Amiel Handelsman teaches leaders how to reach their full potential in his new book, Practice Greatness: Escape Small Thinking, Listen Like A Master, And Lead With Your Best. In part one of our interview, he talked about how any leader can be great. In part two, we talked about how...
Temperature has a big impact on our productivity. If we aren't comfortable, we won't work at our best. The key is to ensure you stay warm and cozy while you're working. A study from Cornell looked at how temperatures affected office workers and found that it had a huge impact...
I've deliberately waited to weigh in on the Yahoo work-from-home ban; others have covered the story more than capably. What I am interested in, though, is why Yahoo doesn't just hire better managers. Let me back up a bit. Kara Swisher posted the full internal memo sent to Yahoo employees...
Most of us working-age stiffs are putting in far more than our 40 hours a week at work, but Professor James W. Vaupel of the University of Southern Denmark argues that adults should have a permanent 25-hour workweek, but work well into their 80s. "There is strong evidence that elderly...
Work is fun when you love what you're doing and really enjoy your colleagues' company. What about when you work for yourself, though? These tips have helped me stay on task over the past five years, and they'll also help you cultivate an enriching experience as a solopreneur, pump up...
This week's guest posts focus on the risks of eating at your desk, just how much time you spend checking email and a full breakdown of the most thankless jobs. * Yikes! This one is not for the squeamish. Eating at your desk has health risks other than the obvious reason...
