covid-19
Coaching for post-COVID conversations: Working through the friction, fears and fiction
The call on leaders to be more engaged, curious and present with their employees and teams has never been greater.
A robust response to what COVID-19 revealed: a path to resilience and inclusion
Build the capabilities that will make your organization resilient and inclusive by challenging the structures, systems and processes that carry bad assumptions forward.
COVID-19: A turning point for business management
It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a year since the world was blindsided by a global pandemic.
Supporting healthier minds through learning and development
L&D teams have helped to alleviate some of the stress and anxieties people are feeling as their organizations grapple with pandemic-related changes and challenges.
Preparing for what we can’t predict: Using scenario planning to support L&D investment decisions
Uncertainty can’t mean “we do nothing until we know.” Using a tool such as scenario planning, L&D leaders can anticipate and consider what we would do if X or Y came to pass, and what enablers or capabilities would be required to mitigate the worst and optimize the best of that situation.
The stress-productivity shortfall
Stress, one of the most palpable byproducts of the COVID-19 pandemic, could have severe long-term ramifications on our minds, bodies and, ultimately, the economy.
4 tactics to reflect and (re)charge into 2021
The present and future of leadership and learning is about attention to “resilience as recharge.” Here are four ways to enhance daily recharge to boost learning and performance for both yourself and your team.
Reflection in action: A case for case studies amid COVID-19
In November 2020, PEP U — PepsiCo’s global learning center of expertise — published a set of case studies, “What We’ve Learned in 2020,” to help the organization reflect on and learn from its operational decisions amid COVID-19, even as new situations were unfolding across the globe.
Video: How can we better support a workforce consumed by stress?
Based on the results of Grokker Innovation Labs' “2021 Working Americans’ State of Stress Report,” Lorna Borenstein, Grokker's founder and CEO, shares what organizations can be doing to better care for their employees in these difficult times.
Skill data: the secret to your 2021 L&D strategy
Person-centricity is often the key to a smart learning strategy. L&D is, after all, deeply personal. Leveraging your skill data can help you personalize your learning to all workers.
5 tips to help employees burn bright instead of burning out
With intention and attention, we can create the conditions for ourselves and our employees to thrive, even in these difficult and stressful times.
5 ways to improve remote performance evaluations
As more time goes on between “what used to be” and “the new normal,” the need to establish updated procedures for employee performance conversations becomes imperative.
Reboarding for the future
With the more recent positive news about the availability and distribution of effective COVID-19 vaccines, the next question for organizations is: What does returning to work look like?
How the pandemic economy will shape business in 2021
COVID will likely continue to negatively impact businesses in the early part of 2021, and most businesses will continue to amplify their reliance on technology, particularly in work-from-home environments, schools, entertainment and manufacturing. Here’s a handful of technologies that are poised to become even more important this year.
Lessons for learning teams: what the pandemic has taught us
Change tends to bring a mixture of brilliant opportunities and worrying realities. In times of crisis, there are those who get creative — and those who resolutely stick with what they know. Here’s what the pandemic has taught us about L&D.