12 Apr 2021

This week we take a look at all the themes coming out as companies consider a move back to the ‘real’ office.  Major companies scrap plans to cut back on offices. As remote working takes a toll and they decide what the ‘new normal’ is.  Citigroup orders Zoom-free Fridays…

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08 Oct 2020

In 2020, we entered the largest remote work experiment in history. Six years later, the dust has settled and the data is definitive: remote and hybrid models are permanent. But while the location of our work has evolved, human biology has not. We are dealing with creeping work hours,…

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27 Aug 2020

Five interesting reads for you around this interesting and changing world of work… Does your company have a long-term plan for remote work? Top companies like Facebook and Twitter have been sharing their plans. Are ideas getting harder to find? Innovation appears to be getting harder because of the…

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18 May 2020

It is still unclear as to when we will be returning to the ‘office’ – but when we do, we’ll be returning to a world of work that is very different to what we are used to. Even before Covid-19 we had been seeing much needed transformation in the…

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13 Sep 2019

Here are five things from around the web that we just had to share with you… The confidence gap Women are still less self-assured than men. But to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. Here’s what to do about it… How mentally strong people think It might be…

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31 May 2019

We’re ending a very hot week with five helpful and interesting things we’ve recently been reading about… How to be happy according to the most popular class at Yale Students, and the rest of us, are much more overwhelmed, stressed, anxious and depressed than we ever have been before….

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01 Apr 2019
Stress

Quick Summary With 63% of employees finding their work stressful and 4 in 10 reporting that their workplace fails to handle it well, stress management is a critical operational skill. Unchecked stress destroys focus, fractures team dynamics, and inevitably leads to burnout. By applying a few straightforward, biologically grounded…

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04 Mar 2019

Quick Summary Working from home removes the commute, but it introduces a new set of cognitive and environmental challenges. For managers, the goal is not to micromanage your team’s every minute, but to help them build structures that protect their focus. By establishing clear boundaries and communication rhythms, you…

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01 Feb 2019

Here are 5 interesting and insightful pieces we had to share with you from the world of employee performance and wellbeing. The secret to winning an argument There’s a lack of training and knowledge in how to deal with disagreements effectively and constructively. This article shares some great tips….

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30 Nov 2018

5 interesting reads and listens below, providing inspiration and advice to help you work better! The scientific argument for mastering one thing at a time To master more things in the long run is to simply focus on one thing right now.  How to be more elastic in your…

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