Source | YouTube | Simon Sinek Relationships are hard. No matter how much we like, respect, or love someone, conflict seems inevitable. But even as we fight and disagree, we can also learn the skills we need to resolve our problems. For over two decades, Shawn McBride has helped thousands of couples do the work to strengthen their relationships. And he has tons of practical advice The post Love Is Not Enough with couples therapist Shawn McBride | A Bit of Optimism first appeared on Human Engineers ..read more

Source | YouTube | TED “Storytelling is one of the most powerful marketing and leadership tools there is,” says communications expert Kelly D. Parker. She explains how stories make proposals of all kinds more memorable — and shows how you can craft a compelling narrative to connect, persuade and drive meaningful action The post The Art of Persuasive Storytelling | Kelly Parker | TED first appeared on Human Engineers ..read more

By | Adil Malia | www.adilmalia.com Culture is the sum total of approved average common behaviours , items used, songs sung, general language spoken, food flavors preferred , garments and fashions followed, heroes celebrated, behaviours congratulated, science and logic prevalent, actions penalized , artefacts used by a common class of people and architecture preferred by members of a given group. It is the aggregated average. It is thus slower form of Socialization. The inidivuals however are different, unique and divergent on all the above counts. The sum total commonality from all ..read more

By | David Klaasen | Director @ Talent4Performance | Strategic Organisation and People Development There is a significant difference between having some thoughts about something and being convinced about it. When it comes to your clients and customers it can make the difference between achieving a sale or not. The ability to convince others is critical to business success. For example it could be providing a strong enough business case for your pet project or proposal to the board, getting buy-in from your team about the direction you need it to go in, or judging whether a new employee is good ..read more

By | Nicolas BEHBAHANI | Global People Analytics Leader @ Future of Work | Leading Global HR Analytics, Driving Business Growth Diagnosed or undiagnosed with mental-health, millions of young people are struggling, and many parents feel ill-equipped to manage the many related challenges impacting life at home and work. The more time a parent spends caring for a child’s mental health needs, the greater the disruption to their work. Parents also report lower job satisfaction, find their jobs significantly more stressful, and are less able to carry out their job duties. according to a new interest ..read more

Source | YouTube | TED Too often, employees are unmotivated and unhappy, with no real incentive to invest much of anything into their place of work. Investment expert Pete Stavros thinks there’s a better way, and he’s on a mission to rethink corporate structures to expand who benefits from a thriving company. Sharing personal stories of his own journey along with the profound impact doing this work effectively can have, this moving talk provides a blueprint for changing the narrative — and outlook — for millions of workers worldwide The post The Secret Ingredient of Business Success | Pete St ..read more

Source | YouTube | Simon Sinek Discover why empathy, not judgment, is crucial in understanding and supporting team members who may seem unproductive or disengaged. The post Transforming the Workplace: Overcome Complacency with Empathy first appeared on Human Engineers ..read more

By | David Klaasen | Director @ Talent4Performance | Strategic Organisation and People Development Is your working environment lowering the productivity of your people? Is your personal preference getting in the way of others? Our working traits and preferences can have a profound effect on our productivity and if the environment doesn’t match our needs we can get stressed and de-motivated. Yet there are often some simple solutions. One of the things I love about snorkelling and scuba diving is getting up close and observing all the tropical fish and their behaviour. There is such a vast varie ..read more

By | Nicolas BEHBAHANI | Global People Analytics Leader @ Future of Work | Leading Global HR Analytics, Driving Business Growth Geopolitical uncertainty tops the list of challenges for CEOs. Although optimistic about their organizations, many CEOs (45%) say they are prioritizing measures to optimize operating costs in order to drive organizational growth. 42% of CEOs report that their boards have a well-defined process in place 84% of CEOs indicated that they are involved in identifying candidates From pipeline development to interviewing candidates, CEOs report some degree of involvement in ..read more

By | Adil Malia | www.adilmalia.com Would you feel cheated if you ever went to a theme party where everyone came dressed in black formals and you went wearing distressed denims and Ts ? Feeling completely out of place, what if you later realise that the host had tacitly embarrassed you ? He actually remained silent and rebuffed responding to you with a friendly shrug, when you had asked – what to wear …. ? How would you feel ??? They all knew and you felt awkward and embarrassed !! You would see a hidden agenda …. trust would immediately erode, moreso if present in the party was some ..read more