The Happiness Payoff: How Employee Wellbeing Drives Business Success
By Mark Price
Employee happiness is a crucial driver of business success, enhancing productivity, loyalty, and commercial performance. Lord Mark Price, founder of WorkL, outlines...
How to Manage Challenging Colleagues
By George Kohlrieser
In my years as a hostage negotiator, I learned a profound truth: people do not change because of force—they change because of...
Nuance In, Noise Out: Helping your Team Maintain Focus Amidst Uncertainty
By Dr. Rebecca Homkes
Great strategy thrives when it breaks critical tension. Strategic leaders have long balanced timeframes, focus versus adaptability, and clarity amongst uncertainty....
How Psychological Safety Builds Healthier, More Productive Workplaces?
By Lesley Cooper
When the workplace environment emanates an atmosphere of trust and respect, when colleagues are self-aware enough to communicate in effective and meaningful...
The Future of Work and the Megachallenges for HR in 2025 and Beyond
By Simon L. Dolan and Pedro Cesar Martinez
Introduction
In an era characterized by rapid technological advancxements, demographic shifts, and evolving workplace dynamics, the role of...
HR Trends 2025: Our Pay & People Predictions
By Rameez Kaleem
Introduction
As we prepare forenter 2025, leaders should expect significant changes within the role of HR.
This is being influenced by several factors, including...
5 Transformative Changes to Help Companies Retain Talent in 2025
By Jason Warner
The media industry has a retention problem. While seemingly offering good pay, career progression and a creative working environment, companies are continually...
2025 Outlook: HR Trends Shaping Work in 2025
By Sirsha Haldar
With 2025 quickly approaching, businesses are grappling with the pace of change that is already taking place in the workplace. In this...
DEI Has Failed: Why Neurodiverse Talent Feel Excluded from the Workplace and What Leaders...
By Leanne Maskell
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives promised workplaces where everyone feels valued and supported. However, for many neurodivergent people, these promises...
Neurodiversity as a Catalyst for Change in the Modern-Day Workplace
By Charlotte Roberts
Gone are the days of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ workplace, and as businesses strive to innovate and adapt, neurodiversity works as a powerful catalyst...
“Reverse Backstabbing”- The Art of Praising People Behind Their Backs
By Avi Liran
Gossip can be hurtful and malicious, leaving behind a bad smell. And while we may not always avoid it, we can choose...
Why Should You and Your Business Adopt an OpenHR Framework?
By Jeremy Blain
Welcome to the new era of human capital management - where independent talent and traditional roles unite to create a workforce that's...
Artful Deception: Exploring the Interplay of Art, Fraud, and Emotions (part 2)
By Dr. Monika Ewa Klein, Dr. Anna Maria Rostomyan and Dr. Ekaterina Safonova
As the boundaries between traditional and digital artistic expression blurs, the article...
Fitting the (dark-side, problematic) person to the (ideal) job
By Adrian Furnham
We might not care to admit it, but most of us have a dark side. Although it's tempting to view that as...
Artful Deception: Exploring the Interplay of Art, Fraud, and Emotions (part 1)
By Dr. Monika Ewa Klein, Dr. Anna Maria Rostomyan and Dr. Ekaterina Safonova
This article delves into the intricate relationship between art, emerging digital technologies,...
Breaking Barriers: How Interracial Partnerships Redefine Business Success
By Anthon Garcia
Diversity has many faces — gender, socioeconomic, racial, and cultural, among others. In industries like health, tech, and finance, female entrepreneurs from different...
The Evolution of Open Innovation: The Time Has Come to Achieve and Measure Results
By Filippo Frangi
In a world of continuous challenges, Open Innovation has become essential for companies, driving significant transformations and providing support during a period...
The Role of Leadership in Combating Burnout: How Effective Talent Management Starts at the...
By Indiana Lee
Businesses might set a tireless pace, but employees and leadership alike risk burnout by trying to match it without considering the essential...
Why We Need to Learn to Disagree Well in the Workplace?
By David Liddle
Political discourse and debate across Europe – indeed across the world - has become increasingly entrenched, divisive and disrespectful thanks, in part,...
The Great Resignation
By Adrian Furnham
Many believe that the young generation is not interested in working, with some calling them the Lazy Generation. The concept of the...
Why and How ‘Healthy’ Leaders Can Boost Employee Mental Health
By Anna Eliatamby
Mental health has a massive impact on our leadership, work, and life. It heavily influences how we lead and the people we...
The Three HR Imperatives to Foster Workforce Agility
By Vincent Belliveau
It's hard to find anything that's more disruptive, and yet as inevitable, as change. And today, the pace of change has accelerated...
Debunking Two Common Myths About Psychological Safety
By Gina Battye
In today's fast-paced corporate landscape, psychological safety is gaining recognition as being crucial for cultivating effective collaboration and driving innovation. However, alongside...
Workplace Mindfulness: Unforeseen Effects for Companies
By Michaël Roux and Fidan Kurtaliqi
In today’s business environment characterised by uncertainty, intense competition, and an incessant pursuit of better performance, employees face escalating...
Rethinking Retention for the Next-gen Workforce
By Steve Allinson
In today’s competitive job market, retaining young employees poses a significant challenge for many organisations. A recent survey by the Institute of...
