Posts by Dr. Marianne de Pierres

Upskilling for the Future: Anticipating Industry Changes 

“… Future Skills [are] precisely those abilities that allow individuals either to shape, or to regain the ability to shape, their own lives and individual social contexts in a world of constant change and in future emergent—i.e., unpredictable—and rapidly changing situations.“ ...
Dr. Marianne de Pierres
Insights Learning and Development

Bringing More Joy to Work

“The first pillar of joy… the first pillar of truth… and the first pillar of justice… is perspective.” The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu A flutter of excitement in your chest. Warmth trickling into your stomach....
Dr. Marianne de Pierres
Culture Insights

Social contracts: practice partnering at speed

Leadership Primer: Social contracts: practice partnering at speed Social contracts are a useful tool for building high performing teams. But in today’s workplace, where we are required to partner across teams, in complex ecosystems, we often don’t get the time...
Dr. Marianne de Pierres
Insights Primers

Resilience: remaking ourselves under pressure

Leadership Primer: Resilience: remaking ourselves under pressure Resilience is a fundamental quality that defines humanity. But more than ever before, we are being called on to dip into our reserves and bounce back. In this leadership primer, we look at...
Dr. Marianne de Pierres
Insights Primers Resilience

Emotional Intelligence in New Contexts

Leadership Primer: EI in New Contexts “There is no separation of mind and emotions; emotions, thinking, and learning are all linked.” Eric Jensen Developing our Emotional Intelligence can change both our own life and all those who come into contact...
Dr. Marianne de Pierres
Insights Leadership Leadership skills Primers

Why Reflection, Recognition, and Celebration Energise a Workplace

It’s estimated that the average person spends a third of their lives (90,000 hrs) at work. If you subtract the time spent sleeping, this amounts to a significant portion of our ‘awake’ time. For most people, work is their dominant...
Dr. Marianne de Pierres
Culture Insights Leadership