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Robots Don’t Get Sick
COVID and other current crises have revealed the value of work automation, with justifiable celebration.* Scientists at the University of Liverpool have a new lab assistant with a very strong work ethic: a robot chemist that conducts experiments by itself. The 1.75-metre-tall intelligent robot moves around the laboratory, avoiding human co-workers and obstacles while performing […]
Looking Beyond the Novelty to the Future of Work
Navigating the Paradox with Four Questions The current paradox requires effectively managing the crisis, AND looking beyond today’s accomplishments to take actions now, that will sustain the vital lessons for the future. These four questions help guide the journey through the paradox, to create the most pivotal value for the future of work: What are […]
People Management in Work Organizations: Fifty Years of Learnings
Ben Schneider shares fifty years of lessons learned in people management.
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Four Key Processes for Developing Advanced Change Capabilities in Agile Organizations
Adapting to digitalization and to the COVID-19 pandemic has stoked interest in the design and operation of agile organizations. But what gets lost in the search for the right structure or the best work methods is how agile organizations change. Agile organizations are...
The Inside Gig: How Sharing Untapped Talent Across Boundaries Unleashes Organizational Capacity
Thursday, July 16, 2020 8-9am PT / 11am-12pm ET / 3-4pm GMT / 4-5pm BST Featuring: Edie Goldberg, Co-hosted by Alan Colquitt and Alec Levenson In an era of rapid change and disruption, companies need to apply the concept of the gig economy inside of their organization...
Digital Organizational and Leadership Transformation through Community Building at HotChillee
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 8-9am PT / 11am-12pm ET / 3-4pm GMT / 4-5pm BST Featuring: Sven Thiele, Co-hosted by Max Blumberg and Alec Levenson We all know that corporate communities are the Holy Grail for employee engagement and productivity. The advent of coronavirus...
Why Your Work Automation “Climate” Matters As Much As Upskilling
This article originally appeared on Visier.com New research on workplace climate offers important insights for measuring, facilitating and enhancing successful work automation. John Boudreau and Benjamin Schneider share why workforce automation readiness requires more than just enhanced worker capabilities. When it comes to preparing for future work automation, the dominant focus is on upskilling worker capability, […]
From Agility by Necessity to Agility by Design: Learning from the COVID-19 Crisis
From Agility by Necessity to Agility by Design: Learning from the COVID-19 Crisis
with Chris Worley, Beth Gunderson and Sue Mohrman
Organizational Resilience – Immediate & Sustained
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6 Barriers to Becoming Agile and How to Overcome Them
Research conducted by CEO’s Dr. Chris Worley at USC’s Marshall School of Business, in partnership with goetzpartners – a German advisory firm – and the NEOMA Business School in France, offers insights into the movement of companies’ agility levels. (A full version of...
