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Yael will be giving a webinar on resilient leadership for the Security Industry Institute Society. Participation is open to non-members as well. You are invited to sign up. Date: April 11, 2013 Time: 12pm – 1pm EST Current economic realities have meant that organizations are doing more with less, and many employees and leaders alike

It’s been a while since Google’s “Project Oxygen” got a lot of press. Google’s people analytics team has been looking for the crucial characteristics of outstanding managers. But that’s not all there is. I find it fascinating to observe how an evidence-based approach to people management becomes ever more ubiquitous. If you haven’t read The

For the past week, Marissa Mayer’s decision to corral the Yahoos has been captivating media outlets and HR professionals. Competitors and work practice experts have been heavily criticizing Meyer’s decision as setback and regression. Trailblazers such as Sir Richard Branson repeated their firm belief that the office is a thing of the past. Gender equity

Today’s business and social goals can’t be accomplished by any one of us alone. Our success depends on each other. While that’s probably no news to you, it’s worthwhile to remind ourselves of it. How many teams or organizations make a wholehearted effort to live up to this evident truth? Clearly, some do. Look at

Unfailingly, the beginning of each year starts with many resolutions – most of which will barely be around mid February. Our struggle to pursue what’s good for us serves as a powerful reminder of what behavioral or attitudinal change really takes to become real and sustained. But perhaps we can manipulate ourselves more effectively? Social

The most recent 2012 Towers Watson Global Workforce Study is out – and finds that “companies are running 21st-century business practices with 20-th century workplace practices and programs”. More and more businesses and organizations struggle to maintain engagement over time. While factors such as stress, concerns about job security, having to do more with less

Why do smart people defend stupid ideas?
organizational psychologists found that increased engagement with an idea impacts how open to changing that idea we are. But there is a twist

We have been using the Harvard Business Review classic “Can you say what your strategy is?” lately when facilitating strategy retreats with leadership teams. The article’s authors challenge leaders to describe their strategy in 35 words or less. Try for yourself: You will rarely see a very aligned set of responses with this simple and

Imagine you are in a room with loud music. Next to you is a friend who hardly hears what you have to say. You have two choices: Yell louder – or turn down the music. What will you do? Many times, our workplaces are just like that: Too much competes for our attention – deadlines,

A few months ago I wrote about some interesting findings from MIT’s Center for Collective Intelligence. Looking into what supports group intelligence, the researchers found that individual intelligence of group members did not impact group intelligence as much as having more women on the team. (Want to increase the collective intelligence on your team? Invite