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How I doubled what I get done in an hour
We spent the morning running power cables as the electricity had tripped in my office and I was freezing like a faun in Narnia. It’s provided a temporary ⚡ fix but also eaten a chunk of the day.
What if “flexibility” is the wrong word?
Up to 90% of people in some polls say they want flexibility in work. But when we interview them and dig into the details of what they specifically want… it’s something very different.
What's more damaging than burnout? Lessons from ‘The Bear’
The kids are back! Hope you’ve had a good summer (aside from anyone in the UK who needs to take this week off to absorb the only sunshine we seem to have had since June).
This week on the vlog, moving on from burnout to explore its opposite: Boreout—its impact on people, productivity, and retention, and what you can do about it.
5 productivity tips to avoid burnout (+3 to AVOID)
My main learning from the past few weeks, is that taking productivity advice from a man who doesn’t have—or doesn’t care for—his kids is (for me) like taking driving lessons my 9-year-old because she’s great at Mario Kart.
Quit it like Jacinda (not Boris)
Jacinda knew it. Boris didn’t, This week, Rachel Schofield’s back to share: ⏰ When it’s time to quit your job 🎯 And what to do when it is
Conflict—don’t let it silence you!
Last week in Zurich I spoke to an international group of senior women at The Boardroom about power and presenting.
Their biggest unifying fear is being publicly challenged—many admit they’d rather avoid speaking than risk a battle.
Failing for 15 years: habits that work
At my girls’ boarding school, our running groups were sorted alphabetically by fruit: the Apples were the stars, Bananas were pretty good. My friend Emily and I were Ugli fruits, and fought hard to never get promoted for fear we might have to break a sweat in a race.
The 6 models of work: choose very carefully!
The team is eyebrow-deep in research interviews about what is going on in the world of work now: inflation, hardship funds, big office decisions, title escalation, budget cuts. There is so much for us to get into this autumn.
But let’s start with a picture of where things are now and the six working options.
How we stop work from killing us
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and the focus is on nature. Cue posts about going for another 🤬 walk in the park.
Research published this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research, found that premature aging and death were impacted by:
- battling industry downturns
- the threat of takeovers
- …and pandemics too?
(Based on 1,605 company bosses at large publicly listed US firms over the last 50 years)