Enviable Workplace: Company Culture and Workplace Chemistry

Case Study: Zappos’ Company Culture Delivers Happiness

Filip Matous — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:03:30 +0000

Interview with Jenn Lim, the CEO of Delivering Happiness, a company that she and Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos) co-created in 2010 to inspire happiness in work, community and everyday life. We caught up with her to ask what some tangible results of a enviable company culture can be and why they offer 4,000 USD to [...]

On Organisational Culture: Avoid Project Plateau & Make Ideas Happen

Andy Partridge — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:03 +0000

Avoid project plateau with your team so that ideas follow through. This post explores strategic organisational culture with examples from Behance's Scott Belsky

Leadership & Emotional Intelligence Summit – London – 9th March 2012

Filip Matous — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:55:00 +0000

Join top HR Directors from around the globe at the 2012 Leadership & Emotional Intelligence Summit to be held in London on 9 March 2012, a powerful one day event that explores how organizations can more effectively identify, measure and develop successful leadership behaviours. Dr Martyn Newman is a consulting psychologist from Roche Martin and Enviable Workplace [...]

Workplace Anxiety in Uncertain Times

Andy Partridge — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:12:04 +0000

How is the economic climate affecting your workplace anxiety levels? Many people who are currently experiencing high levels of anxiety around job security have developed a lack of distinct trust in their leaders. This has an obvious impact on both their morale and productivity at work. I recently delivered a key note called ‘Personal Effectiveness [...]

Top New Year’s Resolution Tips for your Workplace Environment

Kursty Groves — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:06:11 +0000

How not to create an inspiring workplace environment! It’s that time of year again when the halls are decked, lights twinkle at every turn, and the main topic of conversation at the tea point is the Christmas party: Are we having one this year? Did you know the budget has been halved this year? What’s [...]

Education for the new world of work (vidcast)

Graeme Codrington — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:17:12 +0000

This month, I have decided to experiment by doing a video podcast instead of something written. Here’s a 12 minute discussion on the role of education in the new world of work, and what we need to do to change schools and universities to provide us with the type of people we need for the [...]

Why IBM hires World of Warcraft gamers – Joe Pine Video Interview

Filip Matous — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:25:37 +0000

Joe Pine coined The Experience Economy over a decade ago to describe our modern economy. We asked Joe to explore with you how bosses could use this concept to create workplace experiences for employees to improve retention and employee satisfaction. Towards the end of our interview we gained insight into why World of Warcraft gamers make [...]

Where Leadership Experts Get It Wrong

Andy Partridge — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:37:05 +0000

Where Leadership Experts Get It Wrong Winning charisma, razor sharp intelligence and personality characteristics such as extraversion are the keys to great leaders, right? Forget it! The most recent research in psychology explodes this myth and reveals the real skills that great leaders possess. Beyond Sticks and Carrots Two decades of research into leadership has [...]

Creating Collaboration in the Workplace

Kursty Groves — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:39:18 +0000

“The Link” at Bloomberg’s NY headquarters is designed to enable casual collisions. Photograph copyright Edward Denison Collaboration in the workplace: excerpts from a “Women in Facilities Management” (WIFM) event held at Boss Design, London October 5th, 2011. Presented by Sarah Jones – Grey Interiors, Sarah Godowski – Bisset Adams Architects & Kursty Groves – Author of “I Wish I Worked [...]

15 Technologies that will shape our lives in the near future

Graeme Codrington — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:19:21 +0000

A few months ago, I read an excellent article on Network World, looking at ten key technologies that will change how we live in the near future. It’s a great read by one of Cisco’s top innovators (available here). I then read a feature on nine ways in which the mobile phone industry will change [...]