Despite the tough year that 2020 was, it actually wasn’t too bad for women in leadership, with 41 female CEOs now slated to be running Fortune 500 companies. And although this is not a very high number, it’s certainly a new record which demonstrates that progress has been made – and that change is afoot!
With three decades of experience in international management and entrepreneurship, Christian is on a mission to establish Intelligent Fluids as the global pioneer in smart physical cleaning. Supporting 10 of the 17 SDGs of the UN, the company has the potential to replace aggressive solvents and dangerous cleaning chemicals in industrial volume markets such as […]
At managerial level, in particular, there are two different personality types: the ‘cuddly,’ harmony-seeking boss who would prefer everybody to agree on everything, and who above all wants to be liked by his or her staff; and the tough, success-oriented executive who is quite prepared to put up with significant clashes of interest within the […]
As reported by the World Economic Forum: "The double disruption caused by automation and the pandemic is likely to displace 85 million jobs by 2025. Among those set to remain in their roles, 50% will need reskilling by 2025." The impact of the pandemic and increased automation is going to continue to rumble through organisations […]
Not all presenteeism is apparently bad news. ‘Functional presenteeism’, where working whilst unwell does not actually further compromise their health, can have a positive effect on an employee’s psychological wellbeing. The employer would, however, still need to assess whether the work or workloads poses a risk to the employee‘s health and consider adjusting work/workloads to […]
Crucial to establishing gender equity in an organisation are effective training programmes for women and recognition of the achievements that make them suitable for upper management.
For some larger companies, the transition to full digital integration is still ongoing. How should business leaders go about enabling effective modernisation?
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