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Dr. Susan David, Top 50 Thinker and keynote HRD Summit/Europe 2018 speaker addressed the complex subject of emotional agility within organisations and how leaders need to have a clear understanding about how emotionally agile their workforce is.
David told the audience about how her father sadly passed away when she was a teenager and how this allowed to her begin building her own level of emotional agility, having been encouraged by her teacher to write down her feelings. David said this was a rarity and wasn’t usually encouraged to open up about her feelings. She then explored this idea within the workplace, when you are emotional about something it’s almost like people don’t have the time to deal with the issue, both the person going through the issue and those around them. David urges this notion to change.
“When you think of your organisations – think of the essential humanity of the people you work with.” – Dr. Susan David
In Dave Ulrich’s regular contribution series to HRD Connect, he looks at certification vs. competence within the HR Profession. Ulrich offers three key insights into the HR certification vs. competence quandary.
Last week Salary Finance hosted a financial wellbeing webinar in collaboration with HRD Connect called ‘Helping people and businesses thrive through financial well-being’. A recent PwC survey found that a majority of a typical organisation’s workforce admit to being permanently stressed over their personal finances. Therefore, how can employers address this issue? What strategies can work to deal with employee distress and distraction stemming from their purses and wallets? To download the webinar on demand, click the link below.
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