Editor’s Note

Work, workforce and the workplace have evolved over the decades and will continue to evolve. With changes happening at a faster rate and younger generations moving into the workforce, how ready are today’s leaders? The New Year is the best time to re-evaluate your leadership goals and plan your roadmap to business success.
 

Take a day or two and think about how you hire and promote people in your organization. How does what you do impact workplace rights, workplace development and innovation. Is it working? How engaged are your employees? If you have higher turnover in one department, why is that? What are you willing to do to help your current leaders succeed? Read Dianne Crampton’s article to know more about top leadership trends in 2020 and more.

The struggle to transform is real. The digital revolution has been a major driver of business transformation, revolutionizing the world of work, transforming what we do and how we do it, while changing what consumers want and how they want it. Business transformation involves many moving parts, and it requires an integrated approach that includes people, processes, systems and technology. HR.com partnered with Lee Hecht Harrison to survey 1,228 HR professionals from over 20 countries to better understand the “people” part of the equation. To learn more about the survey on Global Workforce Transformation and to get strategic insights and key takeaways, read the complete report in this issue.
 
When you think about being courageous in the workplace, even if you’re being your bravest self, there’s still a lot of factors that can prevent you from being your most courageous (and effective) leadership self. Time and again, there are three “courage-inhibitors” that tend to come up for many leaders. To know about that, read Steve Yacovelli's article, Flexing Your Leadership Courage.

The future workforce and its leaders are being shaped by this generation’s traumatic events. The youngest employees entering the modern workplace have experienced or seen a significantly higher amount of trauma than past generations due to the rise of violence, school shootings, natural disasters, opioid crisis, human trafficking, and social media. Senior leaders should be prepared to mentor, train, and inspire the workforce. This can be achieved by taking a deeper look at how you currently cope with interpersonal conflict, embrace or resist change, and visualize your personal resilience, says Antoinette Allen in her article, The Leader As Healer.

This is just a sneak peek into what we have in the first edition of Leadership Excellence this year. We hope you enjoy reading all articles and look forward to hearing from you!

Last but not least, we believe that there is no better way to connect with people than by sharing your leadership story. If you have one, send it to us and don’t forget to email us your feedback.  Continue leading the way for more leaders!
 
Wishing you a happy and prosperous year ahead!
 

---