In late November I spent three trying days holed up in a hotel room in Prague nursing Covid while my colleagues from iOpener (Vik Kumar, Oriana...
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Read MoreYou know how important yet challenging it is to quantify the return on your learning and development spend. But now, recent findings by iOpener...
Read MoreWe’ve been researching work happiness for over 12 years now, and have over 60,000 responses to our questionnaire. A key insight is that professionals...
Read MoreI’ve worked in a few places with unachievable and ultimately futile sustainability targets, with whole committees formed to wrangle for months over...
Read MoreAs a totally virtual company, recently every team member received a book via Amazon
Read MoreWe’re coming towards the end of the fifth International Week of Happiness at Work, a movement that aims to make Happiness at Work the norm, not the...
Read MoreThis article was originally posted as one of Stephen's excellent, insightful LinkedIn posts. Here you'll find more leadership tools, wisdom and wit....
Read MoreI was recently asked by a colleague “What do mindfulness and executive coaching have in common?” It struck me as a very interesting question, and it...
Read More‘What’s a nice Priest like you doing on a coaching course?’ This is a question I’ve been asked more than once over the past few months.
Read MoreI recently went to the Gielgud Theatre in London to see The Mirror and the Light. It’s a play based on the third book of Hilary Mantel’s trilogy...
Read MoreTo make a speech, all you need is three things. You need your authentic voice, your warm heart and an occasion. That occasion may be one that has...
Read MoreAll my professional life I have worked with barristers, the people you see in English courtroom dramas on TV or films who wear the funny-looking wigs...
Read MoreThere are some very simple principles when it comes to working with the news media. But it’s amazing how few individuals and organisations get it...
Read MoreI’ve spent a large part of this summer rummaging through a suitcase. Not a sad pretence at going away on holiday to somewhere exotic but an...
Read MoreThe Art of Everyday Influence and Persuasion I bought a flat during lockdown. Chain free. A walk in the park surely? According to property website...
Read MoreAs the summer ends and many of us contemplate a return to the office, anxiety abounds. Fears about Covid... care arrangements for elderly parents and...
Read MoreI’m inspired. As a Positive Psychologist, with VIA strengths of Curiosity and Love of Learning, attending the 2021 International Positive Psychology...
Read MoreBefore your working life was disrupted by Covid-19, your view on what constituted Executive Presence in a virtual world was probably somewhat...
Read MoreAlongside the immense suffering that this pandemic has caused, there have been a few silver linings. One notable silver lining is that mental health...
Read MoreYou experience work on three basic levels. You have: an organizational experience a team experience (and perhaps more than one different team...
Read MoreThis week made me reflect on receiving kindness from others and highlighted that deep listening to someone else is a gift of kindness, which creates...
Read MoreWhen you were a pre-schooler, you were routinely told two things: Be nice! and Take turns! It turns out that these two social norms - of empathy...
Read MoreWhat are the assumptions commonly held about coaching.After reading ‘Coaching: The (Secret) Code to Uncommon Leadership’ written by my friend and...
Read MoreFor the past week the Ever Given container ship has been wedged across the Suez Canal. It’s blocking one of the world’s busiest trade routes and...
Read MoreYou may think of the International Day of Happiness as a day on which you must be happy. And you may feel the pressure to get happy. Let’s be...
Read MoreHow can you measure a year? In lockdowns? In virtual meet ups? In the amount of times you’ve said “you’re on mute”? For many of us, this week marks...
Read MoreWe’ve been measuring Achieving Your Potential (AYP) through our Performance-Happiness survey, the iPPQ, for over a decade now. And we’re intrigued...
Read MoreNot only are we in between Christmas and the New Year, but it somehow feels like much of 2020 has also been a time of in between. In between what...
Read MoreThere are upsides to this pandemic. Like realising how resourceful, capable and proactive you can be whilst, at the same time, dealing with high...
Read MoreThere are upsides to this pandemic. Like realising how resourceful, capable and proactive you can be whilst, at the same time, dealing with high...
Read MoreOrganizations are being held under the spotlight by employees for their handling of this pandemic. It’s a reflection of the fact that work plays a...
Read MoreWith the global economy in a protracted state of flux, it’s not at all surprising that 94% of you report that you’re dealing with personal and...
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Read MoreThere’s a lot that you – our followers and iPPQ respondents – are telling us is going well for you at work at the moment. Really well. Read on to...
Read MoreIn June, we saw some interesting variations in the responses to the iPPQ.
