Most leaders try to scope creativity by defining the path — who should contribute and how. Within most jobs, workers creativity is not being tapped. What if companies took a new approach, instead defining the goal and asking for anyone to contribute? One company who did just that witnessed creativity unfold from some of the most unexpected corners.

Chasing happiness sets companies up for a losing battle. Happiness fluctuates and it’s inevitable that some people will be displeased with certain decisions or offerings in the workplace. Instead, measuring fulfillment can lead to huge transitions and higher job satisfaction for both employees and company leaders.

“Bowling isn’t a sexy business. In fact, it’s sort of a dying business. Drive by any bowling alley and you’ll find flickering lights and half-filled parking lots. Physical bowling has been replaced by handheld entertainment. Virtual copycat. One might reasonably assume that owning a bowling operator would make for a poor investment. Yet, what if I told you one of the best public owner-operators ran a bowling business? And what if I told you this same owner-operator never experienced an operating loss in 55 years?

Enter, Leslie H. Goldberg.”

How can you establish and nurture high levels of collaboration and engagement in your company? According to this study of more than 300 companies over the past 20 years, leadership behaviors that build trust, purpose, and energy bolster collaboration and engagement.

Dubbed the “king of cashmere” by The New Yorker, Brunello Cucinelli is the founder of the eponymously named fashion house that is well-known for making luxury cashmere sweaters (and more than $450 million a year in revenues). He started his company in 1978, and, now 61, he lives in Solemeo, Italy, with his wife and two children. This article provides a snapshot of a conversation with Cucinelli, loaded with many lessons here for founders, especially the importance of giving back.

In the modern age of work, we’re addicted to being busy. Our inability to disconnect from ‘doing’ isn’t just tiring us out, it’s having a serious impact on our happiness, productivity, and even creativity. It’s time to end the guilt-ridden cycle of productivity shame, and learn to feel satisfied with how you spend your time – in work and life.

Knowing when and what to eat may sound simple, but dieting can mess up our connection to hunger cues. Intuitive eating is about reconnecting with signals for hunger and signals for fullness and choosing from a wide variety of foods, so that we’re eating the foods that both support our bodies and make us feel satisfied. The practice of intuitive eating can help people make peace with food.

In our modern society, with so many obligations, it’s easy to tell ourselves we don’t have enough time for anything else. According to the 2019 Bureau of Labor and Statistics Survey, Americans have roughly five hours of leisure hours per day that they use to socialize, relax, or engage in activities. The next time you reach for your smartphone or tablet out of habit — or boredom — consider a more fulfilling alternative: find a hobby, or an activity that you do purely for pleasure and relaxation, not for work or necessity.

A safer and less invasive treatment option for prostate cancer could soon be on the table, with a novel MRI-guided ultrasound technique eliminating significant cancers in 80 percent of subjects in a year-long study.

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It’s safe to assume that few of us really enjoy small talk. Yet, in some instances, it can lead to some interesting topics. Dave Schools offers one suggestion that will put you on the fast track to more engaging, in depth, thought provoking conversation.