Tag: leadership

Celem artykułu jest pokazać czytelnikom, że dane koncepty można rozumieć na różne sposoby i podzielić się nimi z innymi praktykami DevOps, by dojść do nowych wniosków.

Wyrażenie „praca zdalna” jest w ostatnich tygodniach odmieniane przez wszystkie przypadki. Niektórzy z nas zostali zmuszeni do zmiany sposobu swojej pracy, inni pracę zdalną znają doskonale. Podejście to ma wielu zwolenników wskazujących na niższe koszty i większą dostępność pracowników. Argumenty oponentów takiego rozwiązania dotyczą mniejszej efektywności pracy niż podczas pobytu w biurze oraz pogorszonej komunikacji. Spróbujemy pokazać, że gdy podejdziemy do zorganizowania pracy zdalnej we właściwy sposób, może być ona skuteczna i efektywna, a zadowoleni będą zarówno pracownicy jak i pracodawcy.

Rising rates of loneliness, depression and mental health concerns represent an opportunity for companies and leaders to embrace emotional intelligence in order to reengage people at work and life. According to Google’s famous Project Aristotle initiative, a high-performing team needs three things: 1) a strong awareness of the importance of social connections or “social sensitivity”, 2) an environment where each person speaks equally, and 3) psychological safety where everyone feels safe to show and employ themselves without fear of negative consequences. To harness these three elements of a successful team, it takes an emotionally intelligent leader.

At the Transition Manager Academy (TMA) we guide our participants through an exploration of what it is to be a leader of others for processes of significant transitional change in our volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Central to my teaching for TMA is a state of curiosity which is key to the learning and adaptability needed to thrive during times of rapid change. Time spent learning, and learning how to learn, is usually time well spent. And, currently, many of us have plenty of time!

Is it a need? Is it a wish? Is it someone’s hidden agenda? Or is it a  buzzword explaining on the operational level that we have to implement strategic plan or vision? Whether your project is a  part of portfolio, program or a  standalone one, you should always consider why you are doing it.

McKinsey has published recently an article entitled “How companies can help midlevel managers navigate agile transformations?”, where the authors have created a very pessimistic vision of four major requirements that organizations put on modern leaders. They need to be incredibly agile and have multiple competencies. What are they and is it realistic to expect so much from one man?