A study titled “The Value of Adaptive Advantage” proves that the more adaptive companies are, the more financial gains that company generates. They also consistently outperform their industry peers and sustain superior performance over time. The study also revealed five additional traits that are instrumental toward forming and nurturing a highly adaptive team. Those traits […]
One voice. Sense-and-respond capacity. Information processing. Freedom within a framework. Boundary fluidity. In a recent study titled “The Value of Adaptive Advantage”, these five characteristics were commonly found in highly adaptive teams. They join other top traits like: distributed leadership (the team leader believes in the value of sharing leadership at the top and developing […]
A study titled “The Value of Adaptive Advantage” proves that the more adaptive companies are, the more financial gains that company generates. They also consistently outperform their industry peers and sustain superior performance over time. The study showed that there were basic tenets in place when it came to highly adaptive teams: distributed leadership (the […]
Lately on the blog, we’ve been diving into the book Die Empty by Todd Henry. Todd Henry is the founder of Accidental Creative, a company that helps creative people and teams be prolific, brilliant and healthy. If you’re an organisation that’s looking to leverage the talents of your team members and get them more engaged […]
Last time on the blog, we began a discussion on some principles featured in the book Die Empty by Todd Henry. Leaders especially will thrive as a result of absorbing the material that Henry presents, particularly where it concerns bringing out the fullest potential in the people you lead. That’s because in Die Empty, Henry […]
“Each day that we postpone difficult tasks and succumb to the clutter that chokes creativity, discipline, and innovation results in a net deficit to the world, our organizations, and ourselves. Die Empty is a tool for people who aren’t willing to put off their most important work for another day. Todd Henry explains the forces […]
Continuing our series on succession planning (read part 1 here and part 2 here), today’s blog discusses some of the essential steps in the actual succession plan development process. First, let’s take another look at what succession planning is: A “deliberate and systematic effort” designed to ensure the continued effective performance of an organization, […]
Last time on the blog, we discussed some of the benefits organisations could experience simply by having a succession plan in place. These benefits include a significant increase in employee engagement and a higher number of identified, well-developed leaders on board. You can read the full article here. Over the next few posts, we’ll discuss […]
Does your organisation have a succession plan in place? If not, you may want to consider developing one. Based on a recent report from Software Advice—an online reviewer of talent management technology—organisations that have succession plans in place tend to yield great results including: A higher number of identified, well-developed leaders on board A long-term commitment […]
Want your company to attract the best and brightest team members? In a recent study, Software Advice, an online reviewer of HR technology, combed through employee-written reviews of companies (as hosted on the website Glassdoor, which helps job seekers determine the best companies to work for) and found that out of the over 147,000 companies […]