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If you work for an entrepreneur, you don't need me to tell you that stress management is the single most important skill you need for the long term. Yes, other skills are exceedingly important -- like effective communication, proactivity, resourcefulness, tact and organization -- but without a solid...
Richard Branson is one of today's most heralded visionaries. His latest policy move at Virgin marks another tremendous step forward in how high-profile companies do business. [contextly_auto_sidebar id="TyjivBDy52JbXMGDdyYgmj5GV512PS2f"]Employees at the Virgin Group have one more reason to give their all: unlimited vacation....
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="qjIevT1b2TiONgze9L57hM5hnO8Wv6FA"]"How Google Works," the recently published business book by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg, shares a number of key Google practices. Chief among them, as you'd imagine, are email rules, and Time recently compiled a list of Schmidt and...
Amsterdam design studio Heldergroen has an approach to work-life alignment that we at Ridiculously Efficient can definitely get behind: a disappearing office in which the desks vanish at 6 p.m. each day. [contextly_auto_sidebar id="a6gpfObFq2NNl80HJFB6DxEFaNxpQ6rV"]You read that right. The workspaces are all connected to...
The best way to beat stress, according to new research, is to get a group together and take a walk. [contextly_auto_sidebar id="CrdkGNJOD17I5cN5quC045DJYir939Hj"]The large-scale study was a joint effort by researchers at the University of Michigan, De Montfort University, Edge Hill University and the James...
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="njluQZFMrsfTasJzZHDpJbeNygnIWOZF"]Every team I've ever worked with makes the same mistake when inviting a remote team member to an in-person meeting: they treat the telecommuter as they would an in-person participant. Is your workgroup guilty of this cardinal sin? If so, ask...
