Seen on a wall in Chester:

1 DO ONE THING AT A TIME

2 KNOW THE PROBLEM

3 LEARN TO LISTEN

4 LEARN TO ASK QUESTIONS

5 DISTINGUISH SENSE FROM NONSENSE

6 ACCEPT CHANGE IS INEVITABLE

7 ADMIT MISTAKES

8 SAY IT SIMPLE

9 BE CALM

10 SMILE

and an extra one from DCAS:

IF YOU ARE MANAGING A VOLUNTARY GROUP REMEMBER TO THANK YOUR STAFF AND PAY THEM A FAIR WAGE!

How to Work Better’s ten-point list of simple statements suggests that “working better” is as much about an approach to everyday life as it is about productivity. The artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss originally appropriated this text from a sign found on a bulletin board in a ceramic factory in Thailand. which was designed to improve worker morale and productivity. Since then, the piece has taken different forms, from postcard to screen print to book cover. Most famously, the artists’ first installed it as a mural on an office building in Zurich in 1991. In 2023 it was reproduced on the side of The Forum Building, Exchange Square in Chester as part of a Contemporary Art exhibition.

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