Widening the Net on Workplace Well-being: How to Safeguard Employees Against Disruptive Office Noise
By Dorthe Krogh Jensen
Dorthe Krogh Jensen, VP of Global Marketing at EPOS, explains why leaders need to tackle workplace noise that affects employee health,...
The Interconnection Between Motivation, Emotion, and Group Dynamics
By Dr. Monika Klein and Dr. Anna Rostomyan
Monika Klein and Anna Rostomyan consider the intricate relationship between motivation, emotion, and group dynamics within creative...
Flexible Public Holiday Arrangements: An Example of an Efficiency Wage
By Fabrizio Carmignani and Ambika Zutshi
Workers value flexibility, as it provides them with a better work/life balance among other things. Hence the advantage of...
A Winning Deal: How Biculturals Can Supercharge Your International Business Negotiations
By Priyan Khakhar and Jasmina Najjar
Transform how you approach international business negotiations with new findings that provide a novel contribution to the field. Discover...
Arrogance, Hubris, and Narcissism: The Overconfident Leader
By Adrian Furnham
There is Freudian psychological and psychiatric business literature on narcissism. We are now used to discussing our politicians as well as business...
The 5 Most Important Recruitment Questions for 2024 … Answered
By Dr Helmut Schuster and Dr David Oxley
Whatever challenges your company faces in 2024, people will be at the heart of the solution. But...
Fostering Success: The Power of Compassionate Workplaces
Interview with Dr Bruno Roque Cignacco
Bruno Cignacco, author of The Art of Compassionate Business, delves into the transformative power of nurturing a supportive and caring...
How to Empower Your Team and Free Yourself to Lead as a Startup Founder
By Syed Balkhi
As a startup founder, your role is diverse and challenging.
From investor relations to customer service, your tasks can often seem endless.
And that’s...
The Passive-Aggressive Individual
By Adrian Furnham
You must have met a few or maybe you are working with one right now. Who are passive-aggressive individuals and what makes...
The Management Skills Needed for the Future
By Federico Frattini
In the face of contemporary challenges, today's managers confront a dynamic landscape shaped by climate change, geopolitical tensions, and relentless technological advancements....
The Financial Sector’s Guide to Employee Wellbeing
By Sarah Henson
As the year begins and we start to plan for 2024, many are setting resolutions, perhaps considering how they can prioritise health...
Bridging the Political Divide – Workplace Dilemmas in a Polarised Era
By Grishma Jashapara
Would you consider working for or hiring someone whose political or ideological convictions not only conflict with your own but also cause...
Have You Ever Met a Psychopath? The Anatomy of the Corporate Psychopath
By Adrian Furnham
When we think of psychopaths, we think of blood-thirsty crazed killers who spend their lives in chains at maximum security prisons after...
Why Culture is the Ultimate Business Symptom and NOT a Root Cause of a...
By Jim Vaselopulos
When we think of medical symptoms, fever, chills, or nausea might come to mind. But what about business symptoms? These “problems”, more...
Doing it Right by Putting Humans First: Interview with Paul Evans
Paul Evans and his friends founded software specialists Mindera with the emphasis on thinking of everyone else – clients, employees, and society – first....
A Beauty Premium and a Plainness Penalty: Attractiveness at Work
By Adrian Furnham
Are physically attractive people seriously advantaged at work?
Are they more likely to be selected, promoted, and given higher salaries? Does being physically...
Collaboration, Wellbeing, and Technology Solutions are at the Core of the Hybrid Office
By Dorthe Krogh Jensen
Dorthe Jensen, VP, Global Marketing at EPOS talks about navigating the hybrid working landscape and how businesses can use technology and...
How to Empower Your Employees to Adopt a Conscious Entrepreneurial Mindset
By Vlatka Ariaana Hlupic
Until recently, the concept of a compassionate and collaborative leader was regarded as an exception rather than the norm. But with...
Richard Glen Allison Explores How Ethical Leadership Shapes Corporate Reputation
In today's business world, companies and organizations are not only judged by how much profit they make or how successful they are in their...
5 Signs Your Employee is Ready for a Promotion
By Syed Balkhi
Do you want to know what signs to look for when an employee is ready for a promotion? If so, you’re in...
The Evolution of Remote and Hybrid Work
By Alanah Mitchell
This article discusses the influence and impact of the pandemic on today’s work environments. Ideas and insights for designing workspaces and adopting...
Why Many Modern Psychology Test Publishers Fail
By Adrian Furnham
In the midst of the razzmatazz surrounding AI, we hear a lot about its potential for the recruitment process. But is it...
The Future of Talent Acquisition: How Recruiting Agencies are Shaping the European Job Market
Recruiting agencies are playing a pivotal role in shaping the European job market, and their influence is set to grow in the future. As...
Meditation in the Workplace: A Guide to Benefits and Integration
By Emil Bjerg, editor and journalist of The European Business Review
Meditation has gotten a lot of attention in the workplace in recent years, and...
The Global Quest For Talent: The Prospects Are … Mixed
Interview with Executive Director for Global Indices at INSEAD, Bruno Lanvin
It's well known that, to be effective in any undertaking, you first have to...
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