Insights from behavioural economics and behavioural psychology Any organisational intervention requires individual behaviour change. If you want employees to be more active, more engaged, show flexibility during change, or to use a new operating system, you are asking them to make changes to how they do things; that is, to change their [...]
Hijacked by the washing machine. Interruptions of another kind. In many of the organisations we work with, there are open plan workspaces, cell phones are always on and emails constantly flow in. As a consequence, many people report being regularly interrupted. These interruptions—sometimes welcome, sometimes unwelcome—can lead to a reduction [...]
Are excellence in performance and wellbeing mutually exclusive or can they be achieved together? Gaynor Parkin, our MD, recently discussed this question at the NZHR conference. We had some great questions from the audience and on social media following her presentation, and thought it was worth sharing them. Elevated stress narrows [...]
Forming a new habit In our training sessions we are often asked “How long does it take to make a habit and how long does it take to undo one?” The 21 day rule for developing a new habit is often mentioned. However no one is entirely sure of its [...]