Do you have a fear or two in your closet? Well, you're not alone, we all have fears. Fortunately, most of our fears have to do with our personal insecurities and not our personal survival. Will I meet my deadline? Does my boss like me? Will the bank approve my business loan? Now, I'm not downplaying our ...
Over the past 10-15 years, several troublesome themes have emerged in the workplace. Among these is the assumption that professional workers (high earners) are expected to regularly work more than 40 hours in a work week. In some professions, like attorneys and accountants, there are certain times that naturally require more than 40 hours of work. For example, when ...
Photo: Luigi de Guzman Did you know that about 30 percent of American adults have abused alcohol or suffered from alcoholism at some point in their lives? A 2007 study further showed that only 24% of alcoholics reported getting treatment. Obviously, this is a serious matter for business owners and organizations when you stop and think ...
Getty Images via @daylife I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a big basketball fan; mostly because I don’t understand the game. But, I did find this Forbes article useful since it gave nine lessons from the NBA experience of a Harvard-graduate professional basketball player, Jeremy Lin. Most of today’s successful people are not ...
Do find your email inbox filled with an increase in meeting requests? I would be surprised if you respond with a "no". Some recent studies reveal that, conservatively, the average US employee spends approximately six hours per week in scheduled meetings and supervisors spending more time than non-supervisors. Other estimates show that senior managers attend ...
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