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Weekend Reading: Guest Posts 8/13 – 8/17

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This week’s guest posts cover career-switching, social media and professionalism, and the perils of multitasking. [Read more...]

How Employees Fuel their Workday [INFOGRAPHIC]

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This Mindflash infographic shows the various ways in which employees fuel their workday — from gas for their cars to coffee and lunch — and how employers can better meet these demands. [Read more...]

Productivity vs. Creativity [INFOGRAPHIC]

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A recent survey commissioned by Adobe reveals that productivity and creativity are at odds in today’s professional environment. [Read more...]

Institute ‘Work From Home’ Fridays to Max Out Work Productivity [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Should your office institute “Work From Home” Fridays? According to this infographic by Splashtop, yes. [Read more...]

The Downsides of Freelancing [INFOGRAPHIC]

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This MastersDegree.net infographic on the downsides of freelancing makes me feel lucky that I’ve had so much good fortune as a freelancer. [Read more...]

Longevity Tips for Office Workers [INFOGRAPHIC]

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This Confused.com infographic offers longevity tips for office workers, including everyday living strategies, ideal foods and beverages to consume, and even how to find the right relationships to lengthen your life. [Read more...]

Why People Hate Their Jobs [INFOGRAPHIC]

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This infographic by TheFit.com illustrates research on why people hate their jobs. [Read more...]

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

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Baydin, the team behind the Boomerang email plugin, released an infographic that sheds light on the best words to use if you want to maximize email responses. [Read more...]

The Genetic Structure of High-Performance Teams [INFOGRAPHIC]

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This infographic by Brown & Company outlines the genetic structure of high-performance teams and the four phases they use to bring a product to market: Ready, Aim, Fire, Adjust. [Read more...]

21 Million Americans to Quit Jobs in 2012 [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Some 21 million Americans will quit their jobs in the next 12 months, which will cost employers over $2 billion. [Read more...]

Social Media Marketing for Startups [INFOGRAPHIC]

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This Udemy infographic focuses on social media marketing for startups: specifically, the techniques, rationale and strategy to create online buzz about your product or service. [Read more...]

Work-Life Balance Infographic Reveals Employee Motivation

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This Mercer work-life balance infographic shares additional insights from its annual What’s Working survey — namely, that workloads are heavier, and employees consider flexible work arrangements as essential to their motivation and engagement. [Read more...]

All About Evernote [INFOGRAPHIC]

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The Evernote productivity app has exploded in popularity, and this InfoGlyphs infographic shares some key features, fun facts and other tidbits. [Read more...]

Work Motivation: Managers vs. Employees [INFOGRAPHIC]

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This Mercer infographic reveals that managers and employees have distinct perspectives on how their organization fosters and incentivizes productivity and engagement. [Read more...]

Happiness and Work Productivity [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Happy, engaged workers boost company productivity. (CC) Timothy Krause/Flickr

This Socialcast infographic indicates that the links between happiness and work productivity are much closer than you might think. [Read more...]