Delight People with the Unexpected
Humans beings are an interesting bunch. What we yearn for one day, we take for granted the next. Over the past one hundred years, we’ve learned to take electricity, running water, healthcare and the fact that we have an abundance of food that comes from all corners of the globe for granted. We have a tendency to normalise any positive experience after repeat exposure to it, eventually nullifying it. We find ourselves bored with what once filled us with joy and seek out longer, more intense experiences, forever ‘chasing the dragon’ and that high of the first time.
I always try and incorporate a few days of play into my global business travels, striving for not just work-life balance, but work-life integration. Rather than take a four to six-week vacation, I prefer many three to five day jaunts throughout the year. This keeps me on top of my game all year round and gives me frequent jolts of perspective and gratitude, keeping me 100% focused when I am behind my laptop.
Most recently, I found myself in Hong Kong to deliver a number of innovation workshops for Standard Chartered Bank and FWD Insurance. On this particular occasion, I decided to spend the following weekend in Hong Kong before flying out to Thailand for a few more days of play interspersed with work.
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The WorkFlow podcast is hosted by Steve Glaveski with a mission to help you unlock your potential to do more great work in far less time, whether you're working as part of a team or flying solo, and to set you up for a richer life.
To help you avoid stepping into these all too common pitfalls, we’ve reflected on our five years as an organization working on corporate innovation programs across the globe, and have prepared 100 DOs and DON’Ts.
