How our communications preferences differ by generation
Not surprisingly, workplace communications preferences vary considerably across generations. This is largely a result of what communication method each generation has grown up with [...]
6 pitfalls and things to avoid for future of work leaders
People love lists. During masterclasses with managers and leaders, I often get asked for a list of obvious pitfalls and things to avoid when leading [...]
Why flexibility in time, location and process is a top future of work expectation
The most often talked about shift in the changing expectation of the future of work is the desire for more flexibility - in time, location [...]
Leading people doing jobs designed for robots
People worry that robots are taking the jobs of people. But more worrying is that too many people are still doing jobs better-designed for machines, [...]
Do you lead conscripts or volunteers?
In my last post, we looked at how technology and the ‘gig’ economy has created a shift for employees from needing-to-work for an organisation to [...]
Talent’s got options – moving from “need to work” to “want to work” thinking
Throughout the 20th century (and indeed before then), organisations have been built on the assumption that their workers needed to work for them. For the [...]
Gen Z Kids don’t use phones (to talk)
Kids get mobile phones earlier and earlier these days – I remember my daughter, when she was around 10, being somewhat disappointed when clearly fishing [...]
The value of social media in the workplace: the power of weak links
I was at dinner with a senior director in the property investments business recently. We were talking about what made his organisation ‘valuable’. Being in [...]
Gen Z “Swipe-before-you-can-write generation”- what are the implications?
I recently watched a toddler in a TV shop try to the swipe the on-screen graphics on the rolling news being played. He got really [...]
Our preference (or bias) on display – a leadership lesson from the newsstand
Have you ever thought about the irony of rows of ‘How-to-use your-iPad’ type magazines that grace every newsstand? How come there is a market for [...]
