Welcome to our dedicated hub for thought leadership and innovative practices in people development. At Speexx, our commitment to fostering professional growth through our award-winning SaaS B2B platform shines in every article and interview we share. Whether you’re seeking to enhance corporate language training, explore business coaching, or mentoring: our blog is your gateway to the latest in leadership news, HR trends, and employee engagement strategies. Since we focus on people development, you will also find blogposts about remote work, lifelong learning, employer branding, Learning and Development, people analytics, skill development and talent management.
Leave or stay? Whether and when employees ask themselves this question is no longer an easy question for organizations to answer as jobs become hybrid, flexible or even remote, and face-to-face contact decreases. With the increasing variability of jobs, the issue of employee retention is also becoming more complex. What measures can help?
Organizations constantly strive for innovation, growth, and profitability in today’s fast-paced world. However, in the pursuit of these goals, many leaders tend to overlook a critical factor that has a significant impact on business success: diversity and inclusion. Bias can hinder a company’s growth and productivity, limit talent retention and affect morale. Therefore, leaders must adopt an unbiased approach and create an inclusive working environment. But do unbiased leaders even exist? Let’s find out!
Digital leadership is essential as technology, hybrid work, and Gen Z reshape the workplace. Learn how leaders—and HR and L&D—can keep up.
Leadership typically comes with expectations of strength, accountability, and control. Leaders are counted on to navigate any challenge and maintain team morale, even during turbulent times. But the strain, solitude, and burden of the role can become too much, making daily responsibilities feel daunting and unmanageable. This condition is known as leadership burnout.
The move to the hybrid workplace post-pandemic is disrupting how organizations approach coaching, employee development, and performance improvement. Traditional one-size-fits-all coaching programs often fail to meet the individual needs of your employees. With geographical barriers, the reality of remote work, and time constraints often hindering old-style coaching approaches, digital coaching provides a flexible, personalized solution for individuals and teams.
The role of leaders is constantly evolving in hybrid work environments. Leading with emotional intelligence has become an essential skill for leaders to effectively manage their teams at the digital workplace.
As the world becomes more interconnected, businesses are expanding their operations across borders, leading to a rise in international teams. With this shift, leaders need to have strong communication skills to effectively manage their teams and drive results.
As we navigate through a world changed by the pandemic, it has become clear that leadership styles prioritizing empathy are essential for creating a positive and productive workplace. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. In the context of leadership, it means creating a work environment where employees feel seen, heard, and valued. In this post, we explore the power of empathetic leadership in strengthening psychological safety in the hybrid workplace and why it’s more critical now than ever.