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Attention spans are shrinking. Our ability to focus will be the new competitive advantage

Being focused is no longer about being productive, it is now a competitive advantage. So what does a shorter attention span mean for you? How can you turn it around, and how can you increase focus and make this skill an asset?

  • By Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa - Contributor

You can’t meditate your way out of a toxic workplace

Opinion: Happiness researcher Declan Edwards argues that corporate wellness budgets are booming but burnout persists because employers push meditation and apps instead of fixing toxic workloads and poor management. We are living through one of the most expensive, yet least effective eras of workplace wellbeing in history. Corporate wellbeing budgets are scaling to unprecedented heights. Yet the metrics executives care […]

  • By Declan Edwards - Contributor

An aspect of leadership perhaps not discussed enough

Teach a [person] how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime – Chinese proverb.

  • By Anna Lozynski - Contributor
Man sitting at desk with laptop computer and stretching arms above his head

Why capacity is the new black

While there’s no question that mental health and wellbeing training is improving and benefiting many, are we focusing on the wrong things?

  • By Donna McGeorge
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