Kevin Oakes
Kevin Oakes is the CEO of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) and is a frequent author and international keynote speaker on topics such as organizational culture, talent management, leadership, innovation, metrics and strategic learning in organizations.
Your workforce hates change. How can you prepare for the future?
New research from i4cp found three core principles of organizations with a future-ready culture imperative for high performance.
Here’s why measuring company culture is the key to future readiness
The most successful efforts to change company culture are closely measured and consistently monitored, writes Kevin Oakes of i4cp.
Take a quick test on culture health: Can your workforce recite your values?
Having leaders who are steeped in the company’s values—and behave in a manner consistent with those values—is a hallmark of a healthy culture, writes i4cp CEO Kevin Oakes. But how do organizations make sure that happens?
This management theory could reshape the return-to-office debate
i4cp's Kevin Oakes explores the return-to-office controversy through the lens of the classic management theory Management by Objective.
Employee activism in the age of Israel-Palestine and the ‘year of elections’
Amid the Israel-Palestine conflict and a record number of elections worldwide, HR can anticipate a continued spike in employee activism.
HR leaders, it’s time to exert more influence on AI strategy
As organizations build AI readiness and strategy plans, HR should play a central role, particularly when it comes to upskilling employees.
How diversity backlash is affecting DEI efforts in the workplace
A recent survey by i4cp and 'Human Resource Executive' shows employer support for DEI remains robust, despite growing public criticism.
What are the perils of political postures?
From Patagonia's new politically driven campaign to Goodyear's MAGA hat dustup, employers are seeing polarizing attitudes, writes i4cp CEO Kevin Oakes.
The 3 A’s of Organizational Agility
Internal disruption, led by HR, can help companies cultivate external success.
