I’m accustomed to handling clients who are at a crossroads in their lives and are looking for a change – after all, I’m a career coach. So this usually involves guiding clients through some pretty heavy soul-searching to help them find the sort of truly fulfilling work that we all deserve.
As most of us are in lockdown at home, we are left to wonder what a post-coronavirus-world might look like. There’s a lot unknown about how the world will transform after we get the novel coronavirus under control, but it is extremely unlikely that things will just go back to exactly the way they were before. Our workplaces are likely to change, and with it, the skills companies will require. Here are 8 job skills that are likely to be in high demand in a post-coronavirus world. [Read more…]
As I sit down to write this story on how the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) tool can help us deal with stress during the interview process, I can’t help but feel a bit stressed myself.
I need to get ready for a workshop later this week. Each time I’ve attempted to sit down and prepare this morning, my brain has filled up with a litany of other things to which I need to attend. My plate is plenty full, and yet I keep adding more portions to it.
Several organizations have been implementing wellness programs focused on the physical component, in response to concerns related to employee health and the result of the number of hours sitting in front of a computer, driving or performing repetitive actions.
Clearly these types of programs, when adjusted to their target audience, represent countless gains for people and the organization as a whole. As it is popularly said, “This is better than nothing”. However, this type of approach does not consider the different elements of people’s well-being, namely emotional well-being.
Can’t we go any further? We talk about integrated approaches, isn’t this the space to really face the human being as a whole? [Read more…]
In years past, the emotional intelligence of employees was low on the list of qualifications, especially for leaders. However, with the way that the market has changed, how someone connects with others on an emotional level is becoming much more important.
Company leaders need to understand the emotional connection audiences have with services, products and companies as a whole. The most recent Fjord Trends 2020 even talks about “liquid people” and why it is important to set up human insights teams instead of consumer insights.
