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Five ideas for developing empathy in a remote team
We live in a world full of information, but without emotions and the capacity to sense, understand and respond to emotions, a certain level of understanding and connection will go missing. In a modern organisation we have tools and practices for efficient transfer of information, but these leave out a big portion of what makes us human. Current research highlights the importance of empathy at work and when it comes to remote work the importance of developing empathy in your team can not be emphasised enough.
Strategy is about questions, not answers
We are seeking answers in the midst of the current situation caused by the coronavirus. In addition to the severe health implications, the consequences for the global economy are far greater than expected. Companies over the globe are struggling. The question is: how...
Research update: Why teamwork is crucial if you want to innovate
Gone are the days of the leader who knows it all and who tells his/ her team what to do. If you really want to be innovative, facilitating teamwork and learning is key. That’s what Dutch researcher Mieke Koeslag-Kreunen found after studying the role of leadership in...
Will this crisis teach us to reorganise work?
We live in exceptional times, not the least in working life. Gradually, the shock of the first weeks of organising our daily activities gives in to questions about what happens once the crisis is over. How do we, as a business, a team, etc., get back to normal, and...
What digital, engaging collaboration looks like
What do you think about when you hear the words “virtual” or “digital” connected to “learning”? Maybe you think of the last e-learning platform you tested or your company LMS that fills up with things to “get back to later”? Our view on virtual learning is...
A digital tool for collecting insight
The next version of the TalentMiles App will have a new digital tool allowing participants to collect insight from their networks. Participants collecting insight from their network is key to working with real-world issues in their learning journey. Collecting insight...
Muutosta ei tehdä jalkauttamalla
"Did you ever wonder why so much education and training, management consultation, organizational research, and so many books and articles produce so few changes in actual management practice? Did you ever wonder why the little change that does occur often happens with...
TalentMiles in 2019: A Snapshot of a Great Year
At TalentMiles, we gratefully celebrate the transition from a successful 2019 to an exciting 2020. This snapshot includes the following achievements from the year that passed: TalentMiles exists to accelerate change of mindset and practise in large organisations. In...
Reversing the logic of leadership development
Research shows that for experienced people, learning doesn’t happen in the traditional way, which is mostly one-directional. Instead, most of the learning is actually happening in connection to work nowadays. This has big implications for companies aspiring to do...
Research update: Feedback as a long-term investment
TalentMiles builds on partnerships with a cross-disciplinary and global community of researchers. The most intensive of those partnerships is with the School of Business and Economics in Maastricht, the Netherlands. In the coming newsletters, professor Wim...