We all love a pithy, profound piece of advice. But good advice turns feral when we just ‘copy and paste’ it from one context to another, without questioning whether it’s serving us well.

Even though lockdowns are incredibly difficult for many individuals and organisations – there are some silver linings that we should try to hold onto, once life returns to normal.

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?