Never Waste a Crisis — Shifting to Long-Term Digital Transformation During Coronavirus

Jul 22, 2020 30 min read In: Workplace Tags: crisis leadership, crisis management, digital era, digital transformation, leadership, technology By: robertkovach 0 Comment

Most days organisations don’t make long-term, enterprise-wide decisions based on current events. But these are not most days. The coronavirus has shifted from an unexpected, life-altering, abrupt event, to a universal, dominant, ongoing presence in our lives. In fact, “presence”, understates it. It has become the lens through which we see most of our decisions. If there is a silver lining to world events this year, it might be that necessity has not only bred invention but provided the platform for long-term digital transformation during coronavirus. For businesses everywhere, digital transformation begun during coronavirus was employed as a

Policing the Professionals: What I’ve Learned About the African-American Experience

Jul 8, 2020 40 min read In: Diversity & Inclusion Tags: diversity, Diversity 2.0, inclusion, leadership, leadership skill, professional, teamwork By: robertkovach 0 Comment

The last few weeks have brought to the forefront a reckoning of American values and our history of race relations.

COVID and Gender: The Pandemic Impacts Men and Women Differently

Jun 17, 2020 25 min read In: Diversity & Inclusion Tags: Career, career advice, gender diversity, leadership, workforce By: robertkovach 0 Comment

The pandemic impacts men and women differently, and perhaps not in the ways you might expect. Some of those differences are related to each gender’s roles in society, and some to do with how men and women react to and process situations.

It’s a Small, Small World – How to Get Global Understanding for Business

May 13, 2020 26 min read In: Consulting Leadership Tags: communication, global, global understanding, globalisation, international business, leadership By: robertkovach 0 Comment

As globalisation has become the business norm (and frankly, our personal norms too), it’s become more important than ever to understand that almost nothing is local anymore. Or at least, not local in the way that it was thirty or even twenty years ago. It’s key to get the global understanding vital for corporate success today. And truly appreciating how local culture and politics and instincts are different from one place to another requires more than the occasional business trip.

How do you get truly get more global understanding for business?

How

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Working as a Team Remotely… Suddenly and Indefinitely

Apr 22, 2020 34 min read In: Teams Tags: leaders, leadership, remote teams, remote work, teamwork By: robertkovach 0 Comment

For many organisations around the world, working as a team remotely has become a part of the new normal. With the pandemic of COVID-19 continuing to impact so many countries, and social distancing being a major part of mitigation, employers are trying to help workers stay at home.

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You, 2.0 – Keep Reinventing Yourself Throughout Your Career

Mar 11, 2020 24 min read In: Careers Tags: Career, career advice, Career Growth, generational change, growth, leadership By: robertkovach 0 Comment

A few years ago I wrote a blog called “If you think you’ve ‘arrived’ you’re in trouble!”, warning people of the importance of continually reinventing yourself. My point in that blog was that I often see people work very hard their entire careers, and then reach what they see as the pinnacle of success. But, that is the moment at which they stop pushing themselves, stop learning, and just enjoy the view instead of creating something new up there. That’s

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Follow the Leader – How to Find Great Leaders

Feb 26, 2020 28 min read In: Leadership Tags: company culture, leader, leaders, leadership, leadership skill, teams By: robertkovach 0 Comment

This is the second blog in a two-part series.

In my last blog on leaders, I pointed out how you can be a boss — as in someone who people report to — without being a leader, meaning someone who you want to follow. But what if you’re not in a leadership position yet? If you’re still a “follower,” you may wonder if your boss is the right person on which to model your own strategy and decision making. But

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Signs of a Leader (Hint: They might not be the boss.)

Feb 12, 2020 27 min read In: Leadership Tags: Career Growth, leaders, leadership, leadership coaching, leadership skill, team leader, workplace By: robertkovach 0 Comment

This is the first part of a two-part series. Next time: how to find leaders worth following.

It’s a simple question, but perhaps not an easy answer – what are the signs of a leader, as opposed to just a “boss”? Are you just someone people report to? It’s different to head up a team on an organisational chart, to put in performance reviews and assign work to people. Yes, you’re the boss.

But being a leader isn’t really about any of that. You can be a leader even

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Personal Resolutions are a Choice. A Professional Legacy is a Decision.

Jan 16, 2020 21 min read In: Leadership Tags: corporate goals, leadership, professional development, professional milestones By: robertkovach 0 Comment

Happy new year!

People have different opinions about New Year resolutions. Some people seem to downright relish the idea of assessing where they are at the beginning of a new calendar year and setting out goals to improve themselves. Others emphatically embrace the idea that the best way not to fail to keep a resolution is to not make one in the first place. I think many of us are somewhere in the middle. But even if you are in the no resolution camp, I think we all benefit from thinking about our professional legacy.

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Ho, Ho. . .Hold On — Holiday Party Etiquette at the Office

Dec 16, 2019 24 min read In: HR Tags: employee trust, HR, leadership, team dynamics, work situations, workplace By: robertkovach 0 Comment

I really don’t like sounding preachy. So I wasn’t even going to post anything like this. But the truth is, missteps in holiday party etiquette at the office find their way to my desk every year. Every. Year. For 25 years. So…I decided I’d just give you a few ideas about how not to become a Christmas tale. Consider it my gift to you. You might wish you could exchange it for something more fun. I understand.

How to keep your holiday party etiquette at the office festive not foolish:

Dr Robert Kovach

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