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Let’s decide how to make better decisions
One of the most essential jobs of leadership is making decisions both big and small. We’ve found, however, that how you make decisions has just as much impact on the ultimate consequences as the decision itself. In our work…
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The Problem Isn’t How Much We Work – It’s How We Work, Period.
The corporate wellness market is booming. Valued at $56.6 billion in 2022, it’s expected to exceed $100 billion in ten years. Meanwhile, 40 percent of workers aren’t satisfied with their level of work-life balance, and 42…
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Time wasted is money wasted
At the heart of all the consternation around remote work is fear of waste. We’re worried about wasted office space because we can see it. We’re worried about remote workers wasting company time because we can’t see them.…
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Supporting Authentic, Female Leadership
As a woman in the working world, you have been implicitly conditioned to make other people feel comfortable, whether it’s by unwrapping the catering for a working lunch (since no one else seems to know how) or biting your…
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Playfulness And Productivity – A Match Made In Workplace Heaven
My philosophy – one I work hard to prove to my clients – is that work can, and should, be both joyful and productive. Productive is obviously an easy sell, but joyful? Not so much. That’s why I’ve become so captivated by…
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Get A Return On The High Cost Of Meetings
In a recent study, researchers estimated that companies could save $25,000 per employee per year by eliminating unnecessary meetings. For organizations with 5,000 employees, this could mean a yearly estimated savings of $10…
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Big meetings are back. Make them matter
Sub-zero ballrooms with massive presentation screens. An endless docket of breakouts, working sessions, and team-building events. The networking coffees, happy hours, and serendipitous run-ins. That’s right—annual meetings…
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It’s time to lay off the meetings, not the team
Over the course of 2022 and early 2023, some of the world’s best-known companies announced mass layoffs—defined as more than a third of the company or more than 500 employees being laid off in 30 days. Downsizing at this…
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A Prescription for Long-Term Team Health
If the members of your family visited a doctor only once a year and then took none of the recommended follow-up actions in between, what is the likelihood of maintaining good health? We know from the statistics about health…
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Let’s Make Fresh Start February Happen
February. The excitement of your New Year’s resolution has already faded, and the fresh promise of spring is so, so far away. The daily grind is back in full effect accompanied by gray skies and a massive list of action items.…