Read MoreOne of the first things that really shook me, in more ways than one, was to find myself in the devastating earthquake in Mexico City in 1985. I had...
Read MoreI’m struggling to get my head around the last couple of weeks. Watching that video for 8 seconds is unbearable, never mind for 8 minutes and 46...
Read MoreThe May iPPQ data is in.
Read MoreWhen you can’t take the heat, head for the kitchen.
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Read MoreThe early results are in, as we continue to collect data about people’s wellbeing and resilience at work. And they’re worth shouting about.
Read MoreIn adverse moments companies need to make an additional effort to preserve the psychological safety of their people. They have a lot at stake.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has knocked us off-kilter. Leaders are under pressure. Employees are under pressure. This collective fear and ensuing stress is...
Read MoreThe Happiness at Work assessment is iOpener’s online survey that assesses your wellbeing and resilience at work. The assessment is completely free...
Read MoreMy mum was a junior school teacher all her working life. Now, she’s a sprightly 70-something-year-old retiree and does not like to be idle. In...
Read More‘How are you feeling?’ might be the toughest question for you to answer right now. Having been a freelancer, or using the sexier term a “gig...
Read MoreHere’s a gift from iOpener that will provide a wellbeing check-in for you and your people, and help you build resilience in these tough times.
Read MoreHow do you form a personal connection through a screen? As we collectively settle into a long stretch of working from home, we’re quickly...
Read MorePerspective & framing can make all the difference How often have you had an amazing experience in a workshop? When you leave you’re feeling truly...
Read MoreHow do we make executive learning stick? The stickiness factor of professional learning and development is the most striven-for characteristic of...
Read MoreHow will you hone your skills when you can’t leave home? This past Monday we got a call from one of our clients. As a top-tier business school...
Read MoreYou, like many others, could be facing radical changes in your working environment right now. At iOpener Institute we want to support you in bridging...
Read MoreAre you a good egg when it comes to emotional intelligence? We’ve seen a surge in sign-ups for our session ‘Understanding & Using Emotional...
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Read MoreOur global community includes mastery-level facilitators and coaches across Europe, MENA, Asia, the USA and Mexico backed by a brilliant team of...
Read MoreiOpener’s leadership solutions are research-backed. Our latest white paper is a theoretical and practical analysis of innovation in leadership.
Read MoreOur global community includes mastery-level facilitators and coaches across Europe, MENA, Asia, the USA and Mexico backed by a brilliant team of...
Read MoreIn today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world things are changing, and fast. Adapting to this environment is essential for...
Read MoreThis week, January 26th – 2nd February 2019, is National Storytelling Week. It was created by the Society for Storytelling in 2000 to increase...
Read MoreOur CEO Julia Lindsay spoke to HR Zone about why resilience is such a vital skill for leaders in 2019, to manage the pace of change and thrive in our...
Read MoreOur CEO Julia Lindsay spoke to HR Zone about the fundamental impact technology is having not just on the way we live and work – but also on the way...
Read MoreOur global community includes mastery-level facilitators and coaches across Europe, MENA, Asia, the USA and Mexico, backed by a brilliant team of...
Read MoreAt iOpener, our global community includes mastery-level facilitators and coaches across Europe, MENA, Asia, the USA and Mexico, backed by a brilliant...
Read MoreOur CEO Julia Lindsay wrote an article for HRD Connect on the importance of engaging millennials through purpose.
Read MoreThe humble cup of coffee. A bit like the water cooler, coffee is sometimes seen as just an excuse to get away from the desk. How many hours of...
Read MoreLast week (September 6th) was National Read a Book Day and here at iOpener, we have read a lot of leadership books over the years. It’s a topic we...
Read MoreOrganizations across the world are adapting and innovating in order to survive the ever-quickening pace of change. The world of learning is evolving...
Read MoreMonday 30th July was International Day of Friendship, an event based on the recognition of the relevance and importance of friendship as a “noble...
Read MoreOur CEO Julia Lindsay recently spoke to livemint about how to select the right executive coach to ensure success.
Read MoreIn the latest installment of her regular column, our CEO Julia Lindsay wrote an article for HRD Connect about how we can use active listening to...
Read MoreEven if you’re not a football supporter, it is hard to escape the World Cup at the moment. Germany’s history-making exit, the use of VAR and...
Read MoreIn the second installment of her regular column, our CEO Julia Lindsay wrote an article for HRD Connect about how we can maximize focus and time on...
Read MoreOur CEO Julia Lindsay wrote an article for HRD Connect about how we can solve the productivity puzzle facing organisations today.
