Workers are steadily burning out and walking out, as the Great Resignation makes its way to New Zealand. But there are lessons to be learned from abroad - and opportunities to dial up purpose and play, autonomy and social connection, in order to encourage people to stay.

For some reason, us humans like to think that we are independent, and that others only influence us when we let them. But social scientists know that the moods and behaviours of other people are highly contagious. So what are you catching from your colleagues - and what are you spreading?

There’s a tension between being content with what is, and striving forward to what might be. But it might be possible to ‘strive with contentment’ – if we go after the right things

What are the characteristics of "good work"? A how can we transform the daily grind into something that is genuinely purposeful and rewarding?