Return to the new normal: Leader’s top of mind

Axialent recently hosted a live debate, Return to the new normal: Leader’s top of mind, where our two experts explored and debated global organizations’ leaders’ top of mind topics and how to prepare for the “new normal”. The live webinar covered three pressing questions: 1) What do you think the “new normal” is going to look like? 2) What challenges and opportunities do you see now emerging from this crisis? and 3) What is the implication of this new normal at a leader’s personal level?
Survivor Syndrome: Building Bridges

If “meeting people where they are” makes us feel loved and valued and can help us thrive, why do we often experience disconnection or misunderstandings instead? And how can we increase our connection to build bridges and “meet people where they are?”
Survivor Syndrome: Connecting Through Crisis

Being able to “put things on the table” and address difficult topics in an open, caring and compassionate way is a powerful way to increase connection among your employees.
Never let a good crisis go to waste: Empathy and gratitude as a character-building workout

Whatever the lenses we choose to practice gratitude and empathy, they can be helpful to get some understanding of what others are living during this crisis. Realizing that can help put things in perspective – and it’s one of many ways in which we can individually do our work to avoid letting this crisis go to waste.
Never let a good crisis go to waste: Who do you want to become?

One of the most tangible aspects of a crisis like the one we are living is the material damage it causes: sickness, death, lost jobs, etc. There is, however, a less tangible but also very important dimension: the net balance a crisis has on our character as individuals, and the overall impact on society as a whole stemming from this.
Survivor Syndrome: Overcoming Organizational Trauma in Times of Crisis

We invite you to read the following article to raise awareness and build effective actions to deal with people’s struggles now. Everyone wants to be at their best, but often unconscious emotional stress gets in the way. We want to help everyone understand some of the hidden and unspoken dynamics we might be facing today and what is it that you can do to dissolve this.
The Three Most Common Pitfalls of Culture Change

After more than ten years’ experience facilitating and advising on culture transformation programs, I have identified three common pitfalls that trap most executives during the change process. My purpose in this article is to discuss how these pitfalls emerge and suggest three concrete solutions that could help to avoid them…
Three Antidotes to Face Disruption

Disruption has three main “viruses” or challenges organizations face when dealing with accelerated change. Regardless of the kind of industry, size of business or location, our experience shows us that disruption impacts individuals and organizations in the way you live, the way you engage with others, and the way you do business.
Disruption – Are You Ready for It?

Disruption here, disruption there, disruption everywhere… It’s a buzzword, but what does it really mean? I define disruption as the speed in which change happens, the acceleration it takes, and how fast it impacts other parts of the system. “The butterfly effect at the speed of light” — it alters the way you live, the […]
Surviving Stage 2 Breast Cancer: 5 Leadership Lessons I Learned

Life changes dramatically when you’re diagnosed with breast cancer. Suddenly you go from joyfully going about your life to being faced with your own mortality. In just a few weeks, I had to make decisions that impacted directly on the rest of my life. And fighting this awful illness taught me priceless skills.