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Taking advice from a Best Managed Company
Taking advice from a Best Managed Company
What does it take to become a Best Managed Company? No. 1 on the list is clear-eyed leadership, an ability to face seemingly insurmountable challenges; come up with a plan to overcome them and then execute it flawlessly.
Joel Leetzow takes helm as new CEO for Sylogist
Joel Leetzow has been named the new chief executive officer of Sylogist, a SaaS (software as a service) company for nonprofits, governments and educational institutions. Leetzow brings more than 35 years of leadership experience.
CEOs are getting ruthless about worker performance
The way Unilever chief executive officer Fernando Fernandez starts every meeting at the consumer products maker says a lot about the mindset of corporate bosses who fear their companies have lost their edge.
The silent disengagement of managers
It seems to be taken for granted in our mental models: managers — obviously committed and willing — try their best to generate commitment from their own team. But have we considered that they themselves might become demotivated?
Can my employer implement a no-vacation blackout?
Our company is gearing up to launch a new product soon and they’ve just implemented a six-month, no-vacation blackout period. This seems unreasonable and unfair, especially because it’s going to be over the summer when people’s kids are off school.
Is your workplace draining curiosity?
A report, released by SurveyMonkey, surveyed 1,925 workers to find that while 95% describe themselves as at least somewhat curious and 60% say they are very curious, only 30% say their workplace strongly rewards curiosity.
Quebec employers are not popular
The Leadership Institute wants to measure the impact of employer management, teleworking and AI on talent retention and mobilization over the next few years. The first survey is worrying for employers: 40% of respondents would not recommend their employer.
Doing more at work may not lead to recognition, promotion
I can usually tell within the first 10 minutes of a coaching session. Before the client finishes describing their job, before they name the problem. Almost as an afterthought, they say “I don’t understand why I keep getting passed over.”
One-on-one meetings are for the employee’s benefit
Roger Thompson looked at a 1,200-person company, testing the value of one-on-ones through an anonymous survey and follow-up interviews with employees. The key finding: the higher the perceived effectiveness of one-on-ones, the lower the intention of an employee leaving.
Psychopaths can poison the culture at work
A study in 2010 found there are about three times as many people with psychopathy per capita in senior management positions than in the general population. When dealing regularly with a psychopath, do you stay or do you go?
Employees common courtesy using AI gets better results
Employees are showing some form of courtesy when conversing with AI tools, a new report found, indicating that the technology is increasingly recognized as a colleague at work. It's important to show AI common courtesy according to 64% of employees.
Canadian companies are integrating an AI-human workforce
Two-thirds (66 per cent) of Canadian business leaders are moving towards a fully integrated AI-human workforce where humans work alongside agents, according to a new survey by KPMG. Three-quarters of respondents said they’re already using agentic AI.
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