Entire populations around the world are stuck inside, with extra time at home they don’t know what to do with. It is easy to get lost in the void social media or stressful news. Instead of that, why not turn your attention to prepare to return to the office as a better worker? Countless resources are available for free to expand your knowledge and develop new skills. Not only could those resources bring you useful...
Who would have imagined that in a single day, all family members would have to juggle simultaneous videoconferences? The kids with online school and mom and dad working remotely? A few years back this would have seemed like an episode of The Jetsons. Today this is the ‘new normal’, and it is still unclear whether or when will it all go back to the way things were. There’s still a lot of uncertainty around the...
The HCI organization recently conducted a survey in which they interviewed over 300 HR experts, a panel of design specialists and a group of talent acquisition professionals to better understand the outcome of Design Thinking when applied to the challenges of talent acquisition. People Matters magazine also recently posted an article with the importance of using this methodology to re-define the HR function, quoting Josh Bersin on the subject: Design Thinking casts HR in a...
Following the opening of new offices in Romania last month, Catenon announces the opening of new offices in Copenhagen & Aarhus, Denmark, in order to strengthen its operations in Europe. The opening takes place in a partnership with Bisgaard+, to bring us closer to our local clients in Scandinavia. The Nordic countries represent an important area for Catenon, as these markets, professionally speaking, combine excellence in innovation, technology and business development. All of which are...
The world of work continues its metamorphosis as companies use technology to modernize their business strategies. The current crisis has accelerated many of the changes expected over the next 5-10 years. So, as these changes intensify, many companies simply cannot compete and disappear. For example, 50% of the companies that were on the Fortune 500 list in 2006 no longer exist. We can only wait to see how we all get out of the current...
Managing a team remotely can be challenging, especially if you didn’t have enough time to prepare for it. Today, this is a problem many managers face in light of the pandemic and the globally enforced quarantine measures. Many companies have been forced to make their teams work remotely. Though the circumstances leading to today’s wave of remote work are exceptional, working from home should no longer be considered unusual. Indeed, it is in everyone’s best...
Many companies have seen themselves forced to limit their activity due to the current pandemic. Despite the difficult times COVID-19 has brought forth, now is not the time to stop improving yourself. Dedicate the time on your hands to helping your employees develop their personal brands to become better professionals, and to boost the company’s brand image. An employer brand is what companies stand for, how they express who they are; but it isn’t however,...
Acquiring talent right now is a tricky situation. Many companies have been forced to stop, but many others continue, only from home. A challenge many were not prepared for. If the COVID-19 crisis has revealed anything, it is that telecommuting also requires a strategy, a planning of resources and efforts, and should not be taken lightly. Beyond having equipment for all employees, coordination is necessary. And here, communication, without face-to-face, becomes fundamental. The vast majority of our customers have not...
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the demand for short-term talent in various sectors, such as the ones of construction, petrochemical, tourism or export. The freezing of their activity has caused it to fall, and yet, according to reports, global talent demand has grown by 7% in Asian countries, which have been fighting the crisis since December 2019. This crisis is not affecting everyone equally. While some companies are sending their employees to work at home, others...
Now that we are in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and that telecommuting has become the only alternative to shutting down, we are trying to adapt to this way of working, which, to some companies, represents nothing, and to others, a real challenge. Technology has certainly facilitated this process. But not everyone has this capability. Not all companies can have a device ready for each employee to take home, nor do all employees have...
