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LEADERSHIP & EMPOWEREMENT: PEOPLE CONNECTED & ENGAGED IN THE COMPANY CULTURE
Companies and employees head for a relationship reset where an organizational culture emphasizes empowerment and accountability at all levels and stimulates creativity, innovation, performance and the entrepreneurial mindset. The leaders re-tooled the management strategies to better support the changing needs of their workforce and organizational culture. Those who succeed are the best at engaging teams, people, maintaining connection and instill the presence and availability reaction. Wellbeing, sustainability, DEI and workplace culture are just some of the aspects in the spotlight of 2024. After the experience of previous years, companies and managers adjusted the programs according to people’s needs and expectations, while this year generated some news in the area.
What stays at the foundation of building a strong company culture where people feel valued and empowered to feel engaged in creating and nurturing work performance?
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THRIVING & PERFORMING IN THE ONGOING LEARNING REVOLUTION
The continuous learning and organizational agility integration into the DNA of companies has been a powerful trend also in the past years and also 2024. The upskilling and reskilling forms of supporting people to evolve in the company is a long-term strategy and it comes with challenges. Building the sentiment of belonging and managing the risk of exclusion and detachment stays at the core of professional mentoring and coaching. Autonomous learning, besides all the tools provided by companies stays at the foundation of self-development and empowerment. The new work environments and styles evoke even more the gap between generations. While the tech-savvy young generations need counseling, persuasion and motivation to perform, the senior levels need different approaches in addressing the ongoing race with the new technologies and work environments.
Which are the perspectives of reaching performance and personal fulfilment through continuous learning, what tools and methods are trending now?
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FUNDAMENTALS OF PERFORMANCE: MEASURING, ADJUSTING, IMPROVING
Measuring success can be tricky and perspective biased. Companies and employees need to address the impact of all measures, initiatives and projects at the financial and operational level. Accountability and taking responsibility are among the most sensitive aspects to be considered. Transparency, empowerment, trust and integrity are the core values for companies and employees. The engagement is an ongoing construction and permanent dialogue between company and employee, yet the process is never easy. Performance is an objective built on a multitude of pillars and there is undoubtedly a direct connection between work empowerment and long-term business success.
Which are the most effective tools to measure performance in a company and what adjustments have been made regarding the measurement methods and tools in the past years?
