Author Archives: Larry Janis

New Opportunity

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, 

 

Healthcare Business Unit Leader

 

We are seeking an individual who has:

  • Experience building and leading a Healthcare BU (Payor/Provider/LS/Med Tech) …. Practice today is ~$20M and need to grow to over $100M in next couple of years
  • Strategy:  Evaluate and define “go to market” strategy
  • Team Build:  Evaluate and build team: Go to market / BD / Sales and Delivery
  • Organic and M&A:  Build via leveraging existing MSA’s , capture new clients and identify / acquire “tuck in” acquisitions
  • Builder with strong sales orientation
  • Location:  East Coast (NJ preference)

If you are interested or know someone who might be interested, please let me know.

Thank you!

Larry Janis

Managing Partner I Integrated Search Solutions Group

P-516-767-3030

The Future of Work revolves around talent

 

 

 

By Deborah Lovich, Sebastian Ullrich, Nick South, Ádám Kotsis, and Katie Lavoie

 

This is our second Future of Work—Global Employer Survey, which we conducted to better understand how employers are preparing for the changing workplace. The first survey was conducted in 2022.

Organizations have been focusing on new ways of working since the pandemic, and they have successfully instituted various tactical initiatives. But leaders are still struggling to implement the strategic and people-focused changes that would ready their workforce and enterprise for the future.

Given the fast-evolving workplace, organizations need to overcome the barriers to change and make their workplace more effective for their people. Investing in modifying employee behavior, improving the talent proposition, and supporting distributed teams are just a few ways that organizations can continue making strides and building a better workplace.

The State of the Workforce
To better understand organizations’ efforts to adapt and the challenges they face, BCG surveyed executives worldwide about their views on the future of work. Across 12 dimensions in four categories, we asked executives which dimensions they consider most important and how prepared their company is on each. We then looked at the differences between organizations with mostly office-based workers and those with primarily frontline workers who need to be physically present for their jobs. (See “The Survey.”) (more…)

How to Handle Foolish People

 

 

 

 

by Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

 

Exploring the roots of stupidity and strategies to combat the ignorance of others.

 

Most people, at one time or another, act foolishly. However, truly ignorant individuals exhibit a lack of introspection and stubbornly cling to their opinions, regardless of how irrational they may be.

These people demonstrate unwavering self-assurance and are often completely oblivious to their own inadequacies. They craft retrospective justifications to validate their beliefs and hold onto them. Even when presented with opportunities for personal growth and change, they seem incapable of breaking free from their entrenched habits.

Reasoning with stubborn individuals can be as perplexing as it is frustrating. Many have written it off as a hopeless task. As American writer Mark Twain once cautioned, “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”

To argue against stupidity only seems to reinforce it. These individuals thrive on power and control, defending their position and denying their foolishness, regardless of innumerable counterarguments.

Despite these challenges, it is still possible to sway such people towards more sensible behaviour. It all starts with understanding the roots of stupidity.

Inside the mind of a fool

From a psychological perspective, stupidity is often considered an outcome of cognitive biases or errors in judgement. Many prominent psychologists attribute irrational beliefs and foolish actions to our cognitive limitations. Research into human cognition and decision-making has shed light on why these biases persist. It reveals that humans are not purely rational beings; they switch between fast, intuitive thinking and slow, rational thinking depending on the situation.

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HOW TO IMPROVE AGILITY IN LEADERSHIP

 

 

  by Tresha Moreland

Do you ever feel stuck as a leader? You want to make changes quickly and effortlessly, but you feel as though you are trapped in quicksand and are sinking quickly.  This makes it difficult to promote innovation or to be prepared for any unforeseen obstacles.

If this describes you, enhancing leadership agility is an important first step. The capacity to adapt, pick up new skills, and take advantage of your team’s strengths is agility in leadership. It is the capacity to articulate a compelling future vision to your team in a clear and effective manner. It is the capacity to change quickly in a variety of contexts, including strategy, operations, people, and oneself.

However, how do you increase your agility and become a more effective leader? Here are key steps for consideration.

DEVELOP A CLEAR AND COMPELLING VISION

Having a unique and appealing vision of the future is the first step in developing your agility. What do you want? What are your objectives? What values do you hold? What kind of impact do you want to have on the world? You can better align your actions and choices with the goal and vision of your organization if you have a clear vision for it. Additionally, it will encourage and drive your team to strive for greatness and conquer challenges. You must be open to criticism and willing to modify your vision in response to new facts or evolving circumstances if you want to establish a clear vision. Additionally, you must effectively convey your vision to your team through stories, analogies, and feelings. (more…)

Are Multiple Job Interview Rounds Really Necessary?

 

 

 

by Chengyi Lin

 

How companies can simplify the process without compromising their evaluation of candidates.

While it’s critical for companies to thoroughly assess potential hires, the length of the job interview process seems to be increasing. On LinkedIn, you’ll find numerous stories of candidates undergoing anything from nine to 12 rounds of interviews in their quest to secure a role – only for their application to be unsuccessful.

The time it takes for an organisation to make a new hire has reached an all-time high, as reported by human capital advisory firm The Josh Bersin Company and global talent solutions business AMS. Beyond unfavourable macro conditions beyond a firm’s direct control, much of the culpability for drawn-out, cumbersome interview processes falls on the companies themselves.

A prolonged process – say, one that stretches over two months from start to finish – doesn’t just cause psychological stress for candidates, but also has practical implications for firms. Vacant roles remain unfilled, which can be a drain on both time and resources. Candidates can become frustrated and withdraw their application, causing the company to lose out on a good hire.

One reason for conducting so many interviews could be that firms are just not adequately prepared when they begin the hiring process. A lack of internal alignment and entangled politics increase the complexity and slow things down. Leaner headcounts – especially in HR departments – due to recent layoffs could also mean that individuals without the proper knowledge of how to interview candidates are being asked to step up without sufficient preparation.

Inefficient stakeholder management could also be at play. Some firms require multiple individuals to meet and sign off on a hiring decision, which may be advantageous for reasons of equity and diversity. But this can prolong things if too many people with similar profiles are involved.

There is also immense cost and performance pressure to hire the right candidate – one that can execute the role, is an organisational fit and will remain in the firm for at least a year (or, ideally, longer). Hiring managers and HR executives could therefore feel the need to put a candidate through the wringer to ensure that they are making the right choice.

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