I was lucky enough to hear Martin Seligman, the founder of the Positive Psychology movement, speak at the RSA recently about his new ideas and findings. He spoke about the content of his new book, Flourish – A New Understanding of Happiness And Well-Being – and How to Achieve Them, as well as some of […]
A great article by Kevin Friery recently caught my attention and gets right to the heart of the challenge managers face as they navigate the work place of the 21st century It reports that: A recent piece of research carried out by Right Management with MDs of SMEs across the UK rather alarmingly revealed that […]
I recently watched the “webversation” between David Zinger and David Gelb on the Employee Engagement network and found it a really inspiring and enriching experience. Great, timeless lessons for anyone looking for more meaning and enjoyment at work, or for managers wanting to engage their staff. They discuss the characteristics that Da Vinci demonstrated that […]
I read a fantastic post on Marshall Goldsmith’s blog recently which really re-inforced for me how much our expectations, mindsets (and not to mention training) affect out experience and performance at work. It talks specifically about “Knowledge Workers” (people who know more about what they are doing than their managers do), and their attitudes towards […]
According to author Daniel Pink, Former U.S. Labour Secretary, Robert B. Reich, would use a “pronoun test” when he visited an organisation to find out how engaged the employees he spoke to were. Reich concluded that an employee who uses “we” rather than “they” feels more integrated within the company, identifies him or herself more […]
