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Go deep with the happiness playlist If you’ve not already subscribed there’s a weekly email that goes out with the podcast. This week’s includes a brilliant article on how small teams seem to be more radical, there’s a couple of discussions about Professor Adam Grant’s work and there’s a really good article on laughter…
Why is workplace culture important?
‘Culture is people’. So said that sage observer of the form, Spurs manager Ange Postecogliou. UPDATE: Since posting this episode I recognise it has become clear that Spurs manager Ange Postecogliou is not in fact the messiah. Things haven’t gone as well as they initially appeared. I have borderline no interest in football other than…
Is training really corporate sludge?
Training is a waste of time that turns firms into bureaucratic sludge holes Most company training is a waste of time that turns firms into bureaucratic sludge holes. That’s roughly the conclusion of today’s episode which is a conversation with Andre Spicer and Mats Alvesson They have a new book out The Art of Less….
New research says UK workers are worried about the rising costs associated with work
New research says UK workers are showing growing insecurity towards their treatment by their employers. The research which surveyed a 1000 knowledge workers in the UK found that over 7 in 10 UK workers having experienced burnout in the past year. Research was conducted on behalf of Slack by Sapio Research in April 2022 using…
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TOXIC: When good cultures go bad
From the Ellen Show to Boeing why do cultures go wrong? Colin Ellis is a consultant and author who spends his time working with organisations to improve their culture. He’s turned his attention to why some companies go bad in a new book Detox Your Culture. He talked me through what has gone wrong at…
Setting a date for September?
Popular posts you might have missed: The 12 Questions Every Firm Should be Asking, Whiteboarding the New Rules, Office Culture Crumbling Before Our Eyes Like me you may have enjoyed King George trilling “What comes next?” in Hamilton on Disney+ over the summer. As firms head towards the train wrecks of summer breaks this is the question of the…
