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
Theme
Wellbeing & Energy
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Rituals
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Fika
A daily shared coffee break where the whole team stops working together — no laptops, no agenda.
Daily15 minutesDepartment (10–50)
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
Seen at AsanaLearning & Performance
No-Meeting Day
Protect one day a week from internal meetings so everyone gets uninterrupted time for deep work.
WeeklyAll dayOrganisation-wide
Seen at ShopifyLearning & Performance
The Meeting Purge
Periodically delete every recurring meeting from calendars, then only add back the ones people genuinely miss.
Annually2-week cooling-offOrganisation-wide
Nudges
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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
Wellbeing & Energy
Recovery Doesn’t Batch
Holidays genuinely restore wellbeing — but the benefits largely vanish within two to three weeks of returning to work.
2-minute read5 Sept 2026
Wellbeing & Energy
Resilience Is Not a Personal Skill
Burnout comes from job demands outrunning resources. Teaching individuals to cope better doesn’t fix a structural imbalance.
2-minute read18 Jul 2026
Wellbeing & Energy
The Detachment Dividend
People who mentally switch off from work in the evening come back with more energy and less exhaustion — even with the same workload.
2-minute read14 Jul 2026