As you are reading this, I’m on my way to the UK for my first in-person “Future of Work” keynote after 18 months. I’m super excited that live events are possible again! However, the amount of forms you have to submit to even be allowed to travel is astounding. Fingers crossed that I will get…
A large marketing agency announced this week that it is retiring the resume. And since they are in marketing, they made a big splash about it. The reason they do it? “To attract talent from more diverse and nontraditional backgrounds.” In a time where candidates are scarce, this initiative aims to open doors to career…
Welcome to the first post after my summer break. I also took a 2 week social media break, which was a lot less difficult than I expected! I didn’t miss it all! And had more time to read good books… I hope you also had the opportunity to step away for a while and decompress….
In high school I learned an important lesson with a lifelong impact. Our Dutch teacher, mr. de W., gave us a reading assignment. We had to analyze an article and answer questions. When he returned our papers, we found out we all failed. Imagine the uproar. When we asked him why, he explained that no…
Maybe you’ve decided to adopt a ‘work from anywhere’ approach, or maybe you just want your employees to come to the office a few days a week. Or every day. If you’ve followed me for a while or listened to one of my keynotes, you know that I’m an advocate for letting the activity determine…
Who knew that the ability to work remotely (or not) would become a controversial topic? But here we are and now it is. As more people get vaccinated, companies are reopening offices. Employees are asked to come back to the physical workplace. But do they want to? So far, it’s been a mixed bag. Last…
Talent – it’s a hotly debated topic right now. CEOs are talking about reasons for the perceived worker shortage: is it due to benefits, people not wanting to work, health concerns? I’m researching that topic right now, so more on that later this month. Chief Executive and SHRM published a new survey that shows a…
The other night I was watching TV and saw a commercial for a health science degree. At first glance, it was diverse, showing people from different backgrounds. It wasn’t until I saw it a second time that I realized that when the word ‘nurse’ flashed on the screen, they showed women, and when the words…
Is your company ready to receive the workforce of 2025? And do you realize what effects this new world of work can have on your company? While the pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation, many business leaders have been busy dealing with its aftermath, and there has been little time for strategic initiatives. Now that…
On Sunday December 11th, 2005 an explosion at the Buncefield Oil Depot completely destroyed the Hemel Hempstead office of Northgate Information Solutions (NIS), a payroll outsourcing business. Fortunately, there were no people on site. But the property damage was so extensive that the building and all of its contents were lost. In a payroll business,…
The coronavirus is profoundly changing our lives. Some of us have been confined to our homes
The coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak has taken the world by surprise and companies are scrambling
