A couple of years ago, at a company I worked for, we brought in a consultant to work with our management team. He had quite a personality and a highly unorthodox and uncomfortable approach that took our managers far beyond their comfort zone — luckily it turned out to be…

Leaders eat alone, too A while ago, I found myself having my schedule filled to the brim with meetings. This “meeting virus” caught me one step at a time: there were the mandatory recurring department and project meetings, the 1 on 1s with the team, and then every new request…

The post-pandemic big return to office – 5 things to consider for a successful transition (This topic was suggested by Serena, a fellow Human Capital (HC) professional. …

In these busy and tense days, it seems like everyone in the workplace is walking around with a frown upon their face, and an attitude of “do you really, really need something from me?”. It’s disarming and a bit disappointing but luckily — we still have some people who seem…

There’s a lot of talk about capitalism, achievement, success and fulfillment through work these days. As societies and economies evolve and navigate different forms of political, economic and social systems, we see nations clinging to capitalism as the new gospel of happiness and wellbeing, others condemning it as the source…

Leaders, check your privileges! Photo credit: https://unsplash.com/@vincefleming Leadership is a fertile topic for inflated metaphors, for hero’s stories, for dramatic and compelling phrases and incredible experiences. All of that is true and there’s a lot of nitty-gritty-not-so-pretty aspects of what a leader is, what he does and what he experiences. …

Anul acesta, de 8 Martie, am vrut să ofer un cadou femeilor. Am făcut o invitație deschisă celor care au vrut să dăruiască un sfat, o perspectivă, un mesaj pe care ar fi vrut ele însele să îl primească într-un moment important în viața lor. S-au strâns 10 mesaje, unul…

Looking back at 2020 is not an easy thing to do. For us all, it was the year in which the world as we knew it flipped upside down. Who could have imagined, in a world before Covid-19, that breathing freely and fully, without ailments and without a mask, would…

Leaders who Make or Break You Once upon a time… There was a little boy called Albert who really liked to paint. He used to be the first out of his household to wake up and finish all his chores so that he could have more time to get to the river and catch…