There is no doubt that we are all working as a means of achieving something called a reward or appreciation for what we are doing. Depending on the situation, this reward can take the form of a good salary, a simple appreciation, or a reinforcement of behaviour. In simple words, productive behaviour which is advantageous to the organization is appreciated. …
Toxic Workplace Culture Can Be Injurious To Health
Does your boss randomly shout at you when something is not done? Do you feel your colleagues aren’t the people you can rely upon? Do you return from your HR office with “We will get back to you” but they never do? Does your office celebrate each festival but that doesn’t make you happy or love your workplace? I’m sorry …
Nurturing Innovation at Work
Do you believe that creativity can only occur in open areas, hip studios, or vibrant rooms? Unexpectedly, it can even occur at work in a conference room or a cubicle. So long as the environment is conducive, invention and creativity can occur everywhere. Without a supportive innovation culture, a company may stagnate and face significant challenges in achieving its ideal …
Relationship between Workplace Innovations and Workplace Cultures
Innovation in workplace can be viewed as an idea which allows better functionality of the organisation in accomplishing its goal. Although, that itself is contingent on the fact if there is any actual relationship between the two. According to Oeij & Vaas in “Effect of workplace innovation on organisational performance and sickness absence”, workplace innovation refers more to the commercial …
Learning Organizations: Today’s Secret to Innovation
Both learning and innovation are becoming important for organisations, employees and societies. In response to challenging issues such as globalization, Europe has emphasised research, learning and innovationthe “knowledge triangle” as a major aspect of the solution. Learning here is not confined to its traditional meaning of acquiring knowledge but is understood as the expansion of human capacities. When it comes …
Beyond the Basics
If change is the only constant, why is our company not evolving for employees mental health? Kritika asked this question out of frustration at one of my corporate coaching sessions. Well, I couldn’t answer that to her as an outsource consultant, but it provoked me to do some research regarding what innovation companies can do in counseling, therapies, or training …
Workplace safety and mental health
Employees and employers benefit from workplace safety. Healthier people come from safer environments. Employees who are in better health perform their jobs more effectively and are generally happier. Work can give you self-assurance, stability, and a sense of purpose. Mental health can be greatly improved by having a regular activity, working with others, and engaging in a skill or interest …
Is fetish behavior a result of disturbed mental state?
The world is a beautiful place. Everything we do has a purpose, meaning, and an intention behind it. However, things take a crazy turn when our actions are viewed as unconventional just because it contradicts the ordinary or the societal norms. The world and the various systems do not take long to categorize things as normal or abnormal. One can …
Fearlessness is the Key to Success: The Importance of Psychological Safety in Organization
Modern organizations operate in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. To stay competitive in the market organizations must be high-performing, innovative, experimental, engaged, learning continuously, and so on. This means that one of the important assets of an organization i.e. its employees should showcase these qualities for organizations to be competitive in the market. One of the important …
Bringing change… One step at a time
“Take risks’ , ‘explore yourself”, ‘ask questions’, ‘think outside the box’- every motivational video will have these one-liners that make us feel like going out of our way to do something new at work. Now, who does not want to be themselves but not everyone in their workplace ‘feels okay’ being these things. Ever wondered why? Abraham Maslow, in 1943, …