Habits

Feb 12

5 Monday Must-Reads on a Collaborative Work Environment

Researchers are increasingly discovering that a collaborative work environment enhances organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Today's must-reads share the
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Feb 09

Want to Maximize Email Responses? Use These Words in Your Subject Line [INFOGRAPHIC]

Baydin, the team behind the Boomerang email plugin, released an infographic that sheds light on the best words to use
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Feb 08

Brazil Approves Overtime Pay for After-Hours Email

Work email answered after employees' shifts can qualify for overtime pay, according to a law passed in Brazil last
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Feb 08

Spain Moves Paid Holidays to Monday for Productivity's Sake

The business associations and unions in Spain are hoping to boost productivity by moving all 14 paid holidays to Monday,
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Feb 07

Helicopter Parents, Leave Millennial Workers Alone

NPR recently published a piece on a growing phenomenon that disturbs this millennial: helicopter parents interfering in the workplace. These
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Feb 06

What Do Weight Loss and Productivity Have in Common?

Over the weekend, a new friend and I went hiking, and a casual conversation about fitness and weight loss turned
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Feb 06

5 Must-Reads on Personal Leadership

Business blogs and managers frequently discuss leadership in the context of others, but today's must-reads center on personal
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Feb 01

Would You Reapply Every Few Years for Your Job? Revel Casino Employee Policy Requires It

Would you reapply every few years for your job? That's what the Revel casino employee policy will require
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Jan 31

Is Your Workplace a Meritocracy?

Harley Finkelstein, the chief platform officer at Shopify, has a new article in Fast Company that shares insights into the
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Jan 31

Fit Managers Are Less Abusive to Employees [STUDY]

We know that exercise decreases stress, but a recent study out of Northern Illinois University also found that fit managers
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Jan 30

Fostering Internal Competition: Counterintuitive to Productivity?

Many managers think that fostering internal competition incentivizes employees to continually do their best, but for some workers, this practice
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Jan 30

Workplace Loneliness Kills Employee Productivity [STUDY]

Workplace loneliness can drastically reduce employee productivity, according to new research out of my alma mater. Management professor Sigal G.
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