One of the many pleasures of living in Singapore is being able to experience an incredible diversity of architectural design. From the sweeping vista of Marina Bay to colonial period buildings like Raffles Hotel, and shop houses dating back to the 1840’s, there is no shortage of design to inspire the imagination while serving a functional purpose. Good job design should do the same – inspire and motivate while meeting the needs of…
For organizations in search of talent, people born between 1977 and 1994 matter because a) there are a lot of them; and b) by 2020, their generation will make up 50% of the global workforce. This generation’s career aspirations, attitudes about work, and comfort with technology will define the work culture of the 21st century. The term “millennials”, given to this generation by social scientists and the media, is a Western label. Leaders…
As organizations become more team-centric, and as globalization drives interaction across regions and time zones, the use of virtual teams has grown rapidly (SHRM, 2012). For organizations, the advantages of being able to leverage talent and resources across geographies and time zones can be a source of competitive advantage. For the individuals chosen to lead these virtual teams, the challenges associated with leadership are amplified by the nature of being virtual rather than…
The reshaping of organizations that began at the turn of the century continued this year at an accelerated pace. How organizations respond and reshape themselves based on team leadership trends will determine their trajectory: greatness or mediocrity.
Individual employee engagement has been associated with job satisfaction, organizational commitment, proactive behavior, and performance. Recently, scholars have proposed that work engagement is not only an individual phenomenon, but it also occurs in teams. Team engagement refers to the extent to which team members are collectively involved in performing collaborative tasks, and are emotionally connected with team mates’ work and goals. Guchait (2016), hypothesizing that team engagement would have a positive impact on team…
I recently conducted a workshop on building highly-effective teams with a group of service leaders and their team members. During a coffee break, one of the leaders and I were chatting about the challenges of team building, and he asked me a great question, "How do I make sure that I'm hiring the right people for my team?" It seems like that question should have a straightforward answer. In reality, most recruiting, interviewing,…