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You regularly read my blogs, and I blog about behaviour change.  So please Just hit Reply and tell me " What are you doing differently? https://giphy.com/gifs/YWbTHHWtM94I1BakbT/html5 You regularly read my blogs: The internet kindly keeps stats, so I know a large number of you regularly read my blogs. I Blog about behaviour change:  As a quick reminder, over the last 12 months I have written about:  psychological wellbeing at work the benefits of exercise setting boundaries 

We are entering the era of flexible of working hours; diversity and inclusion; flat structures, job crafting, and truly global teams. All of these practices are based on principles like trust, fairness, and appreciation of individual differences and have been made possible in some way by technological innovation. Yet sometimes it seems that these advances in technology have both enabled and limited our wellbeing. “I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences gaze a

“Sometimes it creates embarrassing situations, as it did for Joel, a mid-level executive. He felt so bored that he snuck out of his office one afternoon to see a movie. When it was over, guess whom he ran into coming out of the same theatre? His boss.” Douglas LaBier Photo by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash In my last blog I briefly touched on the idea that someone can be busy but bored, and that boredom may cause us to make decisions for the wrong reasons. I do believe it is

Photo by Marc Rafanell López on Unsplash There is a constant push for change in order to disrupt markets and be ahead of the competition. Kodak and Nokia are repeatedly presented as examples of cautionary tales of what may happen if companies do not embrace innovation. However, is change always necessary and recommended? Did the Australian banks go too far by diversification? Should the large accounting firms be pushing into new markets by acquisitions? My expertise is