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Successful Leadership Development in the Post-COVID World

The pandemic has reshaped the world of work, creating new skills, challenges and threats. Leaders are now facing unprecedented uncertainty, yet with change comes opportunity. Hemsley Fraser has been developing engaging learning experiences focused on leadership and skills leaders need to succeed in a post-pandemic world.

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Agile leadership

We know that leadership behavior shapes organizational culture to a great extent, but even the most tenacious leader will struggle to fully embed this mindset in their daily practice if they are not backed up by corresponding processes, systems, and procedures.

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What does the 'new normal' look like for L&D and the workplace?

Following the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent challenges, restrictions and disruptions around the world, HR and learning professionals are preparing for the ‘new normal’ in the workplace. But, with even more changes still on the horizon, should we be considering the ‘next normal’ instead?

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Diversity & inclusion

For almost 80 years, we have understood the motivating power of a sense of belonging. In 1943, Abraham Maslow posited that people were motivated by an ascending hierarchy of needs. Once our physiological and safety needs are met, the next most basic need has to do with what Maslow called love and belonging. In line with Maslow’s research, continuing studies show that when people feel a sense of belonging, they are more productive, motivated and engaged. The challenge for any organization is how to address individual behaviors that inhibit belonging and how to develop behaviors that support that sense of belonging. Hemsley Fraser can help your teams and employees understand their role in building a workplace in which everyone feels that sense of belonging and in which the importance of valuing the unique contributions of each individual is clearly articulated. We know you choose to do this because it’s the right thing to do, but we also help you articulate the sound business reasons for these actions.

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Leaders Leading Learning

It’s a notion we’ve heard time and again, but the digital age has truly disrupted almost everything in our personal and professional lives. This has been no different for leaders, who have had to develop and tailor their management styles to adjust to new ways of working brought on by technological advancement and globalization. So much data is now collected that the information available to us has real power to influence future decisions, meaning that leading and learning have become inherently linked to one another. Consequently, the traits required to lead today are different from those needed five, 10, or 15 years ago – creating a need for leaders to upskill, challenge behaviors and change ways of thinking.