The Importance of Trust in the National Audit Office
In this short three-minute video, Susan Ronaldson and Steve Mirfin of the National Audit Office explain about why they have made trust the centre of their workplace culture.
Happy Workplaces Save Lives
In this two-minute video, Henry Stewart explains the financial evidence and academic research behind happy workplaces. The Best Workplaces have a Four Factor Alpha of 3.5% on the stock market, compared to ordinary workplaces. Plus, happy workplaces save lives – for every 96 deaths in a happy and engaged hospital, 103 people die in a hospital where staff are disengaged and unhappy.
The Paradox Around Innovation in Business
In this two minute video, Anders Olesen (Director of the Beyond Budgeting Institute) talks about the paradox between management innovation and technological innovation.
If You Manage Costs, Your Costs Will Go Up
In this two-minute video, John Seddon (Managing Director Vanguard Consulting) explains about failure demand – and why managers shouldn’t focus on managing costs.
The Problem With Annual Budgets
In this 2-minute video, Mira Gvozdenovic (formerly of Coloplast) explains the issues with the traditional yearly budgeting model – and why Coloplast changed to a high-level rolling forecast instead.
Do You Recognise These Problems in Your Organisation?
In this two-minute video, Kevin McCoy (Co-Founder at Next Jump) talks about some of the issues that come up when trying to push as much decision-making capability down to the lowest level of your organisation as possible. Do you recognise these behaviours in your organisation?
Evergreen Targets and Why Your Business Should Use Them
In this two-minute video, Bjarte Bogsnes (Chairman at the Beyond Budgeting Institute) talks about evergreen targets at Statoil, and why you should deploy them in your own business.
Recruit for Attitude, Train for Skill in Practice – Valentina Culatti, UNIT9
Could you be missing out on exciting new talent? Try recruiting for attitude and potential ability. Find out how it works for UNIT9 in this video.
Talking Partners: A New Kind of Buddy Scheme – Henry Searle and Tarun Gidoomal
Talking Partners is a new kind of buddy scheme, supporting a co-worker to be the best they can be. Find out more in this two minute video.
‘Name the Niggles’ For a Happier Workplace – Philippa Ward, GAP
Global Action Plan is one of the happiest workplaces we’ve come across. Find out how they do it in this two minute video with Philippa Ward.
