Amanda Holland

Amanda advises executives in workforce readiness and the future of work, people strategy, and the integration of workforce, knowledge, and data with strategic direction.

Fi Ai And Internships
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23rd July 2025

The Vanishing Internship: Is AI Removing the First Rung of the Career Ladder?

Not long ago, internships were a rite of passage. An essential first step into certain segments of the workforce, they offered a safe space for young talent to learn the rules of a workplace, absorb the culture, and acquire the protocols that can’t be taught in a classroom. Internships were more than just résumé builders […]

Fi Rustout
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23rd June 2025

Rustout: A Silent Menace in Your Workforce

Employers are now well-versed in recognizing the signs of burnout: exhaustion, cynicism, and declining performance. But what if the problem isn’t burnout at all? What if it’s rustout – the quieter, often invisible cousin? Rustout has been coined as the ‘boring side’ of burnout. It stems not from being overwhelmed, but from being under-challenged, under-valued, […]

Fi Narcisist
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19th May 2025

How to Manage a Narcissistic Employee

Every team has its share of diverse personalities, but managing a narcissistic employee can pose a unique set of challenges. On the surface, narcissistic individuals may appear confident, ambitious, and even charismatic. Beneath the surface, however, their behaviors can erode trust, disrupt team dynamics, and create an emotionally draining work environment. As employers, it’s vital […]

Fi Autism Day
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02nd April 2025

Closing the Autism Employment Gap

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition which is typically characterized by persistent challenges in social communication and interaction, as well as restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviors, interests, and activities. ASD emerges in different ways in different people, which can make it difficult to generalize behaviors. While we have been aware of autism for […]

Fi Covid Clean Up
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12th February 2025

Calling All Employers! It’s Time for a COVID Clean-Up

For most of us, 2020 is not a year likely to fade into obscurity. From the initial announcement of one country’s encounter with the virus to the reality of a global lockdown, the pandemic certainly made its mark in modern history. Five years later, in many areas, we continue to see ripple effects from this […]

Fi Grief
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02nd December 2024

Grief in the Workplace

Grief is often linked directly to death. Our minds will picture someone who has lost a loved one, thus kickstarting the grief cycle – also known as the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance). But grief is more insidious than many employers and employees realize. Humans can feel grief for a variety […]

Fi World Mental Health Day
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10th October 2024

What If Employers Didn’t Call It ‘Mental Health’?

Mental health support has become a staple offering from employers in the contemporary world of work. This shift was greatly influenced by the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, leading to more employees being granted access to Employee Assistance Programs and subscriptions to wellbeing apps as part of their benefit packages. However, despite this rising popularity, research […]

Fi Co Ceos Jpeg
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24th July 2024

Is it Time to Go Co? The Pros and Cons of Co-Leadership

British department store Marks & Spencer’s was one of the latest large companies to announce that they were adopting a co-leadership structure. They now position themselves alongside such names as Salesforce, Netflix, and Goldman Sachs in this venture – and this has rekindled the debate over whether more organizations should consider a co-CEO format. A […]

Fi Psycho Safety
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02nd May 2024

Psychological Safety at Work: Where Do Employers Start?

Health and safety in the workplace has always been paramount, but in recent years the agenda of health and safety has evolved. This is because in the post-COVID era, many employers have realized that psychological safety plays an important role in optimizing team and organization performance. This sentiment is echoed by the workforce; an overwhelming […]

Fi Hybrid Dress Code(1)
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29th January 2024

Do Companies Need a Hybrid Dress Code?

Working in a remote or hybrid setting has entered the mainstream for the world of work.  Navigating applications like Zoom and Teams has become routine, water cooler chats rely on DM, and family members or pets are a common sight while working. That said, there are still the occasional mishaps. For example: A few years […]

Fi Leader Impression
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13th December 2023

The Best Leaders are Planning Their Exit from Day One

With the average turnover rate for leadership roles at an unprecedented 18%, now is the time when these new leaders should briefly step back from thinking about where they are going next and, instead, take a moment to consider what they will be leaving behind. What leadership impression will you be leaving in your wake? […]

Fi Affirmation
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17th October 2023

Having Affirmation Cravings? Here’s How to be an Effective Extrinsically Motivated Leader

After recently gaining my Prism Certification from SurePeople, I was struck by this thought: how do leaders who are particularly motivated by external validation bring their best? Being recognized for one’s efforts is something that a lot of us enjoy, regardless of our position in a company. Not only is it nice to be validated, […]

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