Gone are the days when offices were typically cubicle, surrounded by white walls and lit by white fluorescent lights. Thanks to corporate giants like Google and Pixar that have demonstrated tremendous success despite their unconventional workplaces, more people are embracing the idea that creative work environment helps stimulate minds and inspire innovation. From simply ditching [...]
Leadership has sometimes been described as taking people to a place that they would not normally go to on their own. Once a sound strategic planning process has determined what that place should be it is the leader’s prime and fundamental responsibility to assure that there is cultural alignment with the vision and that the [...]
In today’s rapidly changing business environment everyone is looking for ways to become more effective in their thinking. An important way to promote effective thinking at the office, is to foster a creative work environment. Having fun is a big part of developing a creative work environment. In fact, humor makes up an essential part [...]
For innovation to flourish, organizations must create an environment that fosters creativity; bringing together multi-talented groups of people who work in close collaboration together- exchanging knowledge, ideas and shaping the direction of the future.
What is creativity in business?
Creativity is a crucial part of the innovation equation. Creativity requires whole-brain thinking; right-brain imagination, artistry and [...]
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which represents 34 industrialised nations reported that mothers in the UK are more likely to rush out to work than those in other Western countries, ignoring research that those who stay at home tend to bring up children who are better behaved and do well at school.
The [...]
We spend a lot of time where we work. Think of the resources consumed, the waste produced, cleaning substances used, and the energy needed to run lights, produce heat and operate equipment. Sustainability at your workplace has multiple benefits — saving money, increasing the comfort and efficiency of the work space, boosting the personal well-being [...]
In business, a leadership style called “transformational leadership” is often the most effective approach to use. Transformational leaders have integrity, they inspire people with a shared vision of the future, they set clear goals and motivate people towards them, they manage delivery, and they communicate well with their teams.
Let’s take a deeper look at [...]
If you have ever had to work in close contact with other people for any length of time, then you have probably noticed that not everyone takes the same approach to work. It is easy for people with different personalities to get on one another’s nerves, especially spending so many hours a day together. The [...]
The cycle superhighway which opened in April, is the first of 26 routes scheduled to be built to encourage more people to commute to and from Copenhagen by bicycle. It is the brainchild of city planners who were looking for ways to increase bicycle use in a place where half of the residents already bike [...]
The organization’s culture develops in large part from its leadership while the culture of an organization can also affect the development of its leadership. For example, transactional leaders work within their organizational cultures following existing rules, procedures, and norms; transformational leaders change their culture by first understanding it and then realigning the organization’s culture with [...]
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