Productivity

Happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of holiday cheer, here’s some good news: the hard data on being a nice boss. It literally pays to be kind! There’s an age-old question…

Do you get a sinking feeling whenever you open your inbox? Does answering emails take up hours of your time? Is email that one thing on your to-do list that…

Have you noticed that checking your email impacts how you think and feel? It does so in 5 important ways. Here’s your brain on email: Stress Have you ever been…

Our culture has become one of compulsive overworking. Although this habit “get things done” – the tendency to push themselves further and harder often, over time, comes at a steep…

Managers often mistakenly think that putting pressure on employees will increase performance. What it does increase is stress — and research has shown that high levels of stress carry a…

My friend Adam Rifkin, LinkedIn “Influencer” and I co-authored this article for LinkedIn. Why We Overwork Our business culture has come to value compulsive overwork as the only path to…

Managers often mistakenly think that putting pressure on employees will increase performance. What it does increase is stress—and research has shown that high levels of stress carry a number of costs to…

Submerged in the responsibilities of life, the seriousness of world affairs, and an ever-growing to-do list, we often forget to PLAY. Animals, on the other hand, continue to play throughout…