Reports and Case Studies
At The People Potential Institute, we are dedicated to fostering a profound shift in nurturing people's potential and embracing every opportunity with a regenerative approach. Our focus aligns with the latest research and trends, such as the intentional slowdown to enhance quality of life and the emergence of regenerative leadership. We invite you to join us in creating environments that are conducive to growth, renewal, and sustainability, ensuring a thriving future.
The New Sustainability: Regeneration
2018 has seen record heatwaves on four continents, wildfires in the Arctic Circle and perilous water shortages in South Africa, Australia and India. Scientists now talk of a “sixth mass extinction” of wildlife, birds, insect and marine life. Living systems, they say, are in decline.
There’s no question that human activity is responsible. Despite 195 countries signing up to the Paris Agreement to reduce carbon emissions in 2015, our use of resources continues to exceed planetary boundaries. Put simply, we are consuming more than we have. This year, Earth Overshoot Day, which marks the point at which we have used more from nature than the planet can renew, came earlier than ever before, on August 1. This is not just a threat to nature, but to human society too.
To borrow a phrase: time’s up.
The Future 100
As 2024 unfolds, an intentional slowdown shifts the pace for people and businesses after years of rapid acceleration. At a time when people believe stress, depression, and pollution are the top three challenges for human health, the pursuit of a better quality of life begins with a great deceleration as people opt for a mindful approach to the year ahead.
This slow-living sentiment is evident in Pantone’s warm and subdued choice for its Colour of the Year 2024, Peach Fuzz (not to be confused with the sparkling Peach Fizz drink). The colour forecaster says the shade communicates a message of “compassion and togetherness” (Collective recharge, page 14). Even gen Zers are fatigued by fast-moving trends on social media that are impossible to keep up with
(Decelerating hype cycles, page 24) and opting for
Luddite mode as a coping mechanism (page 28).
State of the Global Workplace - 2023
In 2022, employee engagement and job opportunities surged globally, coming back in line with pre-pandemic historical trends on economic development and growth. The United States and Canada region saw no gain in engagement or job opportunities, having experienced its recovery in 2021. The 2022 data show the rest of the world closing the gap with the U.S./Canada in positive aspects for workers.
At the same time, global worker stress remained at a historic high — even as other negative emotions related to the COVID-19 pandemic subsided. This high level of stress may be due to the recovery itself, as many regions of the world struggle to control high inflation.
As organizational leaders endeavor to navigate an uncertain economic outlook, their employees’ stress is impacting productivity and performance. Addressing these wellbeing concerns and improving engagement should be top priorities for the world’s political and business leaders who seek to make the most of the recovery.
State of the Global Workplace - 2023
5 Key Findings
Global emotional intelligence scores declined sharply during the pandemic. From 2018 to 2022, they declined on every emotional intelligence competency.
The world is facing a human energy crisis - at home and at work. Wellbeing scores continue to decline; rates of burnout, social isolation and emotional detachment are at all-time highs. These issues are especially concerning for younger generations.
Women are leading the post-COVID comeback. Starting in 2021, most of women’s emotional intelligence and life success factor scores rebounded in a significant way, even as men’s continued multi-year declines. While lagging
wellbeing is a cause for concern, the overall trend for women is positive.
Emotional intelligence scores are not evenly distributed throughout the world. Africa has the highest average emotional intelligence, and Asia the lowest. All seven global regions have unique strengths and opportunities.
From 2018 to 2021, burnout increased in nearly every sector in the study.
But in the past year, a wide disparity has emerged in the data. While some sectors have rebounded, others face an accelerating burnout crisis.
Regenerative Leadership
Regenerative leadership is not about fixing what’s broken; its about in spiring and guiding others to cultivate environments where growth, renewal and sustainability naturally flourish.