archiveChief Delivery Officer Insider

The “water cooler talk,” a seemingly casual, friendly conversation with co-workers and managers that was much lamented after the past year of workplace shutdowns. Beyond connecting with coworkers on a personal level, these one-on-one conversations are deeply valuable in solidifying professional relationships by building collegiality with peers and managers, and...

As the pandemic starts to subside, one in four workers plans to look for a new job. The reasons for the ensuing exodus are wide-ranging, but the huge market for talent has given employees the upper hand as employers call them back to the office. Now that workers have enjoyed the ability...

As employees return to the office following nearly 15 months of pandemic- imposed remote work, bosses and supervisors are finding that worklife has changed. Employees, now accustomed to the autonomy of working in their own settings, on their own time, and where they can attend to whatever issues that homelife...

As we look ahead to a time when teams can safely return to the office, it’s clear that people will continue working from home at far greater volumes than in the past.  Taking steps to position your team for long-term work from home success is vital, whether your company chooses...

When our business revenue falls short of what it needs to be, it is not only the sales team careers at risk – all jobs are under the spotlight. Which means in this era of uncertainty, with lockdowns and fears of pandemic outbreaks, from the CEO down – we should...

Cyberattacks are on the rise in 2021, and so are private- and public-sector efforts to contain them. Major meat producer JBS USA’s IT systems were hit, a ransomware attack shut down the Colonial Pipeline and stalled about half of the East Coast’s fuel supplies, and President Joe Biden signed an...

If the past year and a half have taught us anything, it’s that mental fortitude is key to getting through challenging times. Our personal and professional lives were more intertwined than ever this year, with most of the workforce having to work from home. Creating positive thought chains will bring...

2020 was INSANE for many of us with all kinds of global ‘crazy’ happening and on top of that, we all had our normal life events and challenges going on too. I personally had a big year, giving birth to my second child in January 2020, only 4 months after...

Psychiatrists have tried to point out the seven golden rules of healthy behavior. To do so they focused on what prevents us from living a healthy life. Here are the 7 habits that most people do every day and will probably have to reconsider. Need of acceptance The need to...

In working with CEOs for decades, we acknowledge how difficult this question really is. In the past 15 years we’ve seen growing interest in developing more emotional intelligence and with it, executives being more open to the advantages of greater transparency and authenticity.  That inevitably raises the issue of vulnerability. ...