Welcome to Work+T!  This month, we'll be sharing some reflections from recent studies highlighting lessons learned from leading researchers, the top 10 insights from 2015, and beyond.  Enjoy! Regards, Birju

Collaborative Overload

While we enter a world that is collaborating more than ever, it is a smaller and smaller slice of workforce that is bearing the brunt of the demands for this 'escalating citizenship.' So why is it that the kind ones are most at risk for burn out? And what can be done about it? Read more at HBR... Read Full Story »

2015's Top 10 Insights on Science of Meaning

Awe is an amazing feeling; Values can bridge political divides; Inequality is the enemy of generosity. Check out the science behind these and several other findings from Greater Good Science Center in 2015. Read Full Story »

One Positive Change - A Ripple of Happiness

Harvard researcher Shawn Achor continues to share the hard data on inner transformation. "A single positive change in ourselves can wirelessly ripple out and tip other's brains towards new beliefs." Read on (and check out the interview) for more! Read Full Story »

Big Banks Ignoring Lessons From Crash

In connecting the dots from what we're learning here at Work+T to the financial sector, it's sobering to see the continued ripples from 2008's crash. With the release of the Oscar-worthy 'The Big Short,' more reflections are coming out, including this one from the Guardian after years of research. The upshot - little has changed on Wall Street... Read Full Story »

Be the Change

Notice your own patterns of non-sustainability.  Where are there places where you might head for burnout?  What can you do to shift your perspective and your self-care, slowly and gently, to transform that possibility?