When you see pictures of the metaverse at work, it looks like we will spend our workdays with a headset on while your avatar meets with other avatars in a virtual office. But I find that a bit too dystopian. What about you? And is that really what the metaverse will look like? So let’s…
“Start with the end user in mind.” If you’ve ever participated in a Design workshop, you have heard this sentence before. But do we really? As I sat in on a couple of HR solution demos this month, I asked myself this question. Because who really is the end user? For a long time, HR…
There’s no doubt about it: If you are the founder of an HR Tech company, 2021 was the best year ever to secure funding. HR Tech companies raised more than 12 billion dollars in 2021. It’s extraordinary, especially when you realize that this is more than 2019 and 2020 combined! And with 22 new unicorns,…
The Great Resignation. The Great Realization. The Great Reimagination. The Great Reassessment. The Great Reshuffle. The Great Enlightenment. You’ve seen the headlines and read the articles. Workers have had enough. They are exhausted and quitting their jobs. They leave the labor market and are not coming back. From now on, they work for themselves. It…
Before we dive into the future of learning … Remember my Learning poll? It received just 54 votes, so a bit too few to derive any generic conclusion. I’d say we like online learning, but we also value human interaction. The good news is that technology can offer the best of both worlds: online, self-paced…
How it started I don’t remember when I first heard of NYU Stern Professor Scott Galloway but it must have been through one of his posts on social media. While I don’t always agree with his views, he’s thought provoking and never dull. Since then, I’ve subscribed to his no mercy/no malice newsletter and often…
As you are reading this, I’m on my way to the UK for my first in-person “Future of Work” keynote after 18 months. I’m super excited that live events are possible again! However, the amount of forms you have to submit to even be allowed to travel is astounding. Fingers crossed that I will get…
A large marketing agency announced this week that it is retiring the resume. And since they are in marketing, they made a big splash about it. The reason they do it? “To attract talent from more diverse and nontraditional backgrounds.” In a time where candidates are scarce, this initiative aims to open doors to career…
I’ve worked in HR & payroll for the past 20 years, and payroll has always been a bit of a stuffy area, without a lot of excitement. Innovation happens in HR and Talent. But now that a permanent contract is no longer the norm and people are exploring alternative work arrangements, the way people get…
Welcome to the first post after my summer break. I also took a 2 week social media break, which was a lot less difficult than I expected! I didn’t miss it all! And had more time to read good books… I hope you also had the opportunity to step away for a while and decompress….
In high school I learned an important lesson with a lifelong impact. Our Dutch teacher, mr. de W., gave us a reading assignment. We had to analyze an article and answer questions. When he returned our papers, we found out we all failed. Imagine the uproar. When we asked him why, he explained that no…
Maybe you’ve decided to adopt a ‘work from anywhere’ approach, or maybe you just want your employees to come to the office a few days a week. Or every day. If you’ve followed me for a while or listened to one of my keynotes, you know that I’m an advocate for letting the activity determine…
