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Topic: Flexibility

Agility in an Era of Uncertainty and Disruption

Find out how organisations and individuals can embrace agility to help them navigate these more uncertain times.

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Keeping harmony among virtual teams

Conflict resolution is a key leadership trait under the ChMC competency framework that is rising in significance.

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High-trust teams are high-performance teams

Comprehensive studies support anecdotal evidence on the link between trust – a key component of the ChMC framework

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Four questions to ask about your remote communication

Don’t let your organisation become a glorified TaskRabbit: look at how your digital communication reflects your culture

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Topic: Productivity

The 10 Cs of employee engagement in the Covid era

We need to update the way we think about employee engagement for the post-pandemic era. How is it different now?

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Topic: Ethnicity

Ethnicity in the Workplace: Discussion Paper

Take a look at our discussion paper that went alongside our conversation about ethnicity at work.

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Topic: Productivity

Five compelling reasons to go back to the office

The office is not dead, it’s very much alive. “If you want a career, go to the office – if you want a job, stay at home”

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Female leadership in the Middle East: Striving for progress

The gender gap in leadership is widest in the Middle East. One woman is helping shift the dial – with film

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Topic: Employment Landscape

‘Better together’: why we’ve asked all our people to come back to the office

Should you insist that people come back to the office? Or consult about the best hybrid working model? Opinions are mixed

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Topic: Personal Development

A day in the life of Dr Ajit Menon: organisational development consultant

Ajit tells us how to select a business partner, the importance of bedtime stories and how he solves complex cultural problems

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Self-management: A tale of (radical) trust

This company was founded on the principle of self-management. Are less involved managers the future?

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Moonpig: creating a virtual, people-positive culture

Moonpig has built a culture around positivity and connection. As work went remote, it had to find new ways to maintain it

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