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Mishandled transitions can add unnecessary risk in an already volatile business environment.

I work in a “high-touch” business where face-to-face meetings often mean the difference between bringing on a new client or losing out on a prime opportunity. I knew I had to find ways to replicate those high-touch moments in a socially distanced context. I’m not saying it’s been easy, but there have been breakthroughs.

Working through the pandemic, HR leaders have been forced to be more innovative in reshaping long-standing HR policies and practices to look for more strategic, flexible, and adaptable ways of managing their people function.

Successful transformation requires deliberate attention to detail and meticulous planning. And that begins with a frank, unblinking assessment of culture.

Current trends—many accelerated by pandemic forces beyond our control—have changed the rules of recruiting and hiring, requiring organizations to adapt and embrace new practices to compete and triumph in the future war for talent.

It’s a good idea to brush up on your negotiating skills and figure out what elements of a new position’s compensation are negotiable.

Why an investment in Executive Transition Support is just as important as your Executive Search strategy

As CEO of Foodstuffs North Island, New Zealand’s largest grocery retailer, Chris Quin wanted to improve the overall leadership culture of this well-established co-operative by making his leaders more accountable.

It would not be an understatement to say that employees have high expectations around career development. However, it’s equally true that their current employers are not doing enough to meet those expectations.

After listening to a senior leader leading a virtual team, I started to realize that not only was his team not benefitting from remote work, but the whole experience of virtual collaboration may be amplifying the problems that existed when teams were being formed or transformed.

Without benefits like maternity leave and employment insurance, huge tracts of the labor market could be left without any support when they take time off to have a family, are sick and cannot work, or move from job to job.