It's my birthday, and to celebrate ringing in 28 right, I've compiled a list of Ridiculously Efficient-approved leadership quotes from some of my favorite leaders. 1. Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of...
Some people do well with gradual changes when it comes to cranking up productivity, but when that fails, I recommend ripping off the Band-Aid to make changes all at once. Each day, we get to decide who we want to be -- how we choose to act, work and play....
If your office has an open floor plan, you need a quiet zone. Open-plan offices may promote collaboration and creativity, but they don't offer the tomblike silence and lack of visual distractions that many need to focus and crank work out. That's where a quiet zone...
Motley Fool fights employees' reticence at taking a vacation with "The Fool's Errand," a random monthly drawing in which the winning employee must take two weeks off -- in a row -- within the next month. Despite the need for downtime to remain creative and...
Researchers have deemed today, the day after the spring time shift, Cyberloaf Monday due to the massive productivity losses that occur compared to previous and future Mondays. Professors from Penn State, Singapore Management University, National University of Singapore and Virginia Tech analyzed six years of Google data and found that...
Employee morale directly influences team productivity and efficiency, and today's must-reads focus on how to keep your office motivated. * Instead of focusing on why your employees are quitting their jobs, focus on how you can regain your employees' trust by inspiring and motivating them. [Recognize This!] * Forget...
