Taking the sting out of stress
Cambridge MBA Success and Wellbeing Coach and best-selling author, Dr Helena Kim, shares strategies to empower you as you deal with stress. Stress: when the going gets tough, the tough get a break Sometimes spurring us on, sometimes overwhelming us,…
Why does remote working lead to unproductive meetings?
Remote working has resulted in more meetings of lower quality, harming productivity, says study by Cambridge Judge Business School and the Vitality Research Institute published in MIT Sloan Management Review. We've all known the feeling since lockdowns began in 2020:…
The Telegraph: Does power really corrupt? Why genetics could be behind politicians repeating career-ending mistakes
Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School and author of The power of being divisive, is among experts who believe people pursuing power could be genetically influenced to either seek authority directly or exhibit the…
The Washington Post: Your guide to making big decisions right now
Sunita Sah, KPMG Professor of Management Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on decision making in stressful situations. “If you’re feeling really stressed or traumatised, try not to make an instant decision,” Sunita recommends. “The first step is to…
How to achieve financial calm
Five insights on how to reduce money-related stress from Executive MBA alumnus Ken Okoroafor (EMBA 2014). Ken Okoroafor, an alumnus (EMBA 2014) of the Executive MBA programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, is co-founder with his wife Mary of The…
Financial Times: The executive education courses teaching how to beat burnout
Dr Jochen Menges, Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on the problem of burnout in the workplace. “Burnout is so central to work in the 21st century that it must be in the standard curriculum,” he…
Strategy+Business: How to create happier employees
Dr Jochen Menges, University Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses well-being initiatives in companies and how they can be improved. Such initiatives are a good start, Jochen says, but often they don’t make a huge difference:…
Winning at stress
How to build your resilience in preparation for leadership. Dr Helena Kim Sometimes spurring us on, sometimes overwhelming us, stress is our most faithful companion throughout our careers. So how can we turn it to our advantage? Visiting executive coach…
My Science: Many highly engaged employees suffer from burnout
Many employees who are highly engaged in their work are also exhausted and ready to leave their organisations, says a new study based on a survey of 1,085 U.S. employees. "These findings are a big challenge to organisations and their…
Employee burnout risk
Many highly engaged employees are also exhausted and ready to leave their organisations, finds study of 1,085 US workers co-authored by Dr Jochen Menges of Cambridge Judge Business School. Dr Jochen Menges. Underlining the danger of job burnout, a new…
