The problem with soft skills (or human skills) is that they mean different things for different people — they are not taught at school, so they aren’t defined like ‘proper’ subjects are, and yet many of us think that we are very good at them without any kind of training. …

After hundreds of years of industrial schooling and work practices, the idea that success at work is derived from more than just technical skills is gaining traction. However, it has taken 100 years to get there. …

Every organisation that I speak to seems to be undertaking a small or large transformation process. These change management processes often focus on current or aspiring leaders, but lasting change requires transformation at all levels of an organisation. I have written previously about how encouraging initiative and self-management within individuals…

Automation can save the job market, if put into the right hands. Digitally transformative technologies have become widely accepted by business leaders as a means of giving us a productivity boost akin to the industrial revolution. …

The conversation around climate change has understandably taken a back seat in recent months, but as reports emerge that we have only six months to avert climate catastrophe, it is clear that the world’s pandemic recovery plan must also include drastically reduced energy consumption. …

Historically speaking, where an employee is based has almost always been a prevailing factor in their remuneration. Be it individuals working for the same multinational company, or workers from the same industry operating in different geographies, conventionally, pay has very much been dictated by the local economic climate. …

Technology will play a huge role in the post-Covid-19 world, especially if we are to return to normality as quickly as some hope. …

Covid-19 has forced business leaders to accept that automation will arrive earlier than expected. It is therefore timely, albeit in less-than-positive circumstances, to look at which type of companies will, and will not, thrive in the future. Many articles about Artificial Intelligence (AI) have sensationalized the effect of automation as…

Some technologies are inherently sexy. Take artificial intelligence. It is likely to take over the vast majority of process-driven work within the next 15 years, from driving vehicles to trading on the stock exchange. …