Happy workers 13% more productive, finds Oxford Saïd research
Summary: Happy workers do not workmore hours but are more productive in their time. Poor weather also found to have negative effect on productivity.
^ADJ: Having Happy People in the workplace is more important than ever, after all we want to both retain and attract talent, but we also want the resultant productivity. Interestingly a HBR study said that large proportion of firms want this - very few actually have a strategy to achieve it. My observation would be to agree - and worse continue to do things that make for a worse Employee Experience in terms of policy, procedures and thinking.
These 4 Simple Rules WIll Make You Exponentially More Effective And Productive
The truth is that in any endeavor, you are only as good as your fundamentals. While it’s easy to get enamored with grand strategies and fancy tactics, whether you succeed or fail is far more likely to depend on doing simple, basic things consistently well.
^ADJ: In reading this I really identified with: "To solve the kind of complex problems that it takes to drive genuine transformation, you don’t need the best people, you need the best teams."
The Rise of the Meta City
New York and Miami, Dubai and Cairo, the Bay Area and Austin. Pandemic-era migrations have created strong new connections between cities — and companies need to update their location strategy to keep up.
^ADJ: Key Issue for NZ readers - impact on talent within your business having both Sydney and Melbourne identified as hot spots.
"Understanding the Meta City is crucial for business leaders and managers seeking to navigate the new realities of remote work. Right now, corporations across the globe are experimenting with a range of solutions, from giving employees complete flexibility in working wherever they choose, to making everyone return to the office full-time."
Self-Esteem and Income Over Time
There is robust evidence that people with higher incomes tend to have higher self-esteem, but little is known about how changes in income and self-esteem are related within individuals.
^ADJ: key takeout: "Within-person effects suggested that increases in self-esteem are a function of previous increases in income more than the other way around."
How to Be Surprisingly Likeable
Key takeout "... we have a choice — to be careless about how we act towards others, or to be intentional."