions must be met? Employees must first have clarity in terms of what is expected of them and how to invest their […]

HR need to encourage more of a change culture. The development of HR functions are linked to the bygone industrial age. Talented employees were expected to compliantly contribute towards the organization’s common goals and global value. HR was thus put in charge of an ecosystem built around formalized processes, sameness, common practices, and conformity. This model […]

Reassurance and transparency. COVID-19 has brought along much uncertaintly about our professional and personal lives. Businesses are experiencing major disruptions ; some are worried about their very survival. It is therefore critical for leaders to help employees stay informed, feel heard, and kept on track. Firstly, organizational leaders should communicate frankly and frequently about how […]

Quality of relationships declines as remote work increases. So how maintain rapport, motivation and a common identity when employees cannot meet often physically? How can managers adjust to sustain performance and wellbeing? Especially when more at ease with “managing by walking around”? High intensity telework may represent a steep learning curve for many managers. Luckily, […]

Help your team transition back to the office. Since the beginning of lockdown, you and your team have gradually become used to the new “telework normality“. Only to now have to adjust right back again to a new “social distancing office normality“. Unfortunately, it won’t be as easy as flipping the light switches back on […]

What would a Head of Remote Work do? It’s all about ensuring that remote work is properly supported versus merely allowed. Formalizing and implementing work from home properly needs to be managed as a process. Indeed, getting remote work right involves more of a cultural change of habits than simply switching from a mostly colocated […]

What role for a Head of Remote Work? It’s all about ensuring that remote work is properly supported. Not merely allowed. Because getting remote work right requires a slow change in habits instead of a quick flip from a collocated to a remote setting. Will your existing management and HR team be able to address […]

Organizing remote work so that benefits outweigh costs and risks. Many managers are hesitant to authorize remote work. The idea of direct reports “time-sheeting” without supervision may feel like stretching trust beyond what’s comfortable. But it turns out that the 6 major concerns expressed by managers are unfounded. So why not rely on work flexibility […]

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is a fundamental and versatile quality. Whatever your role, it is imperative to apply EQ to enhance your professional development. Being able to recognize one’s own emotions and those of others plays a major role in successful interpersonal exchanges. In fact, the best leaders combine IQ with EQ. On the other hand, […]