How to create good company values that actually make a difference
We’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly and I like to think we’ve cracked the code on what makes values truly meaningful.
Matthew Cook
What is January for anyway?
If you’ve scrolled through TikTok recently, you might have stumbled across the ‘Gen Z stare’. A trend highlighting the blank, wide-eyed look younger employees are said to give when asked a question.
At first glance it’s just another viral meme. But beneath the surface is a symptom of a deeper problem…
What the ‘Gen Z stare’ tells us about the soft skills gap
If you’ve scrolled through TikTok recently, you might have stumbled across the ‘Gen Z stare’. A trend highlighting the blank, wide-eyed look younger employees are said to give when asked a question.
At first glance it’s just another viral meme. But beneath the surface is a symptom of a deeper problem…
5 training and culture trends in 2025
Our new report explores the tension points shaping today’s employee experience. In this article we’ve shared an overview of the five big stories from the research.
The real issue at the heart of every development challenge
For most of the important developmental challenges your teams will face, it’s not skills gap and it’s not a knowledge gap that is holding them back. It’s about developing new mental models.
How to break the outdated âfactory lineâ mentality of productivity
In the 1936 classic Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin plays a factory worker whose entire life revolves around tightening bolts on a relentless assembly line. Nearly a century later, the ghosts of that machine continue to haunt our workplaces.
How to prepare for a TED Talk
According to the National Social Anxiety Center (NSAC), âthe fear of public speaking is the most common phobia ahead of death.â Interestingly though, it’s not speaking that will kill you. It’s not being heard…
How to survive office bureaucracy and politics
Unclear hierarchies, untamed politics and unnecessary bureaucracy drain people’s time and energy.
Fixing hiring with Fit, Alignment & Add
Several years ago there was a wave within the HR community calling on people to stop hiring for âCulture Fitâ and instead hire for âCulture Addâ. It was well intentioned but I think it over-corrected.
What employees want: and why we keep getting it wrong
In the Mel Gibson movie âWhat Women Wantâ, Mel accidentally electrocutes himself and gains the ability to hear womenâs thoughts. In a shocking