Research-backedLiving the Values
Beneficiary Moment
Invite a real customer or beneficiary to speak with a team for five minutes about how their work changed things.
Quarterly5–10 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Theme
Learning & Performance
Everything on Rituals of Work about learning & performance, in one place.
Rituals
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Blameless Retrospective
After any project or incident, the team reflects on what happened, what helped, what hindered and what they'll change — without blame.
Milestone45–60 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Research-backedWellbeing & Energy
End-of-Day Parking
Before signing off, everyone writes one line per open task: the next action, when, and where — so their minds can switch off.
Daily3 minutesAny
Research-backedPsychological Safety
Friday Two-Question Pulse
Every Friday, ask the team two questions — how was your week, and what would make next week better — then act on something by Monday.
Weekly2 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Seen at LinkedInWellbeing & Energy
InDay
Give one day a month back to employees to invest in themselves, their teams or their community — around a shared theme.
Monthly1 dayOrganisation-wide
Learning & Performance
Monday Intentions
A short Monday kickoff where each person shares their single most important outcome for the week and what support they need.
Weekly15 minutesSmall team (2–10)
Articles
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The “CC everyone” epidemic
Copying the boss “just in case” looks like transparency. It’s really a symptom of fear — and leaders can cure it one reply at a time.
8 Oct 2026
Nudges
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The Feedback Intervention Paradox
Feedback makes performance worse surprisingly often. Whether it was positive or negative barely matters — what matters is whether it points attention at the work or at the person.
2-minute read10 Oct 2026
Learning & Performance
The Zeigarnik Effect
Unfinished tasks keep tugging at your attention — but you don’t have to finish them to make the tug stop. Writing a specific plan does almost as much.
2-minute read8 Oct 2026
Learning & Performance
The Goal-Gradient Effect
People speed up as a finish line gets closer and slow down when a new goal starts. Long programmes with one distant finish line stall in the middle.
2-minute read6 Oct 2026
Learning & Performance
Goodhart’s Law at Work
When a measure becomes a target, people optimise the number instead of the thing it was meant to indicate — sometimes disastrously.
2-minute read3 Oct 2026
Learning & Performance
The Köhler Effect
Groups usually make people coast — except when the team’s result depends visibly on the weakest contributor. Then that person works harder than they would alone.
2-minute read8 Sept 2026
Living the Values
Let Them Meet the Person They Helped
Five minutes with a real beneficiary can transform motivation for weeks. Reading about the same person does almost nothing.
2-minute read3 Sept 2026