Procrastination is one of those things that always seems to be brought on by a list of excuses we tell ourselves. Sometimes it's because we are perfectionists, at other times we will blame a project's disorganization. While there might be some truth, our excuses are usually...
A major cause for disruption in employee happiness tends to be caused by a lack of communication between management and employees, and workers feeling as though they are disengaged and uninvolved in the way the company is run. To help companies of all sizes ensure employees' voices are heard,...
No matter what to-do list hacks and methods you use, there is always that one task that seems to linger around because you are simply dreading completing it. It's one of those things that can't be delegated or outsourced, so you have to complete it yourself...
This is a guest post by Kevin Flanagan. If you own and operate a small business, getting organized is vital to the survival of your venture. Disorganization has many hidden costs to your business; Insightly reports that the average worker spends up to half an hour every day trying to...
Most of us love the satisfaction of crossing off an item on our to-do lists, however important or mundane the task might have been. But this satisfaction alone isn't always enough to help us fight off procrastination. Add 'reward tasks' to your to-do list to give...
My colleague Rosemina recently uncovered some unnerving research about how bosses really feel about flextime, and I'd like to highlight a dangerous phrase from the linked research: morning bias. Last week's article focused on a study out of the University of Washington which revealed managers have...
