Email tends to take up a lot of time in our days. A 2013 study conducted by McKinsey Global Institute found that 28 percent of the workweek is spent on email -- including reading, sending, deleting and sorting messages. For a typical 40-hour workweek, this accounts for about one and...
No matter what to-do list hacks and methods you use, there is always that one task that seems to linger around because you are simply dreading completing it. It's one of those things that can't be delegated or outsourced, so you have to complete it yourself...
Most of us have felt the afternoon sleepies at work and always wished we could sneak in a nap. The city government of Seoul, South Korea will allow workers to take an afternoon nap in the hopes of boosting productivity during hot summer months. [contextly_sidebar id="5buZpcKmG3kNPXSOZQM8j7LxO0zbgtQJ"...
Traditionally, meetings were meant has a means to productively brainstorm, discuss upcoming project and make decisions. However, many meetings tend to have the opposite effect on employees involved as, too often than not, meetings tend to be boring, inefficient, and don't lead companies any closer to their goals....
A long-standing issue seems to be the differences between men and women in the workplace. Everything from pay to stereotypes have been factors that have led to a lack of gender equality, which still exists even at high executive levels. A recent article on Success.com takes a look at...
The second richest person in the world, Mexican businessperson Carlos Slim, says people work way too much and the workweek should be shortened to just three days. Slim made the statement at a business conference in Paraguay, in which he said it was time for a "radical overhaul"...