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We have published the first articles in a new series on human capital management: “Cortisol Management — human capital management for the next generation”.

The series looks at how cortisol, the stress hormone, and the other chemistry of the brain shape what we feel and what we do each day, and sets out ways of thinking and practical approaches for raising both the performance and the wellbeing of the people in a company.

■ The articles

1. What is Cortisol Management? The blueprint of the brain that explains stress, happiness and performance all at once

2. Bad moods come from cortisol: what neuroscience says about emotions running away with us

3. Wanting to score points on social media is biologically inevitable — the brain is built that way

4. The biological reason loneliness shortens life and shortens tempers: rebuilding relationships after Covid

5. Morning light, walking and laughing raise wellbeing — and productivity with it

6. Setting goals changes behavior and compounds results: the science of dopamine and small wins

7. What psychological safety actually means — it is not about going easy on people

8. Human capital management is only the entrance. What Japanese companies need is management optimized for the brain

We will keep publishing work we hope you find useful. Thank you for reading.