Content by Gleb Tsipursky
Five Steps to Making Wise Career DecisionsA non-gut-based approach to evaluating your career choices
Wed, 06/01/2022 - 12:03
Covid-19 has disrupted many areas of our lives, including our careers. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to strengthen and secure your career during these uncertain times. Due to the devastating effect of the pandemic on the restaurant…
Google’s Myth of Losing Social Capital in Hybrid WorkStudies show this isn't true
Wed, 05/11/2022 - 12:02
Google recently announced its new post-pandemic hybrid work policy, requiring employees to work in the office for at least three days a week. That policy goes against the desires of many rank-and-file Google employees. A survey of more than 1,000…
How to Be a Wise Decision-MakerYou shouldn’t trust your gut as a decision-maker: Here’s why.
Wed, 04/27/2022 - 12:03
The biggest falsehood in business leadership and career advice may also be the most repeated: “Go with your gut.” Surely you’ve heard this advice often as a decision-maker, as well as some variations of that phrase, such as, “Trust your instincts…
Upskilling Remote and Hybrid EmployeesHow to help hybrid, remote workers survive and thrive in the future of work
Wed, 04/20/2022 - 12:03
The future of work—of hybrid and fully remote workers—will require upskilling of employees for organizations that wish to succeed in the post-Covid world. Leaders who want to seize a competitive advantage in that future will need to benchmark their…
Addressing Proximity Bias for a Hybrid and Remote Work CultureDon't let resentment build up around schedule flexibility
Wed, 03/30/2022 - 12:03
The pandemic has forced organizations to recognize that they need to address proximity bias to adapt their work culture to the hybrid and remote future of work. Proximity bias is the unconscious perception that those with close proximity to their…
Manage Hybrid and Remote Teams Through Revised Performance EvaluationsMore frequent reviews can be a path to improvement for employees and managers
Thu, 03/17/2022 - 13:03
The pandemic forced leaders to reconcile with the need for effective hybrid and remote team management strategies, including in performance evaluations. Research has shown the benefits of moving away from large-scale quarterly or annual performance…
Serendipitous Idea Generation for Hybrid and Remote Quality TeamsA native virtual-ideation format taps into underlying motivations that facilitate creativity
Thu, 02/17/2022 - 12:03
‘I don’t see how we can replace the serendipitous idea generation of hallway conversations,” said Saul, the director of quality management for a 1,500-employee enterprise software company, during a planning meeting about the company’s post-vaccine…
Are Your Leaders Missing Vital Information Due to the MUM Effect?A cautionary tale of what happens when bad news doesn’t reach the right ears
Thu, 02/03/2022 - 12:03
A tall, thin man in his late 50s approached me after my closing keynote for a manufacturing association conference on how leaders can avoid business disasters. He looked distraught and agitated. I hoped he wasn’t angry with something I said. Mark…
Virtual Co-working for Hybrid and Remote TeamsSetting up a virtual water-cooler/cubical equivalent
Mon, 01/17/2022 - 12:03
Are you worried that having hybrid and, especially, full-time remote employees will undermine employee on-the-job learning, integration into company culture, and intra- and inter-team collaboration? This issue recurrently came up with organizations…
How Associations Can Improve New-Member RetentionAssociations should adapt to the different expectations of younger members
Tue, 01/04/2022 - 12:03
Any association would love a member-retention rate of 75 percent. Unfortunately, according to a 2017 report cited in the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) publication, Associations Now, retention rates for all associations are…