Office-ism
Employees are not thriving at work and they haven’t been for a very long time.
What if we knew the reasons why? How long would it take for conventional wisdom and workplace practices to change?
The first scientific paper on the effectiveness of Working Out Loud®
Can a social learning program change people’s behavior and sense of empowerment? If so, can these changes stick?
“Yes” and “Yes”.
This post summarizes the study, its findings, and ideas for future research.
What happened to “Working” in the past 50 years
50 years after Working captured the experiences and yearnings of everyday workers, the themes remain the same. Our search for feeling effective and fulfilled—for meaning—isn’t new. Helping people with that search is as important as ever.
Ms. Williams at Window #4
The US post office has almost 600,000 human beings working there. On average they may come into contact with dozens of customers or colleagues every day.
What if more of those 600,000 employees were like Ms. Williams? What kind of difference would that make?
“What profound treasures are hidden”
Inspired by two companies where employees actively seek out, connect, and grow the positive potential of their work and each other. “Give employees space and time for development, and thus give them wings.”
Everybody Matters
When it comes to how their employees relate to each other and to the work they do, Everybody Matters serves as an inspiring example of the way things could be.
The life and death of Quality Circles
In the US, at least, “quality circles are almost universally consigned to the dustbin of management techniques.”
Why? What can we do to make a good idea even better?