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“Social capital is fundamentally about how people interact with each other.” Dekker and Uslaner The Coronavirus pandemic has tested and stretched us; it’s also been the catalyst for many transformations in the work environment. Patterns and processes that we thought…
Zoom fatigue, back-to-back meetings, and lack of commute time to decompress… Hybrid working has brought with it a whole new raft of considerations and challenges. And while we know instinctively and practically how much our patterns of communication have changed,…
Many years of sociological research have identified a number of primary social needs that drive human behaviour. During periods of change and disruption, we can experience a particular threat to these needs, which may translate into anxious, stressed, and even…
Few interpersonal relationships are more important to organisations than the dynamics of teams. It’s uncontroversial then to say that getting them right should be a priority. On the one hand, the look of teams has changed irreparably in recent…
A San Francisco-based executive consultant recounts a conversation he overheard about Steve Jobs’ feedback style while at Pixar. Jobs would point to a person in a meeting and ask, “Tell me what’s not working at Pixar.” He would continue to…
If you’re serious about diversity and inclusion, pay attention to the winds. Many of us have experienced exclusion at some point in our lives – a time we felt the acute pain of being overlooked, underestimated, or belittled. If we’re…
The case for diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in organisations has been made extensively. To start, in our practice at Performance Frontiers we see it as the right thing to do on a human level. We are also seeing that…
Depending on who you speak to, you might receive any number of predictions for the future of work. Lists, prophecies, and projections abound. However, one universal feature we see amongst them is the impact of advancing artificial intelligence and automation. …
What can you do to become a Regenerative Leader? Nature has been practicing the art of regeneration for eons. Salamanders and newts can re-grow their limbs, tail, jaw, and retina. A scorpion replenishes its venom reservoir with a different composition…
We are in the second of the two great work transitions brought on by the pandemic. The first: a mass movement to work from home. The second: a negotiated return to an elusive hybrid work balance. One thing is clear…
An iconic moment in Superman: The Movie still resonates decades after the film’s release in 1978. Lois Lane, dangling precariously from a helicopter, suddenly loses her grip. As she plummets earthward down the side of a skyscraper, Superman miraculously swoops…
Are you climbing the ladder, spinning your wheels, or up the creek without a paddle? The use of simple analogies in business is widespread. They help us quickly grasp and communicate feelings, concepts, and processes because we all ‘get it’…
