Needs-Based Coaching: Employee Motivation in a New Light

By Craig Perrin Behind every unmotivated employee is a leadership problem to be solved. Yet many leaders see motivation as a game of rewards and...

The Quality of Working Life: Managers’ Wellbeing, Motivation and Productivity

By Les Worrall & Cary Cooper The recent economic crisis has created waves of turbulence that have rocked and even sunk many UK organisations....

Simpler Organisation Designs Improve Company Performance and Employee Motivation

By Simon Collinson, Melvin Jay & Mary Pizzey Walmart earns $400 billion each year by serving over 100 million customers every week in 4,500 retail...
Using Technology To Turn The Dial On Inclusion: The Mental Health Opportunity

Using Technology To Turn The Dial On Inclusion: The Mental Health Opportunity

By Barbara Harvey The stigma long associated with mental health challenges is fading. Companies should turn that to their advantage. Technology can help. Companies increasingly understand...

Boost Staff Motivation Levels All Year Round

By Aliya Vigor-Robertson The return to work after the festive period can leave many employees struggling to get motivated. The excitement of Christmas is over,...
Employee-Recognition

Top 10 Ways to Transform Your Workplace with Employee Recognition and Performance Apps

Regardless of the stage of your business, employee recognition is vital. According to a Deloitte study, employee recognition increases business productivity by 14%. The...
AI for Business

AI for Business: Using Voice Data for Better Team Performance

By Krish Ramineni More and more businesses are shifting to a voice-first strategy as a response to the change in consumer behavior, among other things....
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What HR Managers Can Do to Evaluate the Performance of Top-Level Business Executives

As the HR manager of a company, you know that your work is crucial for its growth. Your position is not only about managing...
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Creating a New Business Through Passion and Motivation

Starting a business is a life-altering experience and affair that is not to be taken lightly. Creating a business takes time, dedication, devotion, endurance,...
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From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: The Business Case for Trust in Capability®

By Dr. Dennis Reina and Dr. Michelle Reina When performance stalls, a lack of trust in capability® is often at the root of the problem....
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EU Inc. May Solve Legal Issues, But Scaling Across Borders Still Depends on How...

By Natallia Mikhnovets The proposed EU Inc. framework aims to simplify cross-border incorporation for startups, removing a major barrier to scaling in Europe. However, faster...
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How to Lead With M.A.G.I.C.: The Framework Redefining Confidence, Clarity and Culture

By Claire Brumby This article introduces the M.A.G.I.C Frameworkâ„¢, a human-centred approach to modern leadership designed to rebuild confidence, sharpen clarity, and cultivate authentic workplace...
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Belt Up and Belt Out: Corporate Benefits of Psychological Safety

By Adrian Furnham and Dr Amanda Potter At your last departmental meeting, did you join in, or did you zone out? Did you buckle down,...
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Emotional Intelligence is Key to Adopting Artificial Intelligence

By Amy Jacobson Adopting artificial intelligence in workplaces isn’t always easy. There is often a divide within organizations with people that embrace AI versus those...
Leading Through the Fear of DEI: A Guide for European Business Leaders

Leading Through the Fear of DEI: A Guide for European Business Leaders

By Dr. Poornima Luthra Why recognizing and overcoming fear is essential for creating truly inclusive organizations There is evidence of a growing resistance to DEI in...
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996 is Not a Competitive Advantage – Why it Stifles Innovation

By Barbara Salopek Silicon Valley’s 996 work culture is often framed as commitment, but it undermines innovation. Drawing on experience and research, Barbara Salopek explores...
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Seven Methods for Making 2026 Your Breakthrough Year

A new year comes with a variety of New Year’s resolutions. As we have entered 2026, it is time to act and turn intentions...
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Why Management Distrusted the One Force That Actually Changes Culture

By Dr Leandro Herrero For years, organizations talked about culture while quietly distrusting how culture actually works. The result was not confusion, but a persistent...
digital culture

Digital Culture: Transforming the Way Leaders Need to Design Corporate Culture for AI

By Mostafa Sayyadi and Michael J. Provitera Mostafa Sayyadi and Michael Provitera argue that executives now have two options to select from with regard to...
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Why Your KPIs are a Sign of Management Failure

By Daria Guristrimba Daria Guristrimba, founder and CEO of Globe7, challenges the modern obsession with KPI-based leadership. She argues that heavy reliance on KPIs signals...
AI in HR

Empowering People with AI: Revolutionizing the Management of Human Resources for a Brighter Future

By Dr. Simon L. Dolan, Dr. Pedro Cesar Martínez Moran and Dr. Dave Ulrich Among the disciplines currently under invasion by AI, human resources is...
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The Ambition Gap is a Myth. What We’re Really Seeing is Disillusionment

By Sophie Jane Lee There is no meaningful ambition gap. What we are witnessing is disillusionment—an entirely rational response to systems that fail to reward, support, or even fairly...
Great Leaders

Why Great Leaders Learn to Regulate Their Nervous System

By Angela Cox Leadership is often taught as a set of skills, yet it is just as much about the internal state of the person...

