Most Productive EntrepreneursNate Klemp Time Management Trick to Try: The 'Mega Day'Take one 'Mega Day' each week and experience exponential productivity in your work.
Most Productive EntrepreneursNate Klemp Can't Find Time to Meditate? How to 'Micro-Dose' ItScientists reveal that you don't need to meditate like a monk to experience its benefits. Even a few minutes can reap huge benefits for your ability to focus and get things done.
TechnologyJason Aten Microsoft Announced a 'Productivity' Feature That Lets Managers Keep Track of Everything You Do. It Didn't Go Over WellIt's time to have a conversation about how we measure productivity.
Work-Life BalanceAndrew Thomas 3 Ways to Beat Work-From-Home BurnoutThree solutions that can help you and your team avoid burnout while working from home.
LeadMarcel Schwantes 160 CEOs Reveal Their Top Concerns in a Post-Covid WorldFor many companies, being productive while working remotely is still incredibly difficult.
LeadBrian Hamilton What They Didn't Teach Me at Duke About Building a TeamBuilding a successful company takes a team built on trust, disagreement, and the belief that the unreasonable is possible.
LeadBill Murphy Jr. Southwest Airlines Just Made a Big Decision. Will Passengers Agree It's Enough?'I think our customers are smart ... There's no hiding the ball.'
Best-Kept Travel SecretsJason Aten Delta Just Made a Bold Move That Sets It Apart From Every One of Its Competitors, and It's Good News for FlyersThe airline plans to continue blocking middle seats until March 30, 2021.
LeadJim Schleckser The CEO's Role as Stress ManagerWhy finding the right amount of stress in your organization can increase performance.
Work-Life BalanceJessica Stillman 5 Signs You Need to Work on Setting Boundaries, According to a PsychotherapistBeing clear about your boundaries is an essential pandemic survival skill. How are you doing at it?
Best-Kept Travel SecretsJessica Stillman New Report: America Is Full of Wannabe Digital NomadsA new report finds tens of millions of us are daydreaming of becoming digital nomads.
Icons & InnovatorsMinda Zetlin You Can Grab Mark Cuban's Attention in 2 Seconds By Following The 'No Waste Rule'The 'Shark Tank' star says he reads every email pitch he gets--at least the first paragraph.
LeadMarcel Schwantes How to Keep Your Best Employees From LeavingWithout a diverse and inclusive culture, your people may be headed for the door.
ProductivityJessica Stillman Neuroscience Says These Are the 10 Happiest Songs EverNow might be a good time for all of us to remind ourselves of this useful bit of classic research.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman You Are Probably Breathing Wrong. Fixing It Could Change Your Life As a stressed-out business owner, you should be aware that breathing isn't as straightforward as you think, according to a journalist who wrote a whole book on the subject.
LeadBill Murphy Jr. After 49 Long Years, Southwest Airlines Just Made a Striking AnnouncementIt's a first step, sure. But if it continues, it will set a heck of a precedent.
ProductivityJessica Stillman You Need to Take These 3 Kinds of Breaks Every Day You'll get more done (and feel better) if you do each of these things at least once a day.
Best-Kept Travel SecretsJohn E. DiScala How to Keep Your Travel Rewards When You Aren't TravelingThere are several ways to keep your accounts active in 2020 when business travel is not possible.
ProductivityHeidi Zak How to Hold Rewarding Brainstorming Sessions RemotelyHere's how to make the most of virtual strategy meetings.
WellnessMinda Zetlin 59 Percent of Americans Are Stressed About the Election. Here's How to Stay CalmIt's normal to be anxious these days, but you can tame those stressors. Here's how.
LeadMarcel Schwantes 5 Top Strategies to Keep Workplace Morale High Through Election WeekThis week will test your workforce's ability to come together and collaborate. Regardless of political differences, these ideas will surely help.
ProductivityWade Foster I've Run a Remote Company for 9 Years. Here's How to Have Productive Virtual MeetingsTips to make the most of remote meetings from someone who's been doing it for almost a decade.
LeadJason Aten On This Delta Flight, the Crew Did Something to Remind All of Us of the Importance of Creating Personal ConnectionsThere's never been a more important time to create a personal connection with your customers.
LeadBill Murphy Jr. Google Says It Still Uses the '20-Percent Rule,' and You Should Totally Copy ItDo they still really do this at Google? In a way, it doesn't matter. You should copy it regardless.
ProductivityGeoffrey James How to Pull Out of a Downward SpiralIf you think the entire world is going to hell in a hand basket, it's probably mostly inside your own head.
ProductivityEntrepreneurs' Organization 3 Ways 'Social-Media Distancing' Replenishes Scarce Leadership ResourcesAre you walking the entrepreneurial tightrope of staying engaged without getting overwhelmed? Why one wise entrepreneