What do leaders at Indonesia’s Best Workplaces do differently?
Key insights 92% of employees at Indonesia’s Best Workplaces say people are willing to give extra effort, against 75% at typical Indonesian companies. 89.1% say they generally trust their workplace, against 71.4% at typical Indonesian companies. 85.2% say management delivers on its promises, against 56.6% at typical Indonesian companies. Across the 2026 Best Workplaces in […]
Great Workplaces Turning Indonesia’s Youth Jobs Crisis into a Talent Pipeline
In theory, Indonesia should be awash with youthful economic energy. It has more than 44 million people aged 15 to 24, a cohort large enough to power decades of growth. Yet for many of these young people, the simple act of starting a working life feels less like a locked door. Around 16 per cent […]
Predictions And Resolutions For Work Life In 2026
2026 has arrived, carried in on the steady, high-frequency hum of a thousand autonomous agents and new buzzwords. We’re moving beyond the decade of disorientation into a phygital reality, where the boundary between our physical personhood and our digital personas has all but dissolved. The office is no longer a destination for a desk but […]
The Kindness Method of Leadership at Christmas
Employees who feel cared for are 70% more likely to go the extra mile. 91% of employees with supportive leaders’ report feeling safe to innovate. Embedding kindness into operations outperform on nearly every metric. As another Christmas rolls around Ebenezer Scrooge, literature’s greatest example of a leader transformed, comes to mind. In A Christmas […]
A Guide To Psychological Safety At Work
Across 80,000 employees, trust in leaders emerged as one of the clearest predictors of workplace well-being. Workplaces with weaker climates of trust and fairness report slower project rollout, higher burnout, and more turnover. Regular pulse and climate surveys, such as the Great Place To Work Trust Index, are emerging as critical infrastructure. Like a […]
How Great Employers Build a Culture of Trust
88% of employees at Certified organisations feel safe from office politics. Certified organisations report 35% greater returns than comparable companies. Organisations with high trust levels generate 2.5 times more value than average. Nearly three decades of data, and hearing millions of employee voices, have shown us that when people feel mentally, emotionally, and physically […]
4 Strategies for Improving Resilience Across Your Workforce
Across APAC, leaders are acutely aware that the old playbook for building resilience at work is no longer enough. With economic and technological disruption reshaping every industry, the capacity for teams to adapt and bounce forward through change has become a top strategic priority. Companies across the region are responding with investments in well-being, inclusive […]
Accenture CEO Julie Sweet: ‘Every leader needs to think of themselves as a reinventor’
Julie Sweet doesn’t just talk about reinvention — she lives it. As CEO, she has led Accenture through its biggest changes and continues to reshape how the company works and leads in the age of AI. “Every leader needs to think of themselves as a reinventor,” she says. “Reinvention only can happen with leaders, and leaders […]
The Ripple Effect of Kindness: Building a Compassionate Workplace
Celebrating World Kindness Day by exploring how workplace compassion drives success As we celebrate World Kindness Day on November 13th, it’s worth examining how fostering a culture of kindness can transform not just individual well-being, but entire organizations. Far from being a “nice-to-have” quality, kindness has emerged as a critical leadership competency that directly impacts […]
Can AI Help Leaders Build Better, More Innovative Teams?
Vanessa Druskat, author and professor at New Hampshire University, explains why we’re so bad at building teams and why technology might not solve our biggest problems. Many leaders assume that new AI technology will improve their teams: increased productivity, fresh and innovative ideas, everything faster and better. However, some thinkers are questioning if AI can […]