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Is the Five-Day Work Week Optimal? What New Research Shows
“It is high time to rid ourselves of the notion that leisure time for the worker is either lost time or class privilege.” –Henry Ford (1926) How did the five-day work week come to be? And is it ideal for people and companies? I’m glad you asked. A Brief History of the...
G.F.G.E. (Go For Good Enough)
“A good plan violently executed is better than the perfect plan executed next week.” –George S. Patton I have a confession to make—I love researching stuff. And in the modern age of AI, detailed answers have never been more accessible. And what I love researching most...
Give Less Than Your Best: Counterintuitive Advice for Achieving Your Best
*Photo by Charlie Hammond “Every dead body on Everest was once a highly motivated person…so maybe calm down.” –Anonymous I was recently talking with a colleague about her training for a marathon. Now, I will say right up front that I am not a runner. I am fairly...
How to Say No Without Harming the Relationship
Bill is a hard-charging executive who finds it easy to say “no” to people, but often offends people with his harsh delivery. Susie is a gifted middle manager who loves helping people, but can’t say “no” when her boss or colleague asks her for help of any kind. As a...
Back to Back Meetings Will Agitate Your Brain and Degrade Good Thinking
Have you ever raced from one video meeting to the next without enough time to pee or eat? Funny how we used to have time for this when we had in-person meetings, but now that our bathroom is 10 feet from our office, we no longer have the time. After a long day of...
Have You Contracted Device Disease? What Research Tells Us.
“Technological progress has merely provided us with a more efficient means for going backwards.” –Aldous Huxley The Big Idea: According to research, constantly checking our smartphones and email can rewire our brains and our nervous systems into a chronic state of...
The Benefits of Setting a Financial Finish Line
“When you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” –Zig Ziglar Imagine you are watching your favorite football team this week. The game is tense, and they may not win. Nearing the end of the game, your team throws a big pass and gets within range of a field goal....
