Creating the best workplace on earth
Editor’s note: Researchers have been asking executives what they would include if they could design their dream company. So, what would that dream company look like?
Browsing: research
Three local councils prove that innovation in the public sector goes beyond doing ‘more for less’
Editor’s note: Thanks to @andrewjacobsld for sharing this link to some new CIPD research into innovation in local councils. You will need to be a member to access but the release sounds interesting: ‘More open leadership behaviours help to create climates of trust and self-belief, giving staff at all levels the confidence to explore both incremental and radical ways of changing the way they work.’
Adaptable leaders may have best brains for the job, study finds
Editor’s note: Researchers have linked adaptive leadership skills with brain functioning and psychological complexity measures among active leaders.
Social learning and technology: why millenials will change the game in the workforce
Editor’s note: A write-up of MTV’s “No Collar Workers” survey into Millennials’ work preferences. Interesting insights, especially around mentoring and learning on the job.
Teens abandoning social networks, study says
Editor’s note: This survey suggests that teenagers are more interested in communication and feeds of updates rather than profiles and are less interested in the more mainstream social networks than we may think.
Why do students enroll in (but don’t cvomplete) MOOC courses?
Editor’s note: Research into MOOC usage and a look at why students enroll onto them in the first place (it explains the usage).
Study: TV users are multitasking
Editor’s note: more evidence of device convergence and multi-tasking across different platforms at the same time. Impact on designing for learning?
World Economic Forum – Global Information Technology Report 2013
Editor’s note: Plenty to pick through here – a fantastic resource on global technology trends.
Social media: The perils and pleasures
Editor’s note: Research shows that media consumption, which now includes online social media, can act as a signal of ties of strength in relationships. Strong relationships can be weakened by maintaining multiple communication channels.
Your least engaged employees might be your top performers
Editor’s note: The wonders of data analytics. Match engagement data with appraisal data and what do you find? The worst performing employees are the most engaged.
The future of enterprise collaboration is social – and seamless
Editor’s note: A foreword (and link) to the Accenture Technology Vision 2013 report looking at the enterprise shift to ‘seamless’ collaboration.
The hidden biases in big data
Editor’s note: Examples of how big data can miss the real story – important to understand the biases in the data we collect.
The evolution of the networked enterprise: new McKinsey research
Editor’s note: Adoption of social technology is starting to plateau, the next step is overcoming barriers to increase productivity, says McKinsey research into the use of social tools in the enterprise.
The psychology of language: why are some words more persuasive than others?
Editor’s note: A look at how the brain processes language and gives it meaning.
Rational thought can override a generous intuition
Editor’s note: Research suggests that our first impulse is to cooperate, but it does not necessarily mean we are genetically hardwired to do so. Instead it may reflect a habit learned from a lifetime of fruitful cooperative experiences.