Leadership Legacy – Self-Awareness is the Key to Effective Management
Published in The HR Observer (Feb 2025) https://www.thehrobserver.com/indepth/leadership-legacy-self-awareness-is-the-key-to-effective-management/ The Leadership Legacy: What Will You Leave Behind? What do you think about leadership? What do you think a leader is?” We ask these questions at the start of a program to get people to examine understanding of leaders and leadership. When they come back with their opinion, […]
Employee Retention – Get it Right from the Start
Published in The HR Observer (Jan 2025) https://www.thehrobserver.com/indepth/employee-retention-get-it-right-from-the-start/ Rethinking Employee Retention: Strategies for the Modern Workforce Employee turnover and retention: in the world of HR, we know how important this is, but sometimes it’s hard to communicate it to our business partners. But let’s do some quick math that might help us make the point. […]
Four Key Questions Leaders Should Ask Before Implementing AI—and The Four Mistakes to Avoid
Published in The HR Observer (Dec 2024) https://www.thehrobserver.com/indepth/four-key-questions-leaders-should-ask-before-implementing-ai-and-the-four-mistakes-to-avoid/ Will it be J.A.R.V.I.S. (benign, helpful, caring servant) or Skynet (a self-aware and self-serving neural network bent on destroying humanity)? What is the future of AI? The answer will depend on how we use, manage and think about AI in the coming months. There are a lot […]
Impatient Strawberries: What Young Workers Want from their Leaders
Published in The HR Observer (Nov 2024) https://www.thehrobserver.com/indepth/impatient-strawberries-what-young-workers-want-from-their-leaders/ Why does everyone under 30 want constant feedback? It’s like they can’t function without validation and attention! This complaint is a common one when we’re speaking to people who manage Millennials and Gen Z (Zillennials for want of a better portmanteau). They coined the term ‘strawberry’ for younger […]
The First Word: Augmenting leadership by using AI
Published in Chief of Staff Asia (Oct 2024) The First Word: Augmenting leadership by using AI Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to change job roles in every industry across the globe; it’s only a matter of time before it transforms leadership too. Asia’s top 1000 companies plan to spend more than 50% of their IT […]
How to navigate the ‘Uncanny Valley’ in the age of AI
Published in People Matters (Aug 2024) https://www.peoplemattersglobal.com/article/technology/how-to-navigate-the-uncanny-valley-in-the-age-of-ai-42462 The term ‘Uncanny Valley’ refers to the feelings of ambivalence that people have as something becomes more and more human-like. As Artificial Intelligence appears everywhere and seems to influence everything, leaders face the singular challenge of guiding their organisations through rapid technological advancements while maintaining a human touch. […]
