by Alicia Lykos | Aug 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
It feels like one of the hottest topics landing in CEOs’ inboxes is questions around “what are you doing for your organisation’s well-being?”. The rise in a focus on well-being appears to have snuck up on most organisations. In truth, well-being has been in...
by Alicia Lykos | Aug 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Why do we work? It’s not a question we stop to ask ourselves often. If you ponder the question, you may come up with common logical answers. To secure our financial health To fund our lifestyle choices Pre-covid, these two answers would have been given by the vast...
by Alicia Lykos | Aug 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Traditionally we are told that managers operate in four specific domains: Planning, Controlling, Organising, Directing These domains were constructed from research conducted by Fayol in the 1900s. Fayol’s theory is commonly referred to as the functions of classical...
by Alicia Lykos | Aug 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Competencies exist for a reason. Some love them, and some hate them. At the end of the day, organisations have competencies to create clear guidelines. These guidelines form expectations on acceptable outcomes and behaviours. It shifts the narrative when we embrace...
by Alicia Lykos | Jul 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of the biggest challenges we hear with learning programs or initiatives is how little of the learning is retained. One of the first questions Learning and Organisational Development (L&OD) departments are asked is: How much is it, and what is the return on...
by Alicia Lykos | Jul 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Have you ever attended a training program or a conference and felt instantly inspired? Ready to make a positive change, only to forget about what you were learning within a few days? You’re not the only one. In fact, it’s a neurological phenomenon conceptualised...