Creating a resilient organization
How does an organization become more adaptive to change? For, change happens all the time and the pace at which it takes place is increasing every year too. So, in order to thrive, and not just survive, we must become more responsive to change. The disruptive mindset...
Making bold business decisions
Making bold business decisions: This is how you do it together We are in economically exceptional times. What seemed like a stable environment, last month, is now suddenly in doubt. Uncertain times and situations like these require far-reaching decisions. But, how do...
To Freeze or to Continue?
Anyone who expected organizations to stop at the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis is probably disappointed. Rarely has innovation and switching gears been done faster: From drive-in farmers, to restaurants preparing for services with social distancing, to hairdressers...
The team in the lead role
Uncertain times require companies to make fast changes and continuous adjustments. A flexible organization, with agile teams, has the power to steer itself onto the right course. In this article, we deliver some great tips on creating strong and agile teams.Intrinsic...
The new role of management
In the "old" hierarchical situation, all information and ultimate responsibility was with managers. Whether it was delegating work or chasing a project themselves, the manager was always "in charge". In order to move away from that, you need to place more trust and...
How do you organize your organization?
How do you organize your organization in the 6 ft. economy? Irrespective of the long-term vision organizations have on working from home, we all have to face challenges, in the short-term, working as well as possible without physical contact. One thing, however, is...
5 Steps and 15 Work Practices to Enhance Psychological Safety
Semco Style practically equips leaders with a framework to lead, manage and inspire distributed teams and create an employee friendly culture characterized by psychological safety. In our recent article Psychological Safety: Leading remote teams in a distributed...
Psychological Safety: Leading remote teams in a distributed world
Remote Teams And Psychological Safety The notion of distributed teams and its related challenges has long been part of the multi-site and multi-national corporate organization. It is however with the world-wide outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, that many traditional...
Are you on mute?
Arguably the most used phrase on video calls in recent times is “you are on mute,” often accompanied by “we cannot see you” or “your video is off!” Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, many companies moved to a remote work or work from home policy. Depending on...
The Power of Self-Management
Self-management is a principle that we believe is the fundamental requirement for empowering both people and organizational success in today’s unprecedented times, as well as in our future economy. Self-management is a hot topic at the moment, and often pops up in...