Fearing the amount of work they will be returning to often stops people from taking much-needed breaks from work....
What’s the most satisfying job in the world? You’d be surprised
People are not content with getting up and going to work everyday just to get by. We want to...
What motivates us at work? More than money
When we look closely at why people work, we learn that money is not the most significant factor. In...
The happy secret to better work: A reading list
The key to being successful at work is to be happy, and to learn how to be more positive...
7 ways to turn your employees into high performers
Money is not the most important motivator for employee productivity. Instead, research has shown that desire for challenge and...
What happens when employees feel left out at work
No one likes to feel excluded from a group and when we do, it can feel very personal and...
Why are goals and objectives important?
Research has shown a link between productivity and setting objectives. But how can setting goals and objectives help motivate...
Helping your people find purpose in their work
No matter what you do, your job exists for a reason. When you know that reason, and fully understand...
How to Succeed? Get More Sleep. Arianna Huffington
In her early career Arianna hardly slept at all, but after trying it she says that getting more sleep...
The sleep habits of highly successful people
As researchers learn more and more about the purpose of sleep, the importance of getting a good night’s sleep becomes...
Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work. Jason Fried
Given a choice, many people avoid the office when they really want to go to get work done, choosing...
The habits of happiness. Matthieu Ricard, Biochemist turned Buddhist monk.
What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Matthieu says we can train our minds into a...
How to buy happiness. Michael Norton, author of Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending
Michael Norton, author of Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending. Despite what we have said elsewhere on this...
The surprising science of happiness. Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness.
Dan does not agree that happiness depends on things turning out the way we want – he says we...
The Walk from “No” to “Yes”. William Ury, author of Getting to Yes.
Want to know how to create agreement, even in the most difficult circumstance? Here are some useful hints on...
The Happy Secret to Better Work. Shawn Achor, psychologist.
If you can condition yourself to be positive you will actually have more intelligence available, as well as becoming...
The surprising secret to speaking with confidence. Caroline Goyder, voice coach.
Caroline was a voice coach at Central School of Speech and Drama for ten years, and now runs a...
How to Speak so that People Want to Listen. Julian Treasure, sound consultant.
Here are some tools for engaging with colleagues and customers, speaking more powerfully but remaining connected.
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Four Steps to better meetings
Meetings use a great deal of time in some companies, so first do a cost-benefit analysis - who will...
The language of understanding
The meaning in two people’s heads is never exactly the same, and it is often significantly different even when...
Dealing with distractions
We are constantly bombarded by things that demand our attention. This is a pain and makes work harder than it...