We need more science in business - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

We need more science in business - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Yesterday I participated in the Copenhagen March for Science part of a global movement to celebrate science and the role it plays in our live. It was tremendously cool to march through the streets of Copenhagen along with hundreds of other science enthusiasts and its easy to see that it has never been more important to encourage the use of science in public policy given the challenges were facing (especially climate change) and the current unscientific and populist tendencies were seeing in some countries. And the same goes in business. Many of the most widespread practices in business and leadership have been repeatedly proven wrong in studies and yet they persist. Here are some of my favorite examples of scientific findings that are being soundly ignored by many companies: Performance bonuses demotivate people Competition leads to worse results Permanent overwork kills people and hurts results Putting time pressure on employees hurts results happy employees do better work Higher CEO pay leads to poorer performance Dont take my word for it click each link above to see the research behind it. Leaders and businesses need to know the science AND apply it. Ignoring this research is hurting employees and the bottom line. Related posts The 5 most important findings from positive psychology that apply at work Much of what we believe about business is wrong and yet we keep believing it Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related