Quiet hiring will future-proof your workforce – if done right
As employers grapple with labour shortages and the Great Resignation, they are turning to a growing trend: sourcing human capital from within the organisation, aka quiet hiring.
What can mindfulness do for management?
Cécile Dejoux reflects on the trend followed by many companies which have started teaching mindfulness in the office.
“Kindness and business shouldn’t just rhyme”
Peter Vanham reflects on the 2023 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, an organisation he used to work for, and the importance of friendliness and benevolence in the corporate world – and outside of it.
How bosses can ensure ‘meaningfulness’ at a company
In a time of skills shortages, employers need to retain their staff. One concept in particular is becoming increasingly important: meaningfulness. Kerstin Alfes gives some tips on how employers can reinforce this feeling.
Challenging hierarchy
Are organizational problems always rooted in the ‘hierarchical’ phenomenon? This is not the opinion of Ghislain Deslandes, who reviews a study devoted to this subject.
“Caution: cash bonuses dilute easily, but non-monetary rewards live on”
Frédéric Fréry comments on Elon Musk’s record bonus at Tesla, and praises other forms of reward.
Care management: motivating employees and stopping burnout in the ‘new normal’
Cécile Dejoux presents a managerial approach based on a scientific model that meets the needs for meaningfulness and work-life balance of employees and managers.
How people view telework depends on factors beyond the organisation
Almudena Cañibano and Argyro Avgoustaki explain that factors beyond the organisation, such as labour market conditions, play a key role in employees’ interpretation of telework as a potential threat.
The usefulness of consultancies: An old issue in need of new answers… and new questions
Tristan Dupas-Amory comments on a cover story of The Economist seemingly questioning management consultants’ usefulness.
Well-being at work: why has it become the strategic issue for companies?
As if we needed more proof of how important physical and mental health is for staff, the recent crisis further highlighted this reality as employees struggled to remain flexible, withstand pressure and work remotely. Recent studies indicate that, in France, an employee that is fulfilled is an employee that is less frequently absent and sick,…
Here’s how companies can truly improve employee happiness
A broad, cross-cultural study found a universal need for managers to address more collective and meaningful aspects of happiness.
Fact or Fiction: “Every business needs a data scientist.”
Prof. Louis-David Benyayer dives into the uncertain need for data scientists in our technologically evolving business environment.
