As another year draws to a close I’m reflecting on what I’ve appreciated about 2011, and in particular the people I have worked with, socialised with and lived with. I’m also reflecting on the extent to which I am appreciated (I do this from time to time, usually as…Read More
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27 Critical Non-Essentials for Happiness at Work
Last month was not great for English Rugby, and as the England team reflects on their time in New Zealand and what might have been, I’m reminded of the tremendous success of 2003 when it was all so different and then captain Martin Johnson lifted the Webb Ellis trophy.
In his…Read More
When Confidence May Not be the Answer
It has come to my attention that there’s a design fault in the way we humans are put together. You perhaps know that our brains are configured to maximize reward and to minimize danger, and that the latter has the higher pecking order when push comes to shove. …Read More
Trust your instinct
‘Feeeel, don’t theeenk’, sings out the amiable voice of my French windsurf instructor as I brace myself to crash into the water for the umpteenth time. It’s my debut attempt at this already infuriating sport, and as I emerge, spluttering, from the warm sea I acknowledge, with a smile,…Read More
Kaizen 101
Kaizen 101 Essentials of Continuous Improvement
This Kaizen Tip was written by James Rosenegk of the Kaizen Team
Scroll down to find out more about James’ only Kaizen Open Workshop during 2011.
Why do just one thing well?
Whether you’ve been in organisations for many years or whether you’re a recent graduate just entering the…Read More
Experience-Dependent Neuroplasticity… (or how to train yourself to be happy!)
More evidence recently (if we needed it) of what we’ve been banging on about for years here at Kaizen - that our brains change depending on our habitual patterns of thinking. Professor Willoughby Britton, a neuroscientist at Brown University, has been studying neural networks and, specifically, the way they can be…Read More
Have you noticed this too?
I tend to like people who are in some way like me. What, you too? Isn’t that a coincidence!
It turns out that having things in common is one of those things that helps us decide whether a stranger is a friend (the default is ‘foe’*). That’s why salespeople look for…Read More
What can the brain tell us about how to build great teams?
Most of us have heard that the frontal cortex is the most advanced part of the brain from an evolutionary standpoint, and that this is the seat of our higher functions including planning, decision making and working memory. But I think that one of the most overlooked functions of the…Read More
The Tetris Effect
Researchers paid students to play Tetris for three days. I wish that was an offer being made when I was at university! After three days students reported that they continued thinking about Tetris in different situations …
Making patterns out of the bricks on a wall
Noticing the shapes the cereal boxes…Read More
If it’s good enough for the US President…
Here at Kaizen, we receive regular e-mail updates from the White House about what they’re doing. Just this week, Barack Obama has asked his Vice President, Joe Biden, to head up a ‘war on waste’ campaign… scroll down to watch the video.
Kaizen’s James Rosenegk is called the “Ten Million Dollar…Read More
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