Read MoreHenry Ford was a pioneer who said many profound things including ‘the only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing’.
Read MoreiOpener Consultant and Personal Impact Specialist Simon de Cintra has recently published a brilliant new business book entitled “Unlock Your Business...
Read MoreWe are delighted to have been selected by Belgium-headquartered group Etex to be a learning partner in the delivery of their Leadership Academy.
Read MoreToday is #InternationalDayofHappiness – a day where all 193 United Nations members states around the world come together to create more happiness in...
Read MoreWe are delighted to welcome Jonathan Hann as Operations Director for iOpener Institute for People and Performance.
Read MoreAt iOpener, we were really lucky to work with a clever, conscientious and charming intern last year (paid in case you’re wondering). She was with us...
Read MoreOur CEO Julia Lindsay wrote an article for LinkedIn Pulse about how leaders inspire others to succeed.
Read MoreWhat leaders should know about achieving an agile work environment in a VUCA world VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) is the...
Read MoreOur CEO Julia Lindsay spoke to HR Zone about the three core steps to improving team happiness at work. Her text is based on our robust and meticulous...
Read MoreHow well does your job fit with your initial expectations of it? In Roald Dahl’s 'Matilda' , the young heroine’s unscrupulous father sells cars which...
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Read MoreJo Bishop Reviews Challenge 4 and Wraps up the Series… Reviewing Challenge 4: Connecting achievements of the organization and team to individual...
Read MoreJo Bishop Reviews Challenge 3 and Launches Challenge 4 Reviewing Challenge 3: telling stories in an authentic and inspiring way (#inspiringstories):
Read MoreHow Mindfulness Helps us to Lead in Challenging Times
Read MoreHappiness at Work and Doing Something Worthwhile We all want to feel we’re doing something meaningful with our lives. Given that we’re at work for...
Read MoreJo Bishop Reviews Challenge 2 and Launches Challenge 3 Reviewing Challenge 2: link evidence of efficacy and efficiency to pride in achievements...
Read MoreA Yogi’s Perspective on Leadership Shaking and sweating with the exertion of holding a yogic plank pose during last night’s yoga class it occurred to...
Read More‘Communicating with the Media and Tough Stakeholders’ at Chicago Booth Exposure, that’s what we all fear. Being caught on camera when you haven’t had...
Read MoreJo Bishop Reviews Challenge 1 and Launches Challenge 2 Reviewing Challenge 1: sharing positive experiences and news with clients, customers &...
Read MoreThe steps to creating an organization worth recommending Last year, we kicked off a 10-part series on the things that most affect your Happiness at...
Read MoreJoin Jo Bishop by completing four challenges to generate more positive emotion… How well do you generate positive emotions in others?
Read MoreThe emotional power of mutually uplifting experience A few weeks ago, I went with good friends to see Camille O’Sullivan at the Union Chapel. It was...
Read MoreHow ‘zero trust’ can compromise the happiness and performance of employees In September 2016, the conclusions of a report by USA Today, produced by a...
Read MoreThe Benefits of Mindfulness in the Modern-Day Workplace What do you know about Mindfulness in business?
Read MoreLeadership and the Search for ‘New Cheese’ What does Cheese rolling have to do with leadership today?
Read MoreWhat jazz teaches us about coaching At the Club Inégales recently, down in a basement on North Gower Street, I found myself watching members of the...
Read MoreHow to boost your competitiveness through diversity Angélica Dass is a Brazilian artist, born into a family “full of colors”, where racial identity...
Read MoreWhy employees leave their jobs and what you can do about it Talent retention is on every HRD’s radar, if not their KPIs, because it has such a direct...
Read MoreWhat makes people decide to stay in a role or quit? £4.13bn: a modest estimate of the cost to UK businesses of employee turnover in 2014, according...
Read MoreHow trusting in the vision of your organization’s leaders affects your Happiness at Work It’s time for a quick history lesson. During the Wars of...
Read MoreWhat difference does motivation make to your Happiness at Work?
Read MoreWe’re proud to announce that, starting on Monday 21 November, iOpener Institute CEO Julia Lindsay will be taking part in a series of online debates...
Read MoreHow liking your job can make everything better You’ll have doubtless heard the phrase “It’s not work when you’re doing something you love.” And it...
Read MoreHow being able to raise issues affects your Happiness at Work
Read MoreHow having interesting work makes a big difference to your Happiness at Work Do you find your work interesting? If you don’t, then it’s really...
