Work Life

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This policy is not just an ill-conceived quick fix—it reveals a deeper leadership failure. Amazon’s leadership, like many other companies, is clinging to old ways of thinking instead of evolving to meet the needs of today’s workforce and the potential of new working models.

Problem-Solving 75

Problem-Solving Flexibility Flexibility Leadership 75

Ask a Manager

JULY 8, 2020

I am a young twenty-something female engineer and was working at a small company that was expanding and looking to hire a consultant part-time. The consultant who didn’t receive a job offer connected with me on LinkedIn about a month or so later. I had a gut feeling that this wasn’t a super professional request.

Networking 52

Networking Salary Legal Consulting 52

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

My company wants to micromanage internal goodbye emails Since we’ve had new leadership come into my small nonprofit organization, one of many new policies implemented by Head Boss is a requirement that any staff leaving the company must have their “all-staff goodbye” message reviewed and approved by bosses before sending it.

Cubicle 49

Cubicle Office Policies Problem-Solving Consulting 49

Insperity

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Often, change is predictable or planned well in advance, such as: Implementation of a new system or technology Introduction of a new office policy Moving to a new office Mergers and acquisitions Modification to senior leadership Reorganization of staff Retirement of a top-performing, highly valued employee.

Insurance 214

Insurance Planning Controlling Security 214

Insperity

MAY 11, 2021

Office policies surrounding sick leaves and personal leaves had to be reevaluated. Some policies, such as those governing remote work , had to be created quickly and on the fly. The goal: transformational leadership . The Reflect Forward Framework encourages transformational leadership.

Planning 246

Planning Office Policies Learning Leadership 246

Work Life

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Organizations clinging to rigid in-office policies risk alienating their workforce and losing productivity in the process. AI Will Accelerate Careers AI will move beyond being just a task helper to becoming a career enabler in 2025, predicts Danielle McMahan, chief people officer for academic publishers Wiley.

Flexibility 76

Flexibility Flexibility Leadership Office Policies 76