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It's 10 P.M., Do You Know Where Your Employees Are? 4 Steps To Set After-Hours Work Expectations

BY Cali Williams YostTue Feb 7, 2012

Leaders fail to clarify their personal preferences for staying connected to work with technology, and don’t share their expectations of the responsiveness with their direct reports. This leads to misguided assumptions that can wreak havoc on work/life balance--and most leaders have no idea any of this is happening.READ»

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Work/Life Balance Is A Myth; Here's What You Can Do About It

BY Craig ChappelowSun Jan 22, 2012

When people describe a satisfying life, they envision working hard but dictating their own assignments or hours. They want to make real contributions, but take breaks when they’re tired, and have time for family. What they really need is control. But, frequently, what they think they want is balance--and that’s where trouble starts.READ»

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What Timothy Leary Can Teach Us About Enjoying The Holidays

BY David LavendaThu Dec 29, 2011

In 1967, Timothy Leary advised youth to "turn on, tune in, and drop out." But rather than endorse drugs or withdrawal from society, Leary's words are strong medicine for today's digitally exhausted holiday partiers.READ»

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Now, Where Was I? 6 Strategies For Dealing With Workplace Distractions

BY David LavendaFri Sep 23, 2011

"Close the doors of your senses in order to achieve solitude in the presence of other people," Petrarch wrote (more than 600 years ago). Distractions in the workplace are nothing new, but technology has made them much worse. Here are six time-tested strategies for regaining laser-like focus at work. READ»

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Workforce Shifts Demand A New Slate Of Questions About Work/Life Issues

BY Cali Williams YostWed Sep 14, 2011

The omission of “life” from questions about “work” is very Industrial Age. Twenty years ago, work and life were two separate and distinct spheres, at least in theory. Today, our contingent, global, on-demand virtual workforce has a whole new host of issues to consider, lest it flounder under the weight of misaligned personal obligations and circumstances.READ»

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I Can't Get My Work Done: A New Industry Survey Looks At Workplace Distractions

BY David LavendaWed May 18, 2011

A new industry survey finds that almost 60% of work interruptions are digital, people waste over an hour a day at work, and two thirds of workers will tune out of meetings to connect digitally with someone else. READ»

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New Research Shows Information Overload Contributes to Worker Productivity

BY David LavendaFri Apr 1, 2011

Surprising new research was released today (April 1st) revealing that workers become more increasingly productive the more they are interrupted. READ»

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8 Must- Reads About Digital Distraction and Information Overload

BY David LavendaTue Mar 8, 2011

Digital overload caused by a deluge of information and frequent interruptions is a phenomenon that you cannot ignore. Here are a few "must read" articles that appeared in the popular press during the last several weeks.READ»

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Sometimes Your Work+Life Fit Just Stinks

BY Cali Williams YostMon Feb 14, 2011

I'd figured out a while ago that if I made daily perfection the bar against which I measured my work+life fit success, I'd be doomed. So, I've learned to roll with it the best I can whenever the turbulence strike.READ»

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Four Things Businesses Need to Learn From Recent Discoveries in Evolutionary Theory

BY David LavendaFri Jan 7, 2011

Evolution in nature has long been a metaphor for business. So it only make sense that new research in evolutionary theory be applied to the business metaphor. Here are four questions biologists have revisited and how they apply to business.READ»

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Are We Distracted, or Are We Just Bored?

BY David LavendaSat Jun 26, 2010

A recent article in the New York Times, entitled, "Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price," talks about the stress of multitasking and how it causes us to lose focus. This is but the latest in a series of articles alarming ...READ»

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Tips for Business Travel

BY David LavendaSun Jun 20, 2010

Just got back from an international trip and was I reminded of the days when I was doing 22 transatlantic trips a year. (See the Wall Street Journal's "Globetrotter's Tips To Boost Performance on Long Business Trips.") That was ...READ»

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10 Tips for Safe and Effective Social Networking

BY David LavendaWed Mar 10, 2010

A brief respite from the web analytics thread…. In the last few days I have seen an alarming number of incidents related to carefree social networking that led to embarrassing consequences. Therefore, it seems a ...READ»

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Stretch: Becoming Resilient in Times of Change

BY Christopher Groscurth, Ph.D.Mon Feb 22, 2010

When positive or negative changes happen–and they always do–there is only one certainty: The resilient survive and the maladaptive do not. READ»

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Increasing Productivity - 5 Tips for Looking at the Big Picture & Improving Your Overall Effectiveness

BY Karel MurrayFri Feb 19, 2010

5 Ways to Look at the Big Picture and Improve Overall Productivity While Reducing Stess and Anxiety...READ»

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The Hire

BY Hugh KennedyThu Feb 18, 2010

Two weeks ago, I did something heroic: removed someone from the U.S. unemployment rolls.READ»

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The Rise of Handiwork

BY Hugh KennedyWed Jan 13, 2010

Why blog about soap?My point exactly. Can you imagine blogging about American soap, its considered design, its carefully chosen ingredients, its gorgeous wrapping that might seduce you to place it on a shelf rather than fling it into ...READ»

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Squeeze your Lemonade

BY Hugh KennedyWed Dec 30, 2009

Another movie about advertising that makes you want OutREAD»

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Balancing Work and Life: 8 Tips to Help Women Entrepreneurs Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle

BY Karel MurrayTue Dec 29, 2009

Define how far are we willing to push ourselves before we damage the positive aspects of our lives that give us true satisfaction and joy...READ»

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Good Marketing Starts With Good Story Telling

BY David LavendaSun Dec 6, 2009

Your product/service vastly improves your customers’ lives. In today’s world of stimulus saturation, how do you get your message across? Let’s look at two approaches. This example is taken from a company ...READ»