The culture of any workplace is highly dependent on the leaders and managers. From their thinking to their actions, leaders have a huge impact on their employees and the overall office culture. Amiel Handelsman recognizes this and wants to show leaders how to change the way they think and their...
The way people work and live in Spain is very different from life in North America. The typical day for a Spanish worker includes a lunch break around 2pm that lasts about two hours, dinner at 10pm and prime time television at midnight. Their work culture is completely their own,...
Creative architectural companies have been reinventing the traditional office by designing innovative ways to boost creativity and productivity in employees. Clive Wilkinson took away the need for conference rooms when he designed the Endless Table for New York City advertising firm, Barbarian Group. The entire office is designed around a...
Dana Brownlee is the founder of Professionalism Matters, a consulting firm that helps other businesses become more productive. As a busy business owner, she knows how important vacation time is for herself and her family, but began to fear that inevitable onslaught of emails and missed urgent messages she would...
In the days after Christmas leading up to the New Year, many will spend hours pondering and fantasizing about the many ways their lives will be different in 2014 -- the changes they'll make, small and big, that will lead them to having a successful year. However, our...
For most of us, getting older doesn't necessarily make us happy. Birthdays definitely don't seem as exciting as they did 15 years ago. Regardless, it has recently been reported that 90% of employees over the age of 50 find themselves somewhat or very satisfied with their...
