One of the concepts described in "Drive" by Daniel Pink is that of a FedEx Day, where employees can work on anything they want for a 24-hour period. There are just two caveats: the tasks they perform can't fall under their regular job responsibilities, and they...
Today's must-reads center on effective communication in an office setting. Modern leaders have an array of tools at their disposal, from email to IM; how effectively they leverage those tools directly influences employee productivity. The following articles uncover ways managers can optimally communicate. * This video shares everything you...
Cutting-edge offices around the world are gamifying work to boost employee productivity; leverage their strategies at home to gamify your day and boost personal productivity. While you probably wouldn't want to gamify every aspect of your life, these strategies will help you supercharge a morning, lazy Sunday or...
PriceWaterhouseCoopers employees who choose to work on the weekends will encounter a fascinating aspect of the company's email policy: a gentle reminder not to burden your colleagues with messages. Here's the message in its entirety, courtesy of AttorneyRetention.org: It's the Weekend Help reduce...
Karotz ($129.99), adorable Internet-connected rabbits by U.K. company Violet, are now fully integrated with social networks, per the company's announcement at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. The "house robots" boast a camera, webcam, microphone, voice-recognition software and the ability to conduct Internet searches. This...
On Monday night, "Drive" author Daniel Pink participated in the #HRBookChat Twitter chat; his insights on employee compensation and engagement were especially apt. The one-hour chat produced too much excellent information to distill in a single post; look for a follow-up post with Part 2 of the chat....
