When we can’t get our work done in 40 hours, too often we start working harder and longer rather than smarter and more efficiently. This solution is unsustainable and has a tendency to spiral out of control. Tacking on hours …
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On the heels of our recent series on automation and productivity hacks, it occurred to me that some of you might have to do spreadsheets more often than I do. And let me tell you, when I do them, it’s a …
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Everyone I know suffers from at least minor forms of stress in the workplace. Stress can be extremely distracting, unhealthy and can take away from both your social and professional lives. It can make you act harshly to the people …
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A reader asks: My manager recently told me that she doesn’t like the way I handle mistakes. I do make mistakes, and they’re not always trivial ones, but I usually try to fix them and move on. Apparently since I don’t inform her when …
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Imagine you’ve just finished a big speech and you can’t wait to get on Twitter to see what the audience is saying about your performance. The hashtags say it all: “#worstspeechever,” “#justkillmenow,” and “#epicfail.” The worst part? Those are the kindest tweets. …
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We know it’s important to give positive feedback in response to a job well done. Simple recognition of effort can be a fantastic reward that provides continued motivation for future tasks. But sometimes it seems to get tedious to keep …
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Lessons on Ambition from Real-Life “Mad Men” Adman, Kevin Allen In a wood-paneled, authentically British office in central London, I had the privilege of meeting Kevin Allen, one of the original advertising “Mad Men.” Kevin led massive global teams during …
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