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January 28, 2016
Why Michael J. Fox is Coming to WorkHuman 2016
Last year marked the beginning of the WorkHuman movement—to galvanize organizations and leaders worldwide to create a more human workplace. It’s about realigning the way we interact with one another. It’s a shift to focus on recognizing and rewarding each other. It’s changing the way we build and nurture relationships at work. WorkHuman is about building a work culture that harnesses the true transformative power of human connections and well-being, one that unites all employees in the pursu...
January 14, 2016
The Case for Getting Emotional at Work
The emotional cast of Pixar’s “Inside Out.”
Type “emotion in the workplace” into Google search and you’ll get pages of how-to articles on managing your emotions—from the perils of crying at work to controlling your temper and other negative emotions. While these articles are well intentioned, there is more to the story on the role emotion plays at work.
After all, we are all emotional beings (as evidenced in Pixar’s heartwarming film Inside Out). If we want to build workplaces that are fit f...
January 4, 2016
The New Science of Stress
Stress gets a bad rap. It’s been called the silent killer. We often look for quick, easy tips for reducing stress in our lives. We worry about loved ones who experience too much stress.
But just as change is constant, so is stress. According to Psychology Today, “Stress is simply a reaction to a stimulus that disturbs our physical or mental equilibrium. In other words, it’s an omnipresent part of life.”
Not surprisingly, studies show that the majority of our stress is felt in the workplace....
December 30, 2015
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015
As you may have noticed on our social channels, these past couple of weeks we’ve been taking a look back at our most popular blog posts from the past year. From work-life balance and mindfulness to social capital and The Power of Thanks, we explored the many facets of the human workplace. More than ever before, 2015 showed us how important purpose, appreciation, and respect is for employee well being and business success—and how social recognition can help get us there.
10.December 21, 2015
Get to know the WorkHuman 2016 Keynote Speakers
We’ve announced several new WorkHuman speakers over the last couple months, and we will continue to make more exciting announcements as we get closer to the conference. But for now, get to know our growing roster of keynote speakers below.
Shawn Achor
“You have to train your brain to be positive, just like your work out your body.”
If you attended WorkHuman 2015, you will recognize a familiar face—happiness expert Shawn Achor. We are thrilled that Shawn continues to be part of the WorkHuman...
December 16, 2015
Beyond Satisfaction: On Engaging and Thriving as Leaders
We spend a lot of time in HR and management talking about employee engagement. But are we all talking about the same thing? Or are some of us just talking about employee satisfaction? And why is the difference between the two terms so important to gaining that competitive edge and retaining employees?
I recently sat down with Catherine Flavin, WorkHuman 2015 speaker and Managing Partner at Thrive Leadership, to tease out answers to some of these topics. Trained as a political scientist and s...
December 10, 2015
‘Tis the Season to Use Your Vacation Days
The holiday season is officially in full swing, with only a few short weeks left until New Years. While this has traditionally been a season when people schedule vacation time with family and loved ones, research shows that has changed.
The lost week
Project: Time Off, an initiative of the U.S. Travel Association, recently published a report on the effects of the new normal–the work martyr: “Americans are taking less vacation than at any point in the last forty years–just 16 vacation days to...
November 25, 2015
[Quiz] How Grateful Are You?
In today’s showy culture, it can be easy to lose sight of what really matters during the holidays. Seeing those perfectly filtered photos of Thanksgiving meals or reading announcements with the hashtag #blessed can start to feel like the exact opposite of thankfulness and gratitude.
But what is the opposite of gratitude? According to gratitude expert and WorkHuman 2015 speaker Robert Emmons, it’s entitlement: “Gratitude helps us see that we are the recipients of much more than we are entitle...
November 23, 2015
10 New Studies on the Benefits of Gratitude
‘Tis the season for thanksgiving, and in the workplace, the time when our thoughts turn toward gratitude. Gratitude has gotten a lot of press recently, as studies show how great it is, not only for us as individuals, but also for our organizations.
Two years ago at this time we shared a whole bibliography of studies on gratitude, showing some of the connections researchers have made between feeling grateful and things like emotional well-being, resilience, physical health, organizational cit...
November 20, 2015
[Quiz] Do You Work in 2015…or 1950?
Does your boss ever remind you of Michael Scott—selfish and offensive? Or maybe Don Draper—absent and ungrateful? Unfortunately, lots of managers and companies are still way behind the times when it comes to workplace culture.
Take our 8-question quiz and see which decade your company really belongs in.
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