Elon Musk talks Twitter, Tesla and how his brain works — live at TED2022

Whether it’s a large Lean transformation initiative or a rapid improvement event, it’s very easy to focus on getting to the end state solution design and, in doing so, to miss the point completely.

New talent is the lifeblood that drives innovation and fresh thinking, so we need to carefully consider our role in their learning and growth as people, while they are still studying. They are the future.

Rory Sutherland discusses how our perception of things shapes our reality. This is an area of increasing focus for behavioural economics and in business. Understanding how we really behave and how irrational we are means that seemingly small and inexpensive changes can have a disproportionate effect on our behaviour and therefore the outcomes that result from it.

Why do we fear change so much? Why do we routinely put up barriers to progression, and instead decide to settle for less? What is it that is getting in the way?

The psychological toll of a toxic workplace culture cannot be overstated, once it takes hold it spreads and the human cost is profound.

Given recent events, wellbeing at work has come into sharp focus and so has organisational change. This research by UWE Occupational Psychology MSc student David Peters shows not only how employee readiness for change employee wellbeing at work are linked but also the impact that has on change outcomes.