Newsflash: There Is No One-Size-Fits-All Model to Happiness At Work

Newsflash: There Is No One-Size-Fits-All Model to Happiness At Work

Newsflash: There Is No One-Size-Fits-All Model to Happiness At Work Happiness at work is hot. People and organizations all across the world are eagerly trying to improve the way we work. Not just to improve the lives of the large number of disengaged employees, but also to make companies, NGOs, hospitals and schools more successful, effective, and productive. And there’s a good reason for it: there is a huge amount of untapped potential within organizations since only a tiny part of the workforce is truly engaged with their work. The fact that happiness at work is trending seems to be a good thing, but the way most companies are trying to “implement it” is fundamentally […]

Brilliant people schedules

Brilliant people schedules

Brilliant people schedules Alas, there are but 24 hours in a day. And when you have a seemingly insurmountable load of work, it can be a quite a challenge to even know where to start. But remember that history’s most legendary figures — from Beethoven to Beyonce — had just as little (or just as much) time as you have. Using the book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey, RJ Andrews at Info We Trust designed some enlightening visualizations of how history’s most creative and influential figures structured their days. Unfortunately, there is no common prescription for the perfect schedule, and each person had a very different set […]

Pourquoi êtes-vous sur la défensive ?

Pourquoi êtes-vous sur la défensive ?

Pourquoi êtes-vous sur la défensive ? Etre sur la défensive est une attitude, en apparence d’auto-protection, en prévision d’un danger ou du comportement de quelqu’un qui peut nous faire du mal. Quand nous adoptons ce rôle, nous nous transformons et tout notre corps se met en alerte. Il parle pour nous, et le langage corporel indique qu’il y a une tension, de la rigidité et une attitude de défense. De plus, notre langage non verbal se modifie selon la situation que nous traversons. Ce langage utilise un ton plus sérieux, nous avons un plus grand débit de paroles, et des gestes faciaux de gêne, de mécontentement voire même de danger. […]

VUCA

VUCA

VUCA : former les managers à l’incertitude VUCA est-il un énième acronyme dans le jargon des managers toujours friands d’anglicismes ? Au-delà de l’effet de mode que ces quatre lettres suscitent, le « VUCA world » met en lumière la difficulté de la prise de décisions dans un environnement complexe et incertain. VUCA, ce sont quatre termes : Volatility (Volatilité), Uncertainty (Incertitude), Complexity (Complexité) et Ambiguity (Ambiguité) donc 4 types de problématiques qui demandent chacune des réponses.   Enregistrer

The neuroscience of trust

The neuroscience of trust

The neuroscience of trust Companies are twisting themselves into knots to empower and challenge their employees. They’re anxious about the sad state of engagement, and rightly so, given the value they’re losing. Consider Gallup’s meta-analysis of decades’ worth of data: It shows that high engagement—defined largely as having a strong connection with one’s work and colleagues, feeling like a real contributor, and enjoying ample chances to learn—consistently leads to positive outcomes for both individuals and organizations. The rewards include higher productivity, better-quality products, and increased profitability. So it’s clear that creating an employee-centric culture can be good for business. But how do you do that effectively? Culture is typically designed […]

Theory U and opticism

Theory U and opticism

Theory U and opticism “A case for optimism” is an inspiring video by Tiffany Shlain. Opticism is optimism with a healthy dose of skepticism: a “questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts, or doubt regarding claims that are taken for granted elsewhere.” Let’s become an “opticist”: Let’s not be naive, but let’s focus consciously on the half full glass and see how we can fill it even further… The world in general has become less violent, but watching the news things seem to have become worse. When we look at negative things all the time, they could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. We may become discouraged and act […]