Tag: Productivity
The problem with financial bonuses
Enron. Tyco. WorldCom. The financial crisis. As corporate scandals and ethical fiascoes shatter the American economy, it is time to take a step back...
Energy zappers
What are these terrible thieves that steal our limited resources? Some of them may actually surprise you. Tight Clothes No doubt, the way we dress...
How much does rudeness cost you?
A recent report by Florida State University revealed the impact of bad bosses. A survey of more than 700 employees at different job levels...
Deep breath
Situation 1: Jeff and Maria are co-workers at a company that lets employees set their own hours. Jeff usually saunters into the office about...
Are your top performers looking for a way out?
With unemployment hovering in the high single digits, no doubt the last thing that many employers are worried about today is their workers headed...
Ten fundamental principals of a good manager
1. When you have an issue, problem, failure, dysfunction or whatever - anywhere in the organization - look up the ladder for the cause...
Why leaders need to master the art of persuasion
Our organizations and management styles are quickly evolving to accommodate our changing world and workforce. Gone are the days of the command and control...
Rev up the work engine
We all have days when we just don't feel energetic and with it. But when you've got work to do—whether in your job, building...
Make them stop
The most irritating or disruptive things about a job may have nothing to do with too much work or boring assignments. Sometimes what gets...
The Zen of work
The past year has brought layoffs, furloughs, pay freezes, increased health care costs and heavier workloads. And it's starting to eat at you. You can't...
Multitaskers pay mental price
Attention, multitaskers (if you can pay attention, that is): Your brain may be in trouble. People who are regularly bombarded with several streams of electronic...
Think happy thoughts at work
Instead, she got a big dose of something new: happiness coaching. Keynote speaker Shawn Achor—a former Harvard University researcher and former co-teacher of one...
