Right-brain thinking solves the thorniest of workplace conflicts
The right brain’s experience of the world is essential to get unstuck when it comes to workplace conflict.
Seven tips for having difficult conversations at work
The earlier we talk about issues, the better and there are ways to make difficult conversations easier.
How remote working is shaping the office of the future
Before demanding a ‘great return’ to the office, employers must reimagine collective workspaces.
Ten tips to harness your brain’s full potential
By better understanding the brain we can harness its potential and become the best leaders we can be
Anxiety at work: How to build resilience
Keep your enemy close – if you know it, you can conquer it.
Mental health myths: What you know about anxiety is wrong
Why what you know about anxiety is wrong.
Employee wellbeing vs wellness: What’s the difference and why it matters
Matching employee needs with the right services and providers is crucial for workplace wellbeing.
How to cope with the fear of rejection – and win
Why all our decisions, behaviours and actions are fuelled by the fear of rejection.
Why you should be hiring neurodiverse talent
With the digital skills crisis taking over the UK, many talent pools are being overlooked by businesses when they could be a panacea.
Why we need to stamp out the neurodiversity stigma
We need to fight the stigma around neurodiverse employees to encourage inclusivity
The science of meeting dynamics and how to influence them
Smart ways to increase your influence in team meetings
Remote working: How behavioural science can boost employee engagement and performance
Ensuring remote workers remain engaged and happy is a challenge but behavioural science could just be the solution needed.
What is mental fitness? Learn how to exercise your brain
Erin Eatough shares a quick overview on the difference between mental fitness and mental health and how to build your mental muscles.
Why CQ may be more valuable than IQ
Having a culturally intelligent workforce is increasingly recognised as being hugely beneficial to teamwork, performance, communication and cooperation.
Neuroscience: the power of brain gender difference in the workplace
Employers should learn to harness brain gender diversity if they want to get the best from the whole workforce.
Women excel at emotional intelligence – or do they?
Received wisdom is that women are more emotionally intelligent, but does science back this up?
Workplace productivity: enabling our brains to be more productive at work
There are a number of factors that influence productivity and how effective our brains are during the working day. Unfortunately, the set-up in most organisations is the opposite of what it needs to perform at its best. Centuries ago, most workers would have been involved in manual labour and that work would have been limited […]
Employee wellbeing: how to support people with neurodiverse conditions
Employee wellbeing has never been so high up the corporate agenda. Here are some practical tips to help guide you through the challenges of supporting neurodiverse employees’ with their physical and mental health, both inside and outside of the workplace. Supporting employees in the workplace can sometimes feel like an overwhelming and difficult task, with […]
Nudging: what HR professionals should understand about behavioural science
Getting people to change their behaviour or make certain choices requires a ‘nudge’ – but how can HR teams make sure that they are not only nudging effectively, but ethically too? You may have noticed that there is a buzz around ‘nudging’, or behavioural economics as it is more formally called. You will doubtless have […]
‘The Brain at Work in the 21st Century’ – Baroness Susan Greenfield at UNLEASH London 2019
What do humans do best? We learn. In a fascinating quick-fire lesson on neuroscience at UNLEASH London this year, Baroness Susan Greenfield couldn’t emphasise this enough. One important lesson we’ve not yet learnt though is that technology is having a damaging impact on our brain’s development. Neuroplasticity is a critical feature of our brain’s development. […]