Read MoreSophisticated machines are fast outpacing jobs. What does this mean for the future of work? And if there are no jobs, what we will do with our time?
Read MoreHow a fair culture in your workplace affects your Happiness at Work Last week we kicked off our new blog series on the 10 things that most impact...
Read MoreWhat affects your Happiness at Work? What has the biggest impact on your Happiness at Work? In carrying out robust, meticulous research into the...
Read MoreWhen we talk about Happiness at Work we talk about a positive mindset that enables people to maximize their performance, and achieve their...
Read MoreHow to respond well to questions and demonstrate your presentation skills Your presentation skills are a core business asset which can make or break...
Read MoreHow being resilient can boost your Happiness at Work We’ve been hearing a lot about post-Brexit resilience, not least in terms of the FTSE and the ...
Read MoreLeft a job in the last five years? Let us know why
Read MoreHow to make sense of your organization In a previous post on this blog I argued that one of the reasons why people are becoming a source of...
Read MoreWhat not to talk about at work – what’s on your list? If you had to make a list of things not to discuss at work, what might you include? Sex,...
Read MoreOrganizational pride is a win-win for everyone Are you proud of your employer?
Read MoreIn search of the Knowmad-friendly organization Knowmads — the nomadic professionals of the knowledge economy — are in their element under uncertainty...
Read MoreAvoiding the pitfalls when things are already falling down It’s every executive’s nightmare. A rolling news story that just won’t go away and which...
Read MoreDoing difficult things often makes us happy at work My husband Chris and I recently joined a local sailing club and bought a sailing dinghy. Whilst...
Read MoreTrust is vitally important to organizations, so why do many seem not to care? Several studies evidence that the trust citizens have in institutions...
Read MoreHow to build capability and capacity in others Leaders are increasingly stretched at work; their long days accompanied by a feeling that they’ve...
Read MoreHappiness at Work drives engagement Let’s lay out our position right from the start. There’s no doubt about it that engagement and Happiness at Work...
Read MoreHow what we think of as a ‘good employee’ has changed over time Obedience, diligence and expertise can no longer be the attributes that define a good...
Read MoreWork-related feedback is a dynamic process. It has the potential to enable employees to appreciate how they can achieve more, and the potential to...
Read MoreGiving feedforward in the iOpener way Recently we brought a mix of iOpener consultants and employees old and new together to take part in an internal...
Read MoreI was flicking through the sleeve notes for Dolly Parton’s latest album as a passenger on a long drive to York recently when I was reminded of a...
Read MoreWork like a human, not like a machine If we send a human to do a machine’s job it is very likely that the human will do it worse. Beyond the physical...
Read MoreDebussy said that “music is the space between the notes”. Similarly in coaching, the real work gets done in the space between the coach-client...
Read MoreMillennials or Gen Y, the digital cohort born after the early 1980s, are motivated to stay with their employer, and to actively recommend their...
Read MoreHere’s Adrienne Selko in Industry Week using our research and others’ to investigate the top reasons why so many employees quit.
Read MoreBias is all about having a one-sided view or a closed mind to new ideas or situations. You can recognize biased thinking when it comes along because...
Read MoreIn today’s globalized and networked world there are no secrets: everything is known and everything can be imitated more easily than in the past, no...
Read MoreLast month, we continued our exciting work with Chivas The Venture finalists at Saïd Business School. Here’s what our consultant Rob Geraghty had...
Read MoreBeing able to craft an organizational context where employees can work at their best is a question of competitiveness for many companies nowadays,...
Read MoreHere’s our academic peer-reviewed paper from 2013 on measuring Happiness at Work, in the British Psychological Society’s Assessment & Development...
Read MoreIn November 2015, Imperative, a B Corp that is looking to “double the number of purpose-oriented people in the workforce over the next 10 years”, in...
Read MoreHarvard Business Review says that it can be tough enough to manage your own stress. But how can you, as a manager, help the members of your team...
Read MoreCo-written by iOpener Chair Jessica Pryce-Jones and CEO Julia Lindsay, Running Great Workshops & Meetings For Dummies delivers the tools managers...
Read MoreSharing the results of her four–year research journey in simple, jargon–free language, iOpener Chair Jessica Pryce–Jones exposes the secrets of being...
Read MoreHappiness at Work. That short phrase can sound pretty flaky taken in isolation. But research and scholarship are showing time and again just what an...
Read MoreStarting any new role is stressful as the pressure to get it right and to be seen to get it right is so high. And that’s particularly true when you...
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