New Paradigms for Managing Teams - The levers to maximize team engagement in the public sector

Explore our past event at the commons Night Masterclass, which focused on innovative ways of leading and managing teams, featuring Professor and Author Raphael H Cohen. With studies indicating that 65 percent of employees prioritize a new boss over a pay raise, there is evident demand and opportunity to reevaluate and transform our leadership approaches. Additionally, research demonstrates that engaged employees contribute up to 35 percent increased productivity and profitability to an organization.The session aimed to explore how to attain such levels of commitment and motivation for achieving excellence and what is expected of leaders today and in the future.

In this interactive and thought-provoking session, Raphael H Cohen shared insights on why utilizing power and traditional authority to manage teams may not yield optimal results, especially with Generation Y employees who prefer to be led and inspired rather than managed in conventional ways. The discussion addressed key leadership factors for obtaining "psychological ownership" and engagement from teams, extending to the public sector, including the United Nations and other international organizations. Participants had the opportunity to engage with and pose questions to our speaker—a seasoned entrepreneur with experience in discerning the distinctions between leadership and management. Additionally, Professor Cohen teaches innovation, professional agility, and fair and caring leadership.

Participating in this session:

Speakers

Mr. Raphael H COHEN, Entrepreneur, professor, bestselling author promoting humanism, innovation, and serving as Academic Director at the University of Geneva's EMBA.

Moderator

Natalie ALEXANDER, Knowledge & Learning Commons at UN Geneva