Performance, HiPos & productivity | Page 12 (750 items)

An employer is experimenting with the athletic concept of 'rest and recovery', to see how it might improve performance levels and reduce burnout risks.

A significant divide between employees' and CEOs' perceptions of workplace mental health support suggests employers must do more to communicate their benefits, a global people leader says.

Hustle culture is making a comeback in workplaces and possibly for good reasons, but employees can "only tolerate so much for so long", says a psychologist.

Too many workplaces now suffer from 'productivity paranoia', where leaders believe there's been a drop in work activity, and employees feel like their every move is being scrutinised.

Short-term performance measures and incentives implemented under the guise of "transformational change" embed toxicity in a workplace, but this can be remedied, an academic says.

Even high performers can only work in peak mode for about two hours at a time, and risk tipping the balance from "good stress" to "bad stress" when they don't, a leading coach warns.

HR professionals are far more fearful of AI than they should be, according to an expert who says it holds enormous potential for removing bias from performance management, and will be a gamechanger for diversity and inclusion.

Executive teams should regularly take stock of their own performance and alignment, but many don't, according to an expert who points to an "urgent" need for change.

A simple activity that's been "ignored in the pursuit of high productivity" for many years could hold the key to better performance at work, a neurocoach says.

Some organisations have over-hired in recent years with "no concept of steadily increasing productivity", according to HR thought leader Josh Bersin.