You might think that the holidays are a time to escape work, but 68 percent of working adults will check their email on holidays like Thanksgiving, Hannukah and Christmas. Xobni also found that 79 percent of polled working adults receive email on traditional holidays, a fact that annoyed 37 percent...
Email spam costs businesses $20.5 billion a year -- that's about $1,934 per employee -- in decreased productivity, according to this VisibleGains infographic. Another shocking statistic: 18 percent of all received email is spam or graymail like alerts or unwanted newsletters. To decrease the time your...
Although I live and breathe productivity, I'm hoping that this Thanksgiving, you'll be able to let go and really embrace the second half of the Ridiculously Efficient mantra by playing hard. Enjoy your time with friends, family, food and football, recharge all weekend and return to...
You might think that blog comments, likes and Facebook comments are boosting your traffic and backlinks, but according to this HubSpot infographic, social media engagement doesn't grow reach. HubSpot found that blog comments don't lead to more pageviews or more links, and that Twitter accounts with...
This Socialcast infographic sheds light on six principles managers can learn from effective Hollywood teams like the Incredibles, X-Men and Ocean's Eleven. Regardless of their core size and modus operandi, all of the teams have at least three of the following qualities: 1. Unifying purpose 2. Good leadership...
What relationship do coffee and productivity have? According to this CareerBuilder infographic, it's a pretty close one: 61 percent of employees drink two or more cups of coffee a day, and 46 percent of workers say they're less productive if they don't get their...
