AI technology: moving from hype to real capability inside organizations
In a recent meeting with a board of directors, the conversation about AI started the familiar way: “we know it matters, but…”
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Navigating retail and FMCG complexity through next-generation commercial capability
In the early 2000s, the retail and FMCG market in Central and Eastern Europe was almost unlimited territory. That is no longer the case, and commercial capability has not kept up.
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How organizations benefit from internal personal branding programmes
Maria had worked at the same company for ten years. Anyone who knew her would have said she was excellent at her job, which was exactly the problem.
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Gen X meets the newer generations: building a workplace that motivates everyone
Organizations are increasingly preoccupied with building a workplace that is motivating and meaningful. Four generations now share the same corridor, and the friction is rarely about work ethic.
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Motivation and the theme park experiment
When the subject is motivation, the first question is always the same: what motivates you, professionally? The answers are almost never the ones the organization expects.
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DISC, a versatile instrument for making communication work
What happens when people from different departments hold objectives that do not fit together? Collaboration stops being a matter of goodwill.
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PCM: raising workplace satisfaction by improving how people relate to each other
Monday morning. The budget approval meeting for the new employer branding campaign. Around the table sits Alexandru, the CFO, plus four people who will each hear the same words differently.
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Dr. House, Steve McQueen the rat, and the hierarchy of human values
I have written before about ants, termites, spiders and crocodiles, and every one of those pieces was really about personal development.
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“Energy Management”: a real answer to burnout
It is a Monday and the sales team has its weekly meeting. Anca can feel the meeting room closing in, and she is not the only one, which is precisely the point.
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The multiplier mindset: what it means and how you build it
Imagine the following. You are the CEO of a construction materials company and you need to promote someone into a role that will decide the next three years.
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Naked on stage. On speaking in public, honestly
I was five and a bit, and I had somehow ended up in a painting circle with a group of other children. What happened next taught me more about audiences than any course since.
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How can AI support the development of human potential? A look at immersive experiences
Although it feels as though AI is a recent product, it has been present in our lives since the first half of the last century. What changed is what we can now do with it.
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The holy grail of learning & development: ROI, or real effectiveness
Everything the last few years have thrown at us (a pandemic, war on the border, supply chain blockages, de-globalisation) forces a single question about every training budget.
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Removing barriers in training: lack of time and company culture
“Success: the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.” “Strategy: a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term aim.” The two are not the same thing, and training budgets keep confusing them.
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Shift happens: the future of training
I'm a trainer and I love my job. I also have a bit of experience, though I'm not sure that helps as much as it used to.
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Resilience case study: sailing around the world
How do you make people become aware of what they feel, think and do? How do you make them realise what resilience actually costs?
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