Author Archives for Maria Aguero

The immediacy of agile organisations that falls upon employees

December 28, 2021 9:44 am Published by Maria Aguero Leave your thoughts Agility is a highly valued capability. We appreciate agility and ease in people, but also in things and processes: an agile process will always be considered better than one that is not. The dictionary defines the adjective agile as a) that which moves with ease and speed, b) said of a movement, skilful and quick,... View Article

Involved father, stigmatized professional?

September 30, 2021 3:12 pm Published by Maria Aguero Leave your thoughts Today we talk about organizational culture types and fatherhood. There have always been fathers involved in the upbringing of their children. However, there are many elements that seem to confirm that we’re facing a new fatherhood that is more emotionally and practically involved than a few decades ago. This new model of fatherhood has provoked genuine... View Article

Lessons in teamwork learned at these Olympic Games

August 8, 2021 9:07 am Published by Maria Aguero Leave your thoughts Since 776 BC in Ancient Greece, the Olympic Games have become more than an athletic competition where “the tallest, the fastest and the strongest” took the gold. Sportsmanship is more than a set of physical qualities. It is companionship, it is fair play, it is perseverance and it is knowing how to lose, win and... View Article

Tips for improving personal and professional development

August 4, 2021 6:38 am Published by Maria Aguero Leave your thoughts What can you find in this article?   What is emotional intelligence?   Tips for improving personal and professional development in summer   It’s summer, the season for packing your bags, disconnecting your email from your mobile phone and leaving the office behind. Holidays are a time we all look forward so as to escape,... View Article

Digital alternatives to reduce paper consumption in the office

July 30, 2021 7:41 am Published by Maria Aguero Leave your thoughts At first it took a bit of a change of heart, but it’s becoming increasingly common to catch a flight with an e-ticket or access the theatre with a QR code. And what about in the office? When the process saves us from having to dust off the old printer at home, we all do fine. But when it comes... View Article

How do I adapt to the hot desking model?

July 8, 2021 6:32 am Published by Maria Aguero Leave your thoughts How do I adapt to the hot desking model? In 2015, the desk on which Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations came up for sale. A Victorian piece of furniture, made of dark mahogany and with large drawer units on the sides, it sold for 780,000 pounds (just under 912,000 euros). We can imagine the long... View Article

Digital detox and teleworking —is it possible?

May 6, 2021 6:15 am Published by Maria Aguero Leave your thoughts Internet addiction has peaked in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. Reversing digital addictions at the height of the teleworking boom may seem difficult, but it’s not, and it’s worth getting to work on digital detoxification before the addiction negatively impacts our health.   The pandemic has monopolised scientific and medical research over the... View Article

The importance of work in social life: “lost” time frames

April 29, 2021 5:13 am Published by Maria Aguero Leave your thoughts The split shift that delays the time to switch off the computer, the insourcing of companies that involves the adjustment between different time zones, or the longer work schedule – with overtime hours standardised for just over 5% of the working population – have contributed to the fact that the working day as a whole... View Article

Gender bias at the workplace and decision-making under pressure

April 21, 2021 5:24 am Published by Maria Aguero Leave your thoughts The increase in the number of women entering the labour market, the rapid growth of their employment rates, their longer active years and the increase in technical and professional jobs held by women show that the feminisation of the labour force is one of the most relevant phenomena occurring in labour markets worldwide. Moreover, we... View Article