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In our latest podcast episode, our editor, Ab Banerjee, sits down with Yvette Croucher, Managing Director of Talent Management (Europe and Asia) at Paul Hastings, the global law firm. The discussion approaches a variety of topics. It touches first on the structure and culture of law firms, providing an insider’s view on how they are… Continue reading “There’s a whole combination of skills that you need as a lawyer, and it’s not just legal technical skills anymore, if it ever was.”
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“There is quite some evidence that who we are deep down drives the way we think and the way we behave in society…”
In our second podcast edition, our editor, Ab Banerjee, sits down with Dr Alessandro Nai, Associate Professor of Political Communication at the University of Amsterdam, to discuss his research on personality, leadership, and behavioural traits in a particularly pertinent context: politics. The discussion focuses on how the personality traits, including the ‘dark triad’, can be… Continue reading “There is quite some evidence that who we are deep down drives the way we think and the way we behave in society…”
“I always say that there are two aspects of self-awareness.”
In the first podcast edition of The Loop, our editor, Ab Banerjee, sits down with Narayan Pant, Professor of Strategy and Leadership Development at INSEAD, to discuss and share thoughts on leadership, self-awareness and workplace feedback. “I always say that there are two aspects of self-awareness. The first part is understanding how you are coming across… Continue reading “I always say that there are two aspects of self-awareness.”
“Cognitive diversity is an essential driver behind organizational competitiveness and profitability”
The Loop’s editor, Ab Banerjee, outlines the initial findings of ViewsHub’s pioneering study into cognitive diversity within the world’s leading law firms and management consultancies. In previous editions, we’ve written about ViewsHub’s mission to empower every team in every organization to achieve high performance. This commitment is aimed at boosting productivity and profitability, elevating client service levels,… Continue reading “Cognitive diversity is an essential driver behind organizational competitiveness and profitability”
Top 5 Cognitively Diverse Law Firms and Consultancies Revealed
Despite the wealth of research highlighting the importance of cognitive diversity, primary research into the relative cognitive diversity of different organizations is sparse and often anecdotal. Using LinkedIn, ViewsHub invited employees from the leading management consultancies and global firms to assess their behavioural traits, utilising the innovative functionality of ‘Team DNA’, which uses the ViewsHub Cognitive… Continue reading Top 5 Cognitively Diverse Law Firms and Consultancies Revealed
“Bringing in a higher powered, more strategic Chief People Officer is one of the most transforming things a CEO could do”
This month, Patrick Hynes, the global leader for Spencer Stuart’s leadership advisory services, and Deborah Warburton, who leads Spencer Stuart’s human resources practice, discuss the growth in prominence of Chief People Officers. How can a high-profile Chief People Officer or similar role improve upon how HR matters were managed within organizations previously? Patrick: Well, I… Continue reading “Bringing in a higher powered, more strategic Chief People Officer is one of the most transforming things a CEO could do”
“As the importance of the CPO continues to elevate and the role evolves, CEOs should set the expectation of the CPO being a strategic partner”
As companies determine what the future of work looks like, battle a tight talent market, and adjust to increasing economic pressures, the Chief People Officer’s (CPO) role continues to evolve. The CPO role was originally created to draft and execute policy that guides the company through the legal issues of labor management. Today, many people… Continue reading “As the importance of the CPO continues to elevate and the role evolves, CEOs should set the expectation of the CPO being a strategic partner”
Chief People Officer was one of the top ten fastest-growing job titles over the past five years, according to LinkedIn research as reported on by HR magazine last year.
A changing workforce and the need for increased learning and development opportunities for employees are two developments to which the increase has been attributed. More widescale challenges such as The Great Resignation, supply chain issues, and market volatility were also cited in a thought piece by CEO advisory firm Teneo last year.
Chief People Officers for leading companies such as Microsoft and Walmart have recently been discussing in the media how to engage employees and rebuild organizational culture after COVID.
Walmart CPO Donna Morris said in an interview with Harvard Business Review that she would “love for all of our people to think like a Chief People Officer because then they’d be focused on creating the environment that allows us to attract, engage, develop, and retain the best associates or employees”.
Chief People Officers are not a new phenomenon, but their numbers have been expanding. Research by executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates published towards the end of last year found that over 30 per cent of the Chief People Officers that the firm had placed over the last three and a half years were for organizations that had never had a senior HR leader on their leadership team before.
Apple this month appointed Carol Surface as its first Chief People Officer. Surface, who served in the same role for a medical technology company since 2013, will report directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook and take over human resources responsibilities from the senior vice president of retail and people, Deirdre O’Brien.
Speaking to HR magazine about LinkedIn’s research, the chief executive of consultancy PTHR Perry Timms commented: “When most CEOs are purportedly concerned about skills gaps and talent, the role of a Chief People Officer becomes as critical as legal, digital, compliance, finance and customer experience leading roles. If not more so.”
The demand for Chief People Officers is not likely to slacken, either. Interviewed for The Loop, Spencer Stuart consultant Patrick Hynes said: “The demand for the very best CPO talent is extremely high.”
The president of US learning company O’Reilly, also speaking to HR, has said: “Due to the changing workforce and the need for increased learning and development, the demand for skilled Chief People Officers and other HR roles will continue to grow over the coming decade.”
Cognitive diversity to drive problem-solving and decision-making
diversity ensures a breadth of thinking styles in an organization to generate alternative approaches and actions, encouraging testing against devil’s advocate alternatives.
‘Cognitive diversity ultimately contributes to better decision making and effectiveness.’
This month, Krishna Grenville-Goble, the Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Director of KPMG UK’s Board Leadership Centre spoke to The Loop about the importance of cognitive diversity in the boardroom.
