The average person spends 90,000 hours at work over their lifetime, so it’s fair to want one’s efforts over that time to feel worthwhile. Canvas8 spoke with leadership researcher and coach Susan Fowler about what a new understanding of the human psyche means for workplace motivation.

‘Monday blues’ may be attributed to a series of factors, but most boil down to anxieties about returning to work. As this phenomenon gains traction in social science, how are brands turning the concept on its head to turn energise and empower people on the first day of the working week?

LifeWorks is an app that takes a seek-and-destroy approach to employee dissatisfaction, allowing companies to address the most common worker complaints. With Gen Y employees more entrepreneurial than ever, the app is battling on behalf of the traditional workplace.

As the traditional nine-to-five becomes less relevant for present and future workers, Britons are expecting their employers to offer more to help make them happy, healthy and successful. With the costs of low productivity mounting, how can businesses boost wellbeing in the workplace?