Civil servants face a crackdown on working from home as ministers plan the end of the 'Tuesday to Thursday' office culture in Whitehall that is blamed for plummeting productivity since the pandemic.
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If you want a great career in the 21st century, you need to stop trying to multitask and start doing “deep work.” More than a quarter of the average worker’s day is spent answering and reading emails, but how you spend your time today may be crowding out your ability to perform concentrated work.
Buffett is wrong. This isn’t the capitalist way at all. This is just the way that every economy should work. Whether communist, socialist, social democratic or capitalist, all systems will economize on the inputs of production. That is what makes us richer.
As a busy CEO and founder, I receive hundreds of emails every day and send around 50 myself. Yet at the end of the day, my inbox is empty. It can be done, and here's how.
By moving to regions with greater economic opportunity and better public policy, people incentivize jurisdictions to adopt better policies in order to be more competitive. That can benefit society as a whole, not just those who actually move.
(ANTIMEDIA) According to a new study, people who work from home are both more efficient at their jobs and better at collaborating with fellow employees. The data falls in line with other recent studies, which demonstrate that the once-common notion of remote workers eating potato chips in their pajamas may be quickly becoming a thing of the past.
Ms. K.M. shared this interesting article from Paul Carrel which appeared on Reuters' news service, and it piqued my interest for one particular reason,…
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A few lucky Amazon.com employees will soon get to have what so many workers only dream of: a shorter work week. [1]
The company is getting ready to launch a program that will have a few technical teams made up of employees who work just 30 hours a week, yet they will be salaried and will receive the same benefits as traditional 40-hour workers. Employees on the part-time team will make about 75% of what full-time Amazon workers make.
You’re busy, “crazy-busy” even, so why would taking more breaks and wandering off for walks during the working day help you become less busy and more successful? Because, when done properly, less is more says Christine Carter
