Workplace

  • Nature or Nurture - decoding the DNA of the entrepreneur

  • Capitalism under siege - an interesting article for considering connection of business and community

  • Even the most creative companies can lose their way, reports John Bessant, Director of Research and Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Exeter. Continually tapping into their people’s ideas is a long term, strategic project.

  • 2010 IBM Global CEO Study: How has the nature of leadership changed in the new economic environment? Creativity is the most important leadership quality over the next 5 years.

  • Sparking creativity at work: Michael Rennie Life Matters, ABC Radio National, 30 August 2010. The modern business environment is anti-creative, says Michael Rennie, but every business wants to be more innovative, more creative.

  • Joy at Work: The impact of non-professional singing workshops on employee wellbeing. Christina Purcell and Carolyn Kagan, Manchester 2007

  • The Most Important Leadership Quality for CEOs? Creativity – Fast Company, 2010

  • 8 Ways to Foster Innovation in Your Company, Inc. 2010 Creativity fosters innovation, but how can you ignite creative sparks within your organization? We’ve compiled lessons on developing a vibrant research and development strategy. 

  • Management Matters in Australia: Just how productive are we? - Australian Management Practices and Productivity global benchmarking project - PDF 1.0MB

  • Be Pro-active : How To Get Your Organisation to Recognise Your Hidden Talent and Untapped Potential - by People Empowered (Link to article)

  • 'Boosting Creativity' by Tania de Jong AM. Business Community Intelligence, Issue 15 2009 - Viewpoint: (PDF 180kb)

  • 'AICC Thought Leadership article: Creative Leadership is the way forward' by Tania de Jong AM (Link to Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce)

  • 'Love 'em don't lose 'em': Identifying Retention Strategies That Work PDF 261KB

  • People who feel better work better - so making people happy makes good sense. Tuesday, 08 September 2009 | The Australian Financial Review | Martyn Newman is the author of Emotional Capitalists: The New Leaders (John Wiley) and is the consulting psychologist for global recruitment and HR services company Randstad

  • Structure Underlies Other Organizational Determinants of Mental Health published in the UK journal of Systemic Practice and Action Research - Donald W. de Guerre, Merrelyn Emery, Peter Aughton and Andrew S. Trull Workplaces are implicated in the current global epidemic of mental illness. This paper presents early results from an action research project designed to investigate and prevent mental illness at work.

  • The Cox Review of Creativity In Business - HM Treasury, England (Link to article)