Company culture matters. It will mark the difference between retaining talent or not, so it's important to maintain a happy workforce. Here are 3 tips I've found useful for encouraging leaders to build strong and purpose-driven teams.

In the post-pandemic era a lot of companies have transitioned to a hybrid work environment. That's why it's important to nurture change initiatives that will build stronger virtual teams. Some examples are:

Being a leader can be challenging all the time, especially if you want to lead your organization successfully while being true to your ethics. Here you'll find some strategies to drive organizational development within your company:

An important part of keeping your employees happy is to align them with your purpose to make them feel empowered and driving change. Here are some tips for doing this: Finding your purpose should be the most important thing to bear in mind while you are making a profit. How to make a profit while making a difference. (Source: Ted Talks) Choice, a connection to a common purpose and establishing a bridge are the pillars that help leaders stabilize their teams during transitions. (Source: HBR) Loyalty and emotion are key results to how brand management has been changing due to technology . Personalizing messages and listening to consumers also plays a key role. (Source: INC) Thinking people first is the solution to eliminating the need for change management. (Source: Forbes) 

Nurture your talent. Here are my most recent picks for building teams and implementing organizational development. Interesting principles for keeping your people motivated and growing.. The Four F's of employee experience . (Source: Strategy Business) Racial stereotypes can often cause negative damage an organization. This Ted Talk can teach us how to use data and metrics to make some adjustments to your corporate diversity programs to keep your people engaged and motivated. Boards can help in the long run by creating value through stakeholders and aligning with strategic goals. (Source: EY) Upskilling teams constantly and creating a culture that triggers curiosity will prepare employees for new circumstances and adapting to change constantly. (Source: EY) Identifying key talent, retaining and developing it is an art form. This interesting article covers how you can nurture your leadership program effectively. (Source: Fast Company) 

Adapting to the hybrid workplace culture is important in order to keep building organizational leadership. Here are my hand-selected tips to do this effectively: Effective leaders play a key role in every business through example. Here are 3 attitudes that highly ambitious people avoid . (Source: The Ladders) Don’t let the pandemic get to you, here are some high income skills that can put you on a six figure income if you develop them well. (Source: The Ladders) Our new normal entitles learning how to balance the hybrid workplace. (Source: HBR) Instead of banning politics at work, you should focus on supporting and encouraging ways to handle different perspectives at work with respect. (Source: HBR) Middle managers are faced with challenges right now to combine technology and the hybrid workforce, so here’s how to nurture them into digital team management . (Source: HBR) Creating emotional connections and fostering empathy is the key to success in the digital era where consumers have higher expectations. (Source: Fast Company)

Balancing technology and people is key to building a brighter future of purpose driven employees that understand how to create boundaries and at the same time make technology an asset. How to build a new future within your company . You need to redefine your relationship with talent, clients and technology. (Source: Deloitte) Artificial intelligence for sure is driving change in making room for more human creativity while it reduces the amount of tasks that humans used to do. This new era of technology is just the beginning of innovation. (Source: EY) How to make data an asset and leverage it. (Source: Forbes)

Implementing change management in your business should be your top priority. Here are my 5 most recent curated tips for you from my favorite sources:  Follow these post-covid business strategy trends .Great ideas to keep an agile organization (Source Forbes) Based on the analysis of more than 150 companies, the data shows that women in top management roles drive innovation and enable companies to be more open to change. Having multi gender teams plays a key role in driving change to your organization. (Source HBR) Identify your management sty l e and determine if change is necessary. Here’s how. (Source Inc) Here are some resourceful tips to manage change goals to add value to others and keep going through a change management process. (Source Forbes) The art and science of change management lies in drawing awareness, clarifying beliefs in the company culture and using feedback to “feed” change. (Source Inc)

When all parts of a team are working together smoothly, it can feel like your company is floating on a cloud of pure productivity. But, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, that’s easier said than done. To help understand different personality types, behavior's and motivations and offer helping hands instead of in-office bickering, experts offer a solution: the Birkman Assessment.