Enviable Workplace: Company Culture and Workplace Chemistry

Leadership & Emotional Intelligence Summit – London – 9th March 2012

by Filip Matous January 24, 2012

Join top HR Directors from around the globe at the 2012 Leadership & Emotional Intelligence Summit to be held in London on 9 March 2012, a powerful one day event that explores how organizations can more effectively identify, measure and develop successful leadership behaviours. Dr Martyn Newman is a consulting psychologist from Roche Martin and Enviable Workplace

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Workplace Anxiety in Uncertain Times

by Andy Partridge January 12, 2012

How is the economic climate affecting your workplace anxiety levels? Many people who are currently experiencing high levels of anxiety around job security have developed a lack of distinct trust in their leaders. This has an obvious impact on both their morale and productivity at work. I recently delivered a key note called ‘Personal Effectiveness

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Top New Year’s Resolution Tips for your Workplace Environment

by Kursty Groves December 21, 2011

How not to create an inspiring workplace environment! It’s that time of year again when the halls are decked, lights twinkle at every turn, and the main topic of conversation at the tea point is the Christmas party: Are we having one this year? Did you know the budget has been halved this year? What’s

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Education for the new world of work (vidcast)

by Graeme Codrington December 9, 2011

This month, I have decided to experiment by doing a video podcast instead of something written. Here’s a 12 minute discussion on the role of education in the new world of work, and what we need to do to change schools and universities to provide us with the type of people we need for the

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Why IBM hires World of Warcraft gamers – Joe Pine Video Interview

by Filip Matous November 25, 2011

Joe Pine coined The Experience Economy over a decade ago to describe our modern economy. We asked Joe to explore with you how bosses could use this concept to create workplace experiences for employees to improve retention and employee satisfaction. Towards the end of our interview we gained insight into why World of Warcraft gamers make

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Where Leadership Experts Get It Wrong

by Andy Partridge November 1, 2011

Where Leadership Experts Get It Wrong Winning charisma, razor sharp intelligence and personality characteristics such as extraversion are the keys to great leaders, right? Forget it! The most recent research in psychology explodes this myth and reveals the real skills that great leaders possess. Beyond Sticks and Carrots Two decades of research into leadership has

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Creating Collaboration in the Workplace

by Kursty Groves October 24, 2011

“The Link” at Bloomberg’s NY headquarters is designed to enable casual collisions. Photograph copyright Edward Denison Collaboration in the workplace: excerpts from a “Women in Facilities Management” (WIFM) event held at Boss Design, London October 5th, 2011. Presented by Sarah Jones – Grey Interiors, Sarah Godowski – Bisset Adams Architects & Kursty Groves – Author of “I Wish I Worked

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15 Technologies that will shape our lives in the near future

by Graeme Codrington October 11, 2011

A few months ago, I read an excellent article on Network World, looking at ten key technologies that will change how we live in the near future. It’s a great read by one of Cisco’s top innovators (available here). I then read a feature on nine ways in which the mobile phone industry will change

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Chip Conley: emotional equations for leadership in uncertain times

by Filip Matous October 3, 2011

EQ leadership interview with Chip Conley: Founder of Joie de Vivre, a hotel and restaurant company with HQ in San Francisco that employs 2,500 people. Our infatuation with Chip started last year when Enviable Workplace’s Andy Partridge called me up, sounding like he’d just downed a Red Bull, saying he’d found a leadership style that just vibed

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Emotional Intelligence For An Enviable Workplace Culture

by Laura Thomson September 20, 2011

This week we are revisiting the world of Emotional Intelligence in the workplace, focusing on the work of one of our Enviable Workplace collective, Dr Martyn Newman. Consulting psychologist and author of the international best selling book, Emotional Capitalists – The New Leaders, Dr Newman is a world class authority on the subject of emotional

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