You have permission to eat!  Instead of fighting the proverbial competing figures on our shoulders—-the one who says, “It can’t hurt and you deserve it,” versus the one who says, “What about that diet?”—-how about eating to improve your productivity?
Science now can confirm a lot of what we instinctively know about the effects of food.  For [...]

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If a garbology expert came through your office or your home, what would he or she learn about you?  This specialist actually studies garbage and trash, with varying applications. Learning from this research can assist in many areas, ranging from archeological excavations to criminal investigations.
I recently had the responsibility of emptying the house of an elderly family relation, and [...]

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We’ve all been there….You have so much to get done before you wrap up the day. There is no way to finish everything before the official end of the work day so you stay late and keep plugging away at the stack. Yet the more extra time you put in, the slower you seem to [...]

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Does stress cause you to overeat?  If so, the current economic climate may be adding pounds to your waistline.  According to a CareerBuilder study, one in ten workers reported increased snacking during the day.  Overall, 43 percent claim to have gained weight at their current employment.
Unhealthy eating and other non-beneficial habits can lower your productivity.  [...]

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Many of us feel that the 40-hour work week is a dream.  Claims of working 60, 70, or 80 hours a week are common.  In 2006 the Harvard Business Review published an article referring to the 70-hour workweek, saying that jobs requiring this time input were the new standard for professionals.
Yet the reality is that [...]

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As we quickly work our way through the summer months, have you been tempted to take a day off just to enjoy the beautiful weather or go on a spontaneous jaunt?  If so, you are not alone.
39% of workers admitted they have called to take a sick day during summer vacation time (Harris Interactive for [...]

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According to Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn, job losses due to increased productivity greatly outnumber those lost to globalization.  That is certainly a far cry from the typical lament that says we can protect our workers by keeping jobs at home.
In Greenwald’s and Kahn’s book, “Globalization:  The Irrational Fear That Someone in China Will Take [...]

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It is almost chic to say you hardly have time to sleep, but that is not a good advertisement for your effectiveness.  Many of us are functioning with a huge sleep debt.  If you are a business owner or manager, it is to your advantage to have employees who get enough hours of shut-eye each [...]

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Employers encouraging their employees to take breaks for Facebook, Twitter and YouTube?  Is it possible?
The University of Melbourne sponsored a study by Brent Coker, from their department of management and marketing, claiming that the above listed breaks help sharpen concentration.  The study went so far as to say that people using the Internet for personal [...]

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I recently received a request to review the book, “Work the System:  The Simple Mechanics of Working Less and Making More” by Sam Carpenter.  He presented the strategies that he used when transitioning his company from a ‘job’ to a ‘business’–the job being one where he overworked by many hours a week to the business that [...]

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