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Executive coaching is fundamental if you want your organization to be successful. Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan tells us why he’s such a big advocate of executive coaching.

A recent LHH-LinkedIn poll found 47 percent of respondent organizations were planning significant overhauls of senior leadership, with six percent predicting a “total overhaul.” Less than one-third of respondents did not anticipate any changes in their executive leadership teams.

As we recognize International Women's Day, we celebrate the outstanding efforts and achievements of woman and girls around the world with stories from women leaders at LHH who are striving to help us achieve an equal future for all.

Charu Jain SVP, Merchandising and Innovation, and Vikram Baskaran, VP of Information Technology, with Alaska Airlines, talk about why being able to offer enhanced customer service at a time when the whole notion of customer service has been completely disrupted by the pandemic is a testament to the strong cultural foundation that existed at Alaska Airlines before COVID-19 arrived.

According to a new LHH poll conducted on LinkedIn in January 2021, a staggering 89% of respondents are planning to upskill this year to be better prepared for future roles. Read more about how to ask your boss for training.

Far too many organizations are ignoring an impending talent crisis, ready to apply corrective re/upskilling measures to career management problems that could have been prevented with advanced planning.

Here's what you need to do to identify and make the most of your transferable skills to allow you to apply your talents, abilities and experience in a new role and/or new field.

To effectively address D&I goals in recruitment, organizations must implement inclusive hiring practices, reduce unconscious bias, and establish diversity goals. A checklist for these strategies ensures a diverse workforce, fosters a culture of inclusion, and drives long-term organizational success.

In their HBR.org article, Keith Ferrazzi, Mary-Clare Race, and Alex Vincent share 7 strategies for building resilient teams. The pandemic highlighted the need for resilience, requiring leaders to assess team dynamics, address weaknesses, and foster trust, empathy, and self-awareness to help teams adapt and thrive in challenging environments. The article the seven practices to help foster team resiliency and how you can put these strategies into action.

Traditional leadership development can be very effective on its own. However, coaching can take the skills, behaviours and mindsets that form the curriculum in a classroom or group learning experience and turn them into personal, customized solutions that help leaders learn more, more quickly, and retain that knowledge longer.

People who embrace lifelong learning and bring a growth mindset to their careers are more likely to take on new challenges and are typically better able to cope with disruption and adapt to change. These attributes will serve them well, enhancing their employability both now, and throughout their journey.