Rudi Bauer, Cathrin Christ & Birte Reitmann

Leading Through Stagility: Human Capital Trends That Redefine Work

What if 40% of your team's time is wasted on non-essential tasks? Learn how stagility creates the slack needed for real innovation and resilience.

Leading Through Stagility: Human Capital Trends That Redefine Work
#1about 5 minutes

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.

#2about 2 minutes

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.

#3about 5 minutes

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.

#4about 2 minutes

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.

#5about 4 minutes

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.

#6about 3 minutes

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.

#7about 6 minutes

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.

#8about 4 minutes

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.

#9about 3 minutes

The core wish for a human-centric workplace

The ultimate goal is to build organizations that focus on individuals' unique skills and respect the full potential each person brings to the team.

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