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What to think about when considering how redundancies could have been reduced or avoided

The virtual interview is now the norm, yet it does come with some pitfalls.

With Mothers’ Day and International Women’s Day, March has been a big celebration for the hardworking women in our lives, whether they are our own mothers or strong successful women we admire.

Mobility is a multifaceted solution, and continues to play an increasing role in the workplace as organisations look to avoid redundancy and retain more staff, retrain and redeploy. But before this can happen, organisations need to overcome some cultural and structural challenges to pave the way for an articulate, streamlined mobility programme.

International Coaching Federation announces LHH and EZRA Client AstraZeneca as Coaching Impact Award Winner

The job for life was resigned to the last century. Or was it? Is retaining a good worker for three decades still possible, or even desirable? It could be both.

It's important to know the difference between a dead end and burnout before you make any career decisions. A dead end represents a stronger incompatibility with career choices themselves. It is a feeling of emptiness in the contribution you are making in your professional life. Burnout might be a signal that something needs to change and you simply need to recharge.

Serena Williams’ story and business interests are proof that all athletes need to plan for life after sports. This proves true for those who have and those who do not have access to the financial resources that Serena has amassed. And that’s what makes Serena’s story so poignant for other athletes: she was not only a role model while competing, but is also a symbol for how important planning life is after competition.
Speaking on this crucial moment of her career, Williams said that she was not retiring, but “evolving” into a new stage in her life. And that while she will “miss that version of the girl who played tennis,” she is ready for a different life.

In 2023, redundancies have been both widespread and deep, and so could the business consequences.

Those who have strong soft skills are usually great listeners, persuaders, and collaborators. They make the workplace easier for others.

After more than nine years as the Vice President of Global Markets, Policy, for General Motors and a long career on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Lee Godown was not interested in retirement. He wanted to step back, figure out what was most important to him and then decide what he was going to do next.

In a perfect world, executive succession planning for executive departures is an orderly process. Organizations work with key leaders to plan out departures, and successors are groomed and ready to go. But, as we all know, executive departures do not always cooperate with this planful approach. We offer six strategies that will help you avoid a crisis and assure there is a process in place to manage the transition smoothly.