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there are 5 questions we should all be asking ourselves about our preparation for the future. All of them in some way resonate with this shift from a Parent to Child relationship at work, to a more balanced Adult to Adult. Yet whilst there are great aspects to being an Adult at work – it also shows that this brings with it responsibilities and commitments.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is familiar with the funny, uncertain feeling that comes with checking out soon after 5:00 to be with family, and although she used to worry about what others thought of her departure time (which is a completely reasonable hour to head home, by the way), she has finally reached a point where she can take off at 5:30 p.m. without the lingering concern of how others are perceiving her.

Regardless of country or region, employee engagement is linked to personal wellbeing, but there are significant variations

Curation is the act of individuals with a passion for a content area to find, contextualize, and organize information. Curators provide a consistent update regarding what's interesting, happening, and cool in their focus. Curators tend to have a unique and consistent point of view--providing a reliable context for the content that they discover and organize.

"Das Entscheidende ist, dass man sich nah fühlt, obwohl man getrennt sitzt. Das nennen wir 'virtuelle Nähe'. Wir haben im Alltag mehr Aufgaben, als das, was wir abarbeiten können. Und es ist so: Denjenigen, der mir am nächsten ist, den bediene ich, und deshalb wird aus meiner Sicht in der Virtualität der menschliche Teil noch wichtiger, sonst mach ich das nicht."

Companies who promote a positive workplace have been found to earn an average of $80,000 to $120,000 more per month than those that don't.  That's an increase of up to $1 million or more per year just for keeping your employees happy!

Happy employees are better equipped to handle workplace relationships, stress, and change, according to the latest GMJ survey

future of emerging technologies on a loose timeline between now and 2040.

Technology Forecast: Transforming collaboration with social tools explores how to confront communications overload and boost collaboration potential by making best use of the new powerful social tools. Business is inherently social, which is why collaboration and communications that scale are so fundamental.

Innovation occurs along a continuum from maintaining and improving the already existing (incremental innovation) to entering novel regime in terms of technology, meaning or business model (radical innovation). Both ends of the continuum require particular capabilities and human characteristics in order to get accomplished properly. As innovation activities are often embedded in a portfolio approach across this continuum, innovation management depends on integrating and balancing opposite requirements.

The future is already here for the mainstream global economy, built on open data, mobile and social connectivity, and the wisdom of crowds. The social sector, by contrast, is showing few signs of the future, continuing to operate in an increasingly outdated paradigm that places a premium on control; a reliance on experts and one-way communication flows; and exists purely in the physical world.

My clients are just like yours: They want to Skype, email and text. But here's why you still need face time.

1. You're off the record.

3. Make an impression.

Already sending emails packed with “opportunity” at 6 a.m. and not getting a response? You’re in good company.

The most effective consultant/client relationships tend to morph into partnerships, in which the consultant is truly an extension of the internal team. However, elevating a relationship from “vendor” status to a meaningful collaboration isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Thankfully, there are some handy tools available that can help you establish an effective team.

Culture, like brand, is misunderstood and often discounted as a touchy-feely component of business that belongs to HR. It's not intangible or fluffy, it's not a vibe or the office décor. It's one of the most important drivers that has to be set or adjusted to push long-term, sustainable success. It's not good enough just to have an amazing product and a healthy bank balance. Long-term success is dependent on a culture that is nurtured and alive. Culture is the environment in which your strategy and your brand thrives or dies a slow death.