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Too many people have been cast aside by too many organizations that take ‘knee jerk’ reactions in tough times. When the going gets tough, the management cuts back. But there are businesses that do the opposite too. Imagine the pride and loyalty employees would feel if...

People will be working alone more than ever before.  Their sense of team and togetherness will be compromised.  Feeling part of something bigger and compelling will be weakened. What better way to promote the opposite of these negative effects than by showing that an...

We need to reverse the usual formula if we want happiness at work (and improved productivity). Psychologist Shawn Achor, in his riveting (and extremely funny) Ted talk endorses everything OND has been saying since our foundation: the current way of building...

So you want to attract and retain top talent. But are you destined to fail because of a basic error: you mistake talents for skills? Let’s make sure we’re on the same page: talents are natural abilities we were all born with. They are the purest form of us and they...

Take an unparalleled leap forwards by making a change to your corporate DNA. Are you ready to make a big change in your business in order to reap big results? The typical business performs at only 40% efficiency according to Deloitte and other consultancies. You can...

True story. Becky and Sandra worked together in a busy finance team. Their chairs are back to back and they work on related stuff so they need to communicate. But they didn’t get on.Becky was always turning around saying, ‘Sandra, I need to talk to you...

Doers are the backroom heroes of the company. They don’t sell, they don’t strategise and they’re not brilliant with relationships. They don’t, therefore, really stand out. Yet without them doing and building and getting stuff done, the org falls apart.But...

Imagine a company where everyone is fully engaged because they’re doing the work they were made for. Where growth comes effortlessly without the usual nails and claws. Where teams work like oiled machines, comfortably going at cruise speed all day without...

We think about changing our job 16 times a year on average. And we actually change employers every 5 years.What’s gone wrong?Instability like this is a disaster for personal lives and employers alike. It demonstrates that we have no idea how to scan people...

Based on a true event. Only the people and organisation names have been changed. Brenda was stressed. With a Masters from Yale and a careerbackground in finance in a New York bank, she was hardly short of intellectual gunnery. Yet having taken a salary cut...

For some, leadership comes naturally. These people effortlessly bend others to their will, they are born to command. ‘Here’s the strategy people, let’s go execute.’ This is the archetype of the leader as an out-in-front force of nature, bursting with...

The Game With A Serious PurposeThis kinaesthetic approach to team self-discovery and efficiency improvement has proved itself again, this time in the UK.The Method Teaming Game is a hands-on encounter around a table where team members learn more about...

Most business teams work at about 32% efficiency, according to research by Gallup, Deloitte et al. It’s not because they’re lazy, it’s because people are often given tasks they’re not naturally good at. Then they’re asked to work with other people who are...

Unless your company has been unbelievably lucky, few of your people are in the right seats. According to Gallup, Deloitte and others, we spend only 30% of our time doing the work that our brains are hardwired for. That means that 70% of the time we are...