While the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted both the personal and professional lives of most people around the world comes as no surprise, people are left wondering if the aftershocks are here to stay for years to come. The first global pandemic in recent history has not only found the
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many companies around the world to send their employees home and implement new ways of working remotely. More than a year and a half has passed since the start of the crisis, and, with vaccines already available, many businesses were hoping to see their employees
When you think about Alexa, Google Assistant or Apple’s Siri, there’s no surprise in the fact that these chatbots are capable of offering benefits to a business, either small or large. But what about helping out specific departments, like HR? Can AI chatbots answer your employees’ questions and help
The pandemic has led to several challenges—from the simplest to the most complex—that are yet uneasy to overcome. Its impact has been felt by organizations of all sizes and across industries, pushing people to shift their perspectives and make tough decisions when it comes to layoffs, hiring, and ev
When asked how’s the future of work looking like for him, HubSpot’s CTO, Dharmesh Shah said : “being able to work in your pajamas”. Well, his vision was quite accurate as in 2020, around 18% of the global workforce was working remotely on a full-time basis. What is more, remote jobs are expected to
It’s not a surprise that technology strengthens HR’s contribution to a company’s success. And with the majority of employees working from home lately, technology has become one of the key assets for HR leaders today, especially since the pandemic started. Digital communication channels are essen
Everyone is trying to embrace the “new normal” of remote working. But navigating work changes during the pandemic still requires empathy, diversity, and inclusion. Today, HR teams are challenged in unprecedented ways to find solutions to increasing problems. And if you ask yourself how many of your
Remote jobs are quickly becoming the new norm and, judging from how the world looks at the moment, working from home is here to stay. In a present shaped by the new reality of social distancing, people are starting to adjust to the demands of a new world. In the context of constant social
Dynamic, diverse, fluid —2020’s workforce is an unusual mix of different ages, locations, ethnicities, and genders. It’s slightly becoming more personal , but still filling in the shape of a corporatus —the origin of the late 15th-century corporate comes from the Latin corporare , which means to “fo
“Leaders need to correct for cognitive biases the way a sharpshooter corrects for wind velocity or a yachtsman corrects for the tide.” ―Paul Gibbons, The Science of Successful Organizational Change: How Leaders Set Strategy, Change Behavior, and Create an Agile Culture Everyone has biases . They are
