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Your worklife is the ongoing conversation between your work and your sense of self. Here you’ll find fresh perspectives, practical tips, and gentle questions to help you explore what matters most to you, so you can build the worklife that fits you best. From shifting workplace trends to new data on wellbeing, we’ll connect the bigger picture to your everyday experience.

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To create a feedback-rich culture, start with vulnerability

In healthy work cultures, feedback is not an "event." It's one part of a continuous cycle of communication and learning, writes organization development specialist Dr. Gail Townsend in Part 1 of a series on feedback.
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Six tips for effective and collaborative meetings

How can we come together in a meaningful way? As part of our exploration of “community at work,” team coach, facilitator and creative strategist Roz Duffy shares six tips for running effective and collaborative meetings.
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Stuck on a problem at work? Try the Four Stages of Creativity

Graham Wallas, social psychologist and co-founder of the London School of Economics, shared his theory of the four stages of creativity in The Art of Thought, published in 1926. The theory will help you think about how to create the right conditions to spark your own creativity – whether at the office or pursuing other […]

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How lifelong learning can empower you in your career – and make it more meaningful

What happens when technology threatens to disrupt the work you find meaningful, and what can you do about it? Future of Work specialist Ali Boston explores how becoming a lifelong learner can help you feel more empowered to take small actions in support of your future career.
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How can organizations embrace both the high-tech and the ‘high-touch?’

One of the biggest challenges facing businesses is embracing high use of technology while at the same time experiencing high personal-touch engagement. Dr. Gail Townsend explores how individuals, teams, and businesses can harmonize and optimize this seeming polarity between high-tech and high-touch. Which approach is the correct one? The answer is both.
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Five industries, five inspiring team-building rituals

While researching team rituals, we came across many ideas aimed at office and remote workers. There’s certainly nothing wrong with a monthly pizza party, a virtual coffee date, or a Tacky Tie Tuesday. But what team-building rituals might be taking place on a film set or football pitch, and what can we learn from them? For your inspiration, here are five great team-building rituals from five very different fields.
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A plan for navigating work transitions

Drawing on her experience helping organizations and individuals navigate change, Dr. Gail Townsend shares ideas and questions to consider in the midst of a work transition.
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How to build community at work (and why it matters)

Building community at work isn't always easy, especially now that so many people are regularly working from home. MeaningSphere's Roz Duffy shares some ideas for creating connection at work – and why it's so important.
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  • community, listicle, loneliness
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Signs you’re lonely at work

With more and more people doing remote work, loneliness at work is a growing topic. Yet, for many, a sense of belonging in the workplace is an important part of experiencing meaning at work. We explore some of the less obvious signs of loneliness at work.
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