Employee morale directly influences team productivity and efficiency, and today's must-reads focus on how to keep your office motivated. * Instead of focusing on why your employees are quitting their jobs, focus on how you can regain your employees' trust by inspiring and motivating them. [Recognize This!] * Forget...
Today's post is inspired by reader Julie, who wrote in to ask, "Do you have any hints for finding uninterrupted time? That is always the biggest challenge, especially with a manager who has a crisis of the hour, let alone the crisis of the day." The...
Today's global business environment means that work doesn't always stop at the stroke of 5 p.m., and today's must-reads focus on the prioritization that's essential to retain sanity amid such expectations. * Sometimes over-reporting can thwart prioritization and time management. Here'...
Mayo Clinic endocrinologist James Levine, M.D., Ph.D. has coined a new term for the negative health effects of a sedentary lifestyle: sitting disease. This affliction raises your risk of premature death, cardiovascular disease and other health problems, and it affects gym rats, smokers and healthy eaters equally. In...
Telework Week 2012 takes place between March 5 and March 9 -- is your office planning to participate? The initiative is a joint effort between Cisco and the Telework Exchange; it aims to help workers save commuting costs and lessen commuters' impact on the environment by encouraging them to...
We know that bad management can hinder employee morale and job performance, but new research indicates that poor leaders can even mess with their subordinates' overall well-being. A study published in the Journal of Business and Psychology asked 1,100 employees to rate statements like "my supervisor tries...
