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Which strategic HR challenges are companies facing for the remainder of 2020?
1) 53% - Maintaining efficiency while working from home.
2) 35% - Reducing headcount in response to new business pressures.
3) 30% - Changing work schedules to accommodate different ways of working.
Insights from "The Key Challenges and Opportunities in Human Resources" by TRANSEARCH Romania.
"Successful organisations are powered by the diverse opinions, skill sets and life experiences of their employees. To tap into the full potential of human diversity, organisations need to hire diverse talent and create an inclusive working culture underpinned by a fundamental sense of belonging, fairness and equity, enabling people to bring their 'full self' to work."
Read "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 4.0" leadership insights 
Communication during a crisis is critical for employees as they increasingly look to their leaders for guidance and support. Recent empirical research identifies five key leadership takeaways to improve employee satisfaction with how they are dealt with during this pandemic:
Insights from '5 Tips for Communicating with Employees During a Crisis' by Brooks Holtom, Amy C. Edmondson and David Niu, via Harvard Business Review.
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Karen Greenbaum, CEO of the AESC, identifies 4 key ingredients for an organisational culture that will thrive in a world different to what we have been accustomed to.
"These are certainly tough times. Employers and employees are facing financial challenges, fears about physical and mental health, and countless other very real and personal worries. Effective leaders need to lead with more heart and empathy now than ever before."
Read "Will COVID-19 send vulnerable leadership viral?" leadership insights
Facilitation is like skiing. Preparation, practice and picking the right line are essential. In other words, know your audience, know the outcome desired, and introduce a facilitation approach (style) that best fits the situation.
John Burdett outlines four facilitation styles. One size doesn't fit all. A masterful facilitator sees the four approaches as a rich pallet of behaviours to be mixed, matched and blended as the situation demands.
Insights from "Facilitation - the Forgotten Art" by John Burdett.
Few companies teach facilitation as part of their leadership development agenda. And yet, if we want collaboration, if we want to grow teams, if we want to challenge talent in a meaningful way … being able to get the best out of meeting of minds becomes pretty important.
Excellence in facilitation shares much with what it means to be an outstanding coach:
Good luck on your next opportunity to facilitate. It is one of the most difficult but at the same time rewarding leadership skills. Remember, from a career perspective, bringing the best out of a group session is something of a forgotten art.
Insights from "Facilitation - the Forgotten Art" by John Burdett.
In the current talent environment, doing everything possible to protect your investment in a strategic hire means committing to a strong Leadership Integration process. An effective process provides the framework for defining what success means for a new leader. The specific design parameters for a virtual Leadership Integration program will vary based on the unique features of the organisation and the demands of the role.
Bedford/Teal set out core elements that should be included in a best in class virtual onboarding program, including:
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At some point in your career, transitioning into an an industry that has richer prospects than the one you have come to know may give you room to grow. Here is what to keep in mind as you tool your reinvention:
Transition, timed right, is powerful. As the shot caller of your own career, you have to be bold, brave, energised. Enact your decisions when you see what is coming, not after it is here. Enact foresight not afterthought.
Insights from "How To Transition Into A New Industry" by John Ryan.
"CEOs are leaning on their CHROs to ensure their workforces are feeling supported, because they know the future success - and in many cases, the survival - of their businesses depends on it."
Here are three ways to support them in being most effective in fulfilling their new dominant roles.
"The pool of available talent is suddenly both changing and expanding, and visionary leaders can make the most of it, preparing the ground for post-crisis recovery and growth."
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In the most challenging of times it is essential that new leaders are integrated quickly and successfully. TRANSEARCH Paris interviewed leaders in new positions to determine the impact of the current situation on their ability to integrate without breaking stride. Anne Chevillotte highlights key findings including the leadership qualities and traits helping new leaders through these difficult times.
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