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5 Big Companies Who Swear By Mindfulness

Guest blogger Elinor Jansen updates us with a summary of Gallup’s latest (2015) study on the relationship between firm performance, organisational structures and employee engagement.

Six companies that let you get promoted without having to manage people

Guest blogger Elinor Jansen updates us with a summary of Gallup’s latest (2015) study on the relationship between firm performance, organisational structures and employee engagement.

Four steps to improved company performance: it’s about talented managers and happy employees

Guest blogger Elinor Jansen updates us with a summary of Gallup’s latest (2015) study on the relationship between firm performance, organisational structures and employee engagement.

8 Companies That Celebrate Mistakes

Do we want people to make mistakes? The answer I generally get to this question is 'Yes', because people recognise that this is how we learn and discover new ways of doing things. In this blog, find out about eight companies that celebrate mistakes by staff, and how they do it.

I am quoted this morning in an article in the Independent: “Capita accused of using major government contract to short-change small companies, driving some out of business.”

Could Work Become a Freedom-Centred World?

Unleash the power of the people in your workplace. Isn't that what democracy is about?

Henry gave a speech at WorldBlu's Freedom at Work Conference in Miami in 2015. Henry explains why you should allow your people to choose their manager.

Tesco achieves its low prices through thousands of direct relationships with suppliers, with whom it drives hard bargains. Imagine if instead, they put out a tender for a company to run the refrigerated foods section.

Last night I found we were out of recycling bags, without which Hackney Council won’t accept our recycling. So I went on the Council site and, in about 1 minute, ordered some new ones. But here’s the remarkable bit. By the time I left our house at 11am this morning, the bags had been hand delivered to our front door. Which leads me to ask, why can’t the private sector be as efficient as the public sector?

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