More than 200,000 people were asked about what they would want if one wish of theirs could be granted. More than 4000 people responded. More money in the same job was the second choice on their wish list. What did they want more than money, I wondered.
Lying is socially undesirable. Yet, most of us lie several times a day, the rest do it all the time. It is a superpower that people routinely use to tempt fate, defy death and achieve the impossible. Sometimes we call it reality distortion. Sometimes we call it meaning making.
As businesses are slowly opening up the offices, the candidates are facing this tricky question in the job-interviews. Do you prefer to work from home or come to the office. How should you answer it.
There is a cost of working long hours. We start taking increasingly poor decisions. Being well rested is a good business strategy
What does a cooking video and a music video have to do with designing a corporate onboarding program? Both tell us how learning experiences must be designed.
It is so frustrating to enter the world of work if every employer wants to hire only those people who have prior experience. After all everyone has to start somewhere. Research shows that even first-time CEOs have that problem. There is an advantage the novice has.
Having the wrong leader is a recipe for failure whether it is a Dreamer organisation or a Unicorn or a globally present Market Shaper. We look for three wrong qualities when we choose leaders. That is the beginning of a disastrous stint for the institution.
Should some topics be off-limits in the workplace? Some companies have started putting restrictions on what can and cannot be discussed at the workplace. Muzzling the employees may have unintended consequences.
To get the top 1% talent, the candidate experience has to be designed to attract the top 1%. These are people who are chased by head-hunters. You can't hire them. They have to want to work for you. Experiences create a pull that we cannot resist.