Retention is About Respect, Growth, and Trust: How Leaders Inspire People to Stay

By Elena Putilina In an era of rising turnover and talent shortages, retention demands more than incentives — it requires respect, growth, and trust. Drawing...
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Clothes at Work: Dress for Success

By Adrian Furnham Your clothes may be making a statement – but are they really saying what you think they are saying? The way we dress...
Revolutionizing Corporate Culture for a Future with AI

Revolutionizing Corporate Culture for a Future with AI

By Mostafa Sayyadi, Michael J. Provitera and Joaquim Vilà What links design thinking, the Marshmallow Challenge, and employee VABEs, and how can this help us...
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Youth Homelessness Beyond Housing: Integrating Education and Employment Policy Pathways

By Julien Billion Youth homelessness is not only a housing issue but reflects fragmented transitions across education and employment, calling for earlier and more integrated...
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Silence Isn’t Safe: Why Teams Pay for What They Don’t Say

Interview with Gustavo Razzetti of Fearless Culture Companies have invested billions in psychological safety, well-being programs, and AI tools — and still can't get people...
When a Crisis Challenges Your Work-From-Home Policy

When a Crisis Challenges Your Work-From-Home Policy

By Avi Liran While WFH was almost entirely introduced as a reaction to a crisis, for many companies, it might just be a silver lining.  One well-known UK insurance...
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What Is Compliance Management in HR and Why It Matters

Robust HR compliance management centralizes labor law adherence, data protection, and policy tracking to mitigate legal risks. Integrating these pillars ensures operational stability and...
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The Need for Love as a Meta-Value for Euficiency in Times of Chaos

By Salvador García-Sánchez, Simon L. Dolan, and Lluís Carbonell From Emotional Regulation to the Ethical Design of Bonding for Organizational Development. In organizational contexts, love is...
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Measuring Cognitive Performance at Work Has Never Been More Accessible

Not long ago, if you wanted a real picture of your cognitive performance, you needed a clinical referral, a lab setting, or at minimum...
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Gen Z is Redefining Workplace Culture One Break At a Time

By Russell Cowley As workplace burnout rises, Gen Z employees are reviving meaningful breaks and reshaping how businesses think about productivity, wellbeing and connection. For years,...
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The New Collaboration Challenge: Leading Through Complexity, Uncertainty and Human Connection

By Guy Lubitsh When businesses face complex problems, we might suppose that a process of collaboration is more likely to deal with them effectively than,...
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Removing the Barriers to Diverse Leadership: Why Real Progress Requires Systemic Change

By Aidan McKearney In spite of the moves that many organisations have made towards promoting diversity in leadership roles, their staff progression systems may still...
AI skills gap

AI Has Raised the Bar for Employees. Now Organisations Must Build the Bridge.

By Adeline Segaux As AI automates routine work, it is also removing some of the everyday experiences through which employees used to build judgement, confidence...
silent leadership

Why Silent Leaders May Shape Future Organizations

By Fernando Díez, Elene Igoa, Elena Quevedo, and Josune Baniandrés In increasingly noisy organizations, silent leaders may build deeper trust, stronger cultures, and more sustainable...
Listening Well, Leading Better: TEN Techniques That Transform How You Lead

Listening Well, Leading Better: TEN Techniques That Transform How You Lead

By Avi Liran Discover ten powerful listening techniques that help leaders connect more deeply, inspire greater trust, and unlock the full potential of their teams. You...
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Is Fashion’s Content Model Still Fit for Purpose?

By Maísa Benatti Everyone is asking whether AI will replace creative teams, but shouldn't we be asking what creative teams should actually be spending their...
Bullshit Job

Bullshit Jobs

By Adrian Furnham Meaningless work can undermine motivation, wellbeing and purpose, leaving workers questioning the value of what they do every day. Not all jobs provide...
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The Leadership Imperative: Moral Trust as the Foundation of Leadership

By Simon L. Dolan and Joy J. Albrecht Can we trust our leaders to operate according to a moral code and, even if we can,...
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Why Supporting Women’s Health at Work Leads to Business Success for All

By Kathleen Riach Menopause and Menstruation are increasingly being discussed in the workplace. But the benefits of supporting women’s health at work go far beyond...
Blue Zones

The Blue Zones Lesson: Living Longer by Living Meaningfully

By Prof. Simon L. Dolan You don’t have to work in a laboratory to discover the secret of longer life – just follow these simple...
Businesses Investigate Failure

Businesses Investigate Failure. Why Don’t They Investigate Success?

By Mark Buck A good result gets applause and closes the file. A bad one gets a post-mortem, and only one of those actually teaches...
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Why Are You Helping Me? The Question a Kind Leader Leaves Unanswered

By Eugene Cha - Navarro The most durable form of workplace generosity creates no debt for its recipient, and can help build cultures where performance...
Europe’s Workplace Wellbeing

The Hidden Problem Inside Europe’s Workplaces and Why ‘Wellbeing’ is More Than a Buzzword

By Dr. Martín Burt European employers measure how people feel at work, but often miss the financial, housing and family pressures shaping whether employees can...
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Cultural Citizenship: A New Model for Building Stronger, More Sustainable Organisations

By David Liddle Organisations are rethinking how culture is created, moving towards cultural citizenship  - a model that empowers people to shape purpose, relationships and...
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The Disconnection Dilemma

By John Cooper and Dr Mary-Clare Race Why Leaders and Managers Struggle to Build Connection in Modern Workplaces Sherlock Holmes once commented to his loyal assistant,...
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Here’s Why So Many of Us are Afraid of Our Own Free Time

By Rob Cross When free time makes us anxious, the answer isn't to fill it more efficiently, but to understand what our discomfort is trying...
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How to Handle the 7 Most Awkward Moments at Work

By Anne-Maartje Oud Awkward moments at work are unavoidable. This article outlines seven common situations and shows how calm, clear behaviour helps you respond effectively. There...