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Why is solitary confinement considered among the worst punishments for people? Because our social fabric significantly contributes to mental health; taking it away jeopardises our individual and collective stability.

Welcome to Research Diary, a regular peek inside NLI’s latest industry research project. Since March 2020, our Industry Research team has been interviewing HR professionals about the way they’ve experienced change and transformation efforts in their organisations.

In our new remote-work reality, almost everyone is having to adapt their habits to maintain a sense of normalcy. But given what we know about the science of exclusion, is it possible that inclusion could be taking a backseat to execution?

Welcome to “Research Diary,” a regular peek inside NLI’s latest industry research project. Since March 2020, our Industry Research team has been interviewing HR professionals about the way they’ve experienced change and transformation efforts in their organizations.

With unprecedented levels of uncertainty causing daily strains on our mental health, now is a time for leaders to embrace their role in supporting team members and driving engagement.

As children, many of us were counselled to treat “work before play” as a sacred mantra. While the advice was well intentioned, neuroscience makes a compelling case for rethinking the order of operations. “Happiness,” advises Emma Seppälä, Ph.D., in The Happiness Track, “is not the outcome of success, but its precursor.”

Growth mindset is everywhere these days. The trouble is, as our research has found, leaders don’t always know where to start to implement an organizational growth mindset. Often, it results in simply telling people to handle more work.

Earlier this year, Microsoft surveyed its employees to find out what was and wasn’t working with the company’s performance culture. At the time, Microsoft employees were getting feedback through an online tool that used numerical ratings — and rarely included any actionable input.