Posts by Peter Thomson
Are we really never going back to the old ways of working?
Peter Thomson and Mark Thomas revisit the assumptions they made a year ago about the impact of the pandemic.
Read MoreCross-cultural leadership in times of crisis
It’s not what leaders say that matters, it’s what they do. How they behave in a crisis is a better indication of their personal values and beliefs than any corporate policy or mission statement.
Read MoreThe lived experience model of work
The FutureWork Forum has created a model to represent work as part of a “lived experience” and not as a distinct and separate compartment of life. The FWF model articulates work and life as intertwined helixes, similar to the DNA molecule.
Read MoreEl liderazgo en la era de las organizaciones auto gestionadas
La pandemia de COVID-19 nos ha brindado una oportunidad única para tomar distancia y observar el mundo del trabajo bajo una nueva luz.
Read MoreLeadership in the era of self-managed organisations
What we have learned from enforced home working is not just that many jobs can be performed remotely but that people can work very effectively without being closely managed. It has challenged the need for all those team meetings, face-to-face sessions and management guidance.
Read MoreThe productive leader: A new approach for the digital age
We need to create productive organisations by genuinely empowering employees and allowing them the freedom to choose how they work.
Read MoreTime for a digital detox?
Peter Thomson points out that our stressful work patterns are not caused by technology but by leaders who have allowed their organisations to develop unhealthy work patterns and are ignoring culture instead of managing it.
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