By guest contributor Dan Hammond, CPO of Squadify Here in the UK, we just heard how we will emerge from the pandemic. Slowly. Many of us realised that we had been over-optimistic. I was reminded of Admiral James Stockdale. Jim Collins made popular Stockdale’s paradox, created in a...
By Dan Meek, CEO, LIW A balance of gender-related news was as good as it gets this week. Josh Bersin’s latest research into Diversity, Equity and Inclusion shows that only one company in five holds itself-accountable for DEI. The prevailing bias was ably demonstrated by KPMG’s UK Chair, Bill...
By Dan Meek, CEO, LIW Some days we feel like we’re stuck on a never-ending conveyor belt of virtual meetings. Human dynamics, clarity of agendas and communication styles are played out in the boxes on the screen before us as we strive to maintain momentum and drive...
By Dan Meek, CEO, LIW While so much of 2021 may feel like 2020, it’s good to get a fresh perspective. Rutger Bregman’s new book ‘Humankind’, aims to provide ‘a beacon of hope for a frighted world’. It calls us as humans to challenge the negative narrative that...
By Dan Hammond, Chief Disruption Officer, LIW CNN this week reported on the rise of the fake commute. People are building rides, walks and runs into their daily routines and are gaining mental and physical heath benefits. A friend of mine is doing and he is...
By Dan Hammond, Chief Disruption Officer, LIW My wife and I watched today’s inauguration and, I have to admit, shed a few tears. Our teenage daughter laughed at us, naturally. For us, President Biden’s call for unity, hope and light was inspiring and exactly what the world...
By Dan Hammond, Chief Disruption Officer, LIW ‘I’d like to cancel my subscription to this year… the 7-day trial is enough’ was a popular meme after the first week of 2021. While there are terrible events happening outside our control, we have the opportunity to make...
By Pia Lee, CEO, LIW Brené Brown noted in her book, ‘The Gifts of Imperfection’ that “authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real.” After a fraught, VUCA year which has tested...
By Pia Lee, CEO, LIW It has been a huge year – transformative, exciting, accelerating but also tragic, challenging and draining. The experience of these times – in fact, all times – is highly individual. The image shows a simple visualisation of how one team has felt...
By Juliet Hammond, Research and Data Analytics Lead Research indicates that 41% of Americans have suffered declining mental health during lockdown. As working from home has become a reality for many, Google and Cisco are among organisations that are urging staff to take free time off to rest. BCG defines...