The achievement culture at Seattle's Morningside Academy school could also boost productivity in modern workplaces. Morningside is a laboratory school that caters to youngsters with academic problems using a behavioral approach. Instead of a report card each semester or quarter, students get a daily report card to measure...
An excerpt from Jim Clifton's "The Coming Jobs War" makes a fascinating assertion: engaged employees catalyze economic growth, and high-energy workplaces are thus poised to save America. Clifton cites a Gallup study in which just 28 percent of the U.S. workforce is engaged at work,...
In my last newsletter, I shared tips to manage millennials for maximum productivity, but there's one management mistake that will throttle Gen-Y workers' efficiency every time: disengaged management, otherwise known as "not caring." As I wrote in my column for Lifehack.org this week, millennials...
It's no secret that working remotely has unlocked unparalleled levels of productivity for me. This CreditDonkey infographic asks a simple question: Is telecommuting for you? While just 3 million U.S. workers are based at home on a full-time basis, 20 to 30 million professionals work from home...
Researchers are increasingly discovering that a collaborative work environment enhances organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Today's must-reads share the latest studies, leadership lessons and office practices to promote productivity through enhanced collaboration. * A new study out of Carnegie-Mellon University finds that crowdsourcing delivers good long-term value. [SmartPlanet] * Hotel brand...
The business associations and unions in Spain are hoping to boost productivity by moving all 14 paid holidays to Monday, thereby thwarting three "bridges," or extra-long weekends employees create with paid vacation days when holidays fall in the middle of the week. For their write-up of the phenomenon,...
