The competition for talent involves more than fat salaries, with many employers adopting a creative approach to recruitment and retention of staff. Here are just a few of the more creativ...

Sean Fleming 20 Sep 2019

Workforce and Employment

Managers, technology and how to improve productivity

While different firms try to attract workers with different levels of ability, managerial processes or talent are often overlooked. However, this is the effect of more structured manageri...

Daniela Scur · LSE Business Review 18 Sep 2019

Workforce and Employment

‘Diversity’ is more than a buzzword. It’s key to solving major workplace problems

By adopting a variety mindset and building diverse teams, organizations can tackle challenges head-on, write the co-authors of Cracking Complexity: The Breakthrough Formula For Solving Ju...

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 16 Sep 2019

Education and Skills

Social skills are just as important as basic cognitive ones. This is why

An experiment with 3000 students in Turkey shows it's possible to develop grit and perseverance in the face of setbacks.

LSE Business Review 13 Sep 2019

Future of Mobility

Could flexible working be the solution to congestion in our cities?

Traffic congestion is one of the most significant problems facing cities. With only 2% of people in a study saying they could not perform their role from a location other than the office,...

John L Hopkins · The Conversation 11 Sep 2019

Workforce and Employment

Your older colleagues are an untapped resource for insight and career advice

Spending time with work colleagues older than you can teach you lessons in future happiness, success and life.

Matthew De Silva · Quartz 11 Sep 2019

Africa

'This is Africa's century' - what we learned at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town 2019

A hard-won free-trade deal and a massive youth population - will these factors make this 'Africa's century'? And what about gender-based violence and the gig economy. Key moments from the...

Robin Pomeroy and Anna Bruce-Lockhart 06 Sep 2019

Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

5 ways to remove ego from the boardroom

Twenty-first-century leadership must move from ego to ecosystems and focusing on empowering the collective.

Jon Stokes and Sue Dopson 05 Sep 2019

Workforce and Employment

These are the most hated bits of office jargon

This is the most-hated office jargon, according to a UK Glassdoor study.

Martin Armstrong · Statista 04 Sep 2019

Africa

These are the 5 skills African employers are looking for

Jobseekers say opportunities are hard to come by, while employers claim candidates lack the required skills. To bridge this gap, here are five qualities Africa's employers are looking for...

Olajumoke Adekeye 03 Sep 2019

Africa

These are the 5 biggest risks facing sub-Saharan Africa this year

The launch of the World Economic Forum’s Sub-Saharan Africa Risks Landscape report highlights the key challenges to the region.

Sean Fleming 03 Sep 2019

Leadership

Here are 4 ways to become a self-aware leader

Leaders need an effective way to understand their current performance, to grow and improve. But what's the most effective way to do this?

Kellogg Insight · Quartz 03 Sep 2019

Africa

Why the skills gap remains wider in Africa

The continent's youthful workforce is coming of age – but needs the right skill set to capitalise on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Dion Shango 03 Sep 2019

Workforce and Employment

Leaders are more likely to empower employees with a proactive personality

Research shows employee empowerment can have significant benefits, but many leaders are reluctant. New research might reveal why.

LSE Business Review 02 Sep 2019

Gender Parity

Despite being pioneers in the industry, female photographers still suffer gender inequality

Female photographers are still suffering at the hands of a male-dominated industry and gender inequality.

Celia Rose Jackson · The Conversation 02 Sep 2019

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