We are often asked for help to improve procrastination. An excellent study from the University of Colorado recently examined some of the drivers of putting things off. To do this the researchers compared similarities in executive function performance, procrastination proneness and goal failures between identical and non-identical twins. In this [...]
One of the joys of our work is witnessing real time examples of how some organisations are supporting their employees’ personal resilience, as well as introducing the frameworks that make this possible on an ongoing basis. Below are two recent examples of teams who are making resilience business as usual, [...]
Some common barriers to productivity at work and practical mindfulness practices that can help: 1. Lack of concentration and focus Practice paying attention to a single object on your desk, notice every detail of it, the colour, the texture etc and describe them to yourself. This will help train your [...]
It may seem like another piece of cognitive dissonance—to get more engaged and productive, you need to apparently move in the opposite direction and detach from work. A growing number of research studies demonstrate that detaching from work is essential to enhanced productivity. The work of Sabine Sonnentag (Universität Konstanz in [...]