23 Nov 2022

Article
sustainability
"From 2024, large companies will need to publicly disclose information on the way they operate and manage social and environmental risks."(1) Medium size companies (> 350 employees, > 40m€) are also included in this new directive. Many medium-size companies are ill equipped to allocate sufficient internal resources with the capacity, skills and competence to study, understand, and...
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22 Jul 2021

Digital Working Place, Inclusiveness and Women Leadership 0 Comment
The #1 post-Covid Challenge for Professional Women Article
The pandemic continues to have a devastating effect on the poorest and most fragile parts of the global population, but it is also a personal tragedy for many and a major disruption for everybody, even those in the most privileged situations. How disruptions specifically affect the working population varies in different sectors and professions, but it always creates stress and fatigue...
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13 May 2021

Digital Working Place, Mindful Leadership and Mental Safety, Retreats and Working in Nature
Grooa: Working Outdoors image
How it benefits companies and employees We've all seen the studies that getting outdoors is a boost for our mental and physical health; microbes in the soil improve our moods as we garden, ocean spray increases our energy levels, time in the forest lowers blood pressure. What is it about being in nature that affects our well-being? Why do we feel calmer, more clearheaded, and rejuvenat...
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06 Apr 2021

Engagement and Transformational Leadership, Inclusiveness and Women Leadership
Grooa featured image for the article "Most business women sabotage their success via poor networking, do you?"
The pandemic appears to have affected women more than men. It seems like the anxiety of an uncertain future has somehow triggered conservative fear-reactions that have pushed many women several years "back" in their journey towards equality. Concerns are being raised about the increased share of domestic chores that have disproportionately fallen onto women; as well as about the increas...
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26 Mar 2021

Digital Working Place, Mindful Leadership and Mental Safety
Grooa Article Why are online meetings exhausting? What can we do about it?
One year into the pandemic, it is safe to assume that most of us have used online meeting platforms in some way or the other. It is useful beyond words. It has helped us stay employed, ensured continued learning, and most importantly helped us keep our sanity by providing us an option to interact with our loved ones when we could not physically meet them. For some people, this arrangemen...
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10 Feb 2021

Digital Working Place, Mindful Leadership and Mental Safety, Priorities / Trivial and Toxic Work
Laura Lozza in front of a painting with diverse women - LIS Woman is a Learning and Networking Membership for International Businesswomen
As policy makers across many countries go about renewing and extending "contact restrictions" I find myself suspended in between a mild euphoria for the comfort of working from home and the heartbreaking longing for human contacts. It is a constant emotional rollercoaster that consumes energy, so that I get more easily fatigued and need more sleep. But that is not all. I also find tha...
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05 Nov 2020

Digital Working Place, Mindful Leadership and Mental Safety
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How is the second wave of the pandemic affecting our mental state? It goes without saying that we all continue to be affected by the global pandemic. At this point, three-quarters of a year in, have you been able to adjust to the 'new normal'? I asked people how the second wave of rising Covid-19 numbers and ensuing regulations are affecting them and how it is different than the first...
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27 Sep 2020

Digital Working Place, Engagement and Transformational Leadership, Innovation Leadership
Scientific Framework - Grooa
I recently attended an executive MIT Sloan program on "Digital Business Strategies". It was fascinating to deepen my understanding of AI and Learning Machines, Platforms and Blockchain, Crowd Sourcing and the Economy of "free, perfect and instant". It was also enlightening to get a better grasp of the strategic challenges posed by digitalisation to firms and organisations in general. ...
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02 Sep 2020

Courageous Conversations, Engagement and Transformational Leadership, Innovation Leadership
Colorful balls of paper, with a lamp draw
Have you ever wondered how some business teams predictably achieve breakthrough innovation? Time and again, research indicates that positive change thrives where ideas conflict – and our perspectives clash. Think about yourself and your organization. Do you show the curiosity and courage to listen to one another's views, while keeping your options open until each puzzle piece fits? Does ...
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22 Jul 2020

Engagement and Transformational Leadership, Priorities / Trivial and Toxic Work
Businesswoman talking to colleagues in meeting - Grooa
Not a day goes by without someone telling me that they feel under increasing pressure to make faster decisions and deliver ever faster results. I am not surprised. The complexity and interdependence of work has dramatically increased in recent years at the same time as the digital agile world demands ever faster decisions and faster outcomes, whether the organisation one works in has a f...
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