Can work damage employee health? Yes. Can work damage company health? Yes. For several years, research tracking the physical and psychological state of employees has shown an increase in occupational diseases, with serious consequences for organizational performance. But the spiral of ill-health is not irreversible — all it takes to reverse the trend isRead more…

“For the world has changed, and we must change with it,” said Barrack Obama in his January 2009 inaugural address. Applying this insight to gender diversity issues, researcher and consultant Michael Stuber adds, “What happens if you are not attentive to change? You disappear.” In other words, men who fail to recognize the strategic imperativeRead more…

“People don’t leave jobs, they leave managers,” say Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman in their 1999 bestseller, First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently. 15 years later, nothing has changed: immediate managers are still the most influential deciding factor of staff wellbeing (or stress) and, by extension, of staff commitmentRead more…

What do Apple, Dell, P&G, RIM, and Amazon, the five champions of operational excellence according to Gartner’s 2011 rankings, all have in common? These companies do not approach the issue as an isolated department-by-department problem. Flexibility, interoperability, and value chain networks contribute to their profitability and guarantees they stay ahead of their competitors. Companies thatRead more…

It is clear that motivated employees perform best. But what is the key driver of motivation? Making consistent, daily progress in the work itself, say Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer, whose research sheds light on the processes that underlie motivation, revealing the most effective principles and behaviors for combatting employee disengagement. The gap between observableRead more…

Microsoft Finland recently spent several million dollars transforming their Helsinki ofices. After seeing the results, which give a boost to collaboration and flexibility, it is not surprising to learn that this computer giant is consistently ranked by the Great Place to Work Institute® as providing the best workplaces in the world. We wanted to breakRead more…

Why do some people withstand pressure better than others? Because they have acquired the skills that allow them to limit its negative effects. Working on yourself and practicing make it possible to confront even the worst squalls with greater serenity. Why do some people deal with pressure better than others? According to Clutch author PaulRead more…

Why is information the key to innovation? How do companies manage the flood of data they receive every day? What are the main challenges? Answers can be found in a study led by MIT in 2010 involving 3,000 global executives. The objective was to provide an overview of the ways in which leaders conceive theRead more…

To change an organization’s culture, working on employees’ beliefs is indispensable. It starts with a cultural diagnosis ! Acting on the beliefs that reign within an organization is the key to change. A company’s performance depends on its ability to adapt to the changing needs of its clients and employees—which requires knowing how to bringRead more…

Once you ave diagnosed the company culture, how do you implement change? The answer can be found in a practical, five-step guide designed to mobilize leaders, managers, and line employees. The main challenge is getting employees to be committed for the long term, because culture change does not occur overnight. It usually takes several monthsRead more…