Rudi Bauer, Cathrin Christ, Birte Reitmann - Leading Through Stagility: Human Capital Trends That Redefine Work

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The evolution of human capital trends over 15 years

Deloitte's annual report shifted from a process focus to addressing modern paradoxes like digitalization, skills potential, and the human need for purpose.

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Addressing the 40% of time spent on non-essential tasks

A surprising finding reveals significant time is wasted on tasks that don't add value, highlighting the need to create "slack" for innovation and focus.

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Introducing stagility to balance stability and agility

Stagility is achieved by creating new anchors like purpose, team identity, and outcome-based work to provide stability in a dynamic environment.

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The employee's role in navigating uncertainty and focus

Achieving stagility requires self-reflecting employees who can manage their focus and balance personal needs with work demands without rigid boundaries.

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Redefining leadership as coaching and enablement

Modern leaders must shift from managing tasks to coaching individuals, building trust, and creating psychological safety to unlock human performance.

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The critical difference between managers and true leaders

While managers often focus on short-term task execution, true leaders provide a long-term vision and purpose that guides teams through uncertainty.

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Building a healthy culture of failure and learning

A nuanced approach to failure is needed, encouraging learning from mistakes in development while maintaining high quality standards in critical operations.

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Fostering curiosity in a complex corporate environment

Curiosity isn't lost but is often stifled by excessive regulations and complexity; simplifying processes is key to unlocking innovation and lifelong learning.

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