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A checklist that every organization should consider when attempting to address D&I goals at the recruitment and hiring level.

The coronavirus pandemic revealed the necessity of resilient teams — as well as which teams didn’t have the necessary skills. Resilience requires a level of self-awareness and empathy that may not come naturally to all team members. Leaders must assess the state of their teams, identify weak spots and then deliver strategies that will help team members break down barriers and build foundations of trust, transparency and self-awareness. The article offers seven practices to help foster team resiliency.

People who embrace lifelong learning and bring a growth mindset to their careers are more likely to take on new challenges and are typically better able to cope with disruption and adapt to change. These attributes will serve them well, enhancing their employability both now, and throughout their journey.

Traditional leadership development can be very effective on its own. However, coaching can take the skills, behaviours and mindsets that form the curriculum in a classroom or group learning experience and turn them into personal, customized solutions that help leaders learn more, more quickly, and retain that knowledge longer.

I work in a “high-touch” business where face-to-face meetings often mean the difference between bringing on a new client or losing out on a prime opportunity. I knew I had to find ways to replicate those high-touch moments in a socially distanced context. I’m not saying it’s been easy, but there have been breakthroughs.

The pandemic amplified the need for Ericsson to bring about a paradigm shift in their leadership culture. Priyanka Anand, VP and Head of Human Resources and Linda Lindberg, VP and Head of Commercial Management for Ericsson Market Area South East Asia, Oceania and India, share how Ericsson helped their line leaders evolve into strong coaches.

Transformational leadership will be critical for organizations as we look to the future. With such high demand, organizations must have an agile recruitment strategy to successfully hire the executives of their choice.

Deanna Mulligan, the CEO of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, was so confident that the “learning mindset” she helped create at Guardian was the way of the future, she wrote a book on the subject. "Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close the Skills Gap" offers practical advice on creating what Mulligan describes as a “learning and growth mindset.”

When building a coaching culture, leaders must keep these three must-know qualities in mind to successfully create the conditions to generate new ideas while keeping employees confident and engaged.

Resilience is like a battery; to maintain a full charge, it must be properly maintained and periodically recharged. Run the resilience battery too long in an environment that is harsh and unwelcoming, and it will eventually be drained and lose power.

Shanthi Flynn, former Fortune 500 CHRO, keynote speaker, HR expert and leadership advisor talks about her incredible career journey, the unique career advancement challenges she faced, how she made better choices, stayed true to her values and has lived her best life.

Coming out of the pandemic, some organizations will be leaders in treating their talent as a renewable resource, while other organizations will be left behind, focusing too much on wholesale layoffs and other wasteful practices. This is the moment to get your organization on the right side of that equation.