Gen WHY?
Over the last decade there has been plenty written about the challenges of leading Millennials in the workplace. As silly as it might seem to try to put an entire generation into one category, it is worth observing how the working environments are changing in many countries. As is always the case no matter what […]
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- Oct, 02, 2017
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Oct, 02, 2017
Learning Needs a Network
When we design development opportunities for our employees, do we do it in a vacuum, or do we have them collaborate? Because honestly, getting the most from learning and development requires a network. Learning opportunities for your folks are great, and you should provide them – learning should really be part of your fundamental culture […]
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- Sep, 25, 2017
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Supporting Social Entrepreneurship
Many young people — as well as not-so-young people — want to save the world and maybe, just maybe, you can help your employees fulfill that desire, and help yourself in the process. Surveys find that “making a difference” is often equally as important as, and sometimes more important than, salary for many employees. This […]
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- Sep, 18, 2017
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Do What It Takes to Get the Best
There are more languages spoken in London than in any other city. With all the foreign-born folks living, working, and studying there, you would think they’d have their immigration issues worked out pretty well. But you would be wrong. Earlier this year the Designing Leaders team visited London, where we talked to over four dozen […]
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- Sep, 14, 2017
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Bureaucracies Can Help—That’s Why We Have Them
Creativity and bureaucracy may seem like two completely different animals but, like monkeys and pandas, they can learn to coexist (Do monkeys and pandas coexist? Even if they don’t, it makes for a nice mental picture). You expect your employees to do the new things: create new content, design new graphics, imagine new products, come […]
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- Sep, 11, 2017
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