by Jesse Lahey | May 6, 2015 | Blog
As you probably already know, yawns are contagious. Right now, the image below is causing many of you to feel the need to yawn. This even works with animals. A study by the University of London observed that 21 of 29 dogs yawned when a stranger yawned in front of...
by Jesse Lahey | Apr 29, 2015 | Blog
Every organizational leader can learn a lesson from the science behind employee gamification, which is the use of game-inspired tactics to engage employees. As with any initiative a leader undertakes, the purpose of gamification is implemented to create some sort of...
by Jesse Lahey | Apr 23, 2015 | Blog
At most organizations, a workforce health strategy includes communication and education to motivate and equip employees and their families to reduce health risks, improve wellbeing, and prevent the development of serious (and expensive) health problems. But according...
by Jesse Lahey | Oct 13, 2014 | Blog
This is a guest post by Scott Eblin, author of the new book Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative, which releases today. Scott shared a draft of the book with me; I loved it, eagerly read it from cover to cover, and enthusiastically recommend it to...
by Jesse Lahey | Oct 8, 2014 | Blog
This is a guest post by Scott Eblin, author of the new book Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative. Scott shared a draft of the book with me; I loved it, eagerly read it from cover to cover, and enthusiastically recommend it to you. On a summer...
by Jesse Lahey | Aug 11, 2014 | Blog
Conventional wisdom says creativity is the realm of advertising, and innovation the job of product development. We wouldn’t expect to find the IT or Finance departments bursting with innovation. But Google could never have grown from a startup in 1998 to the market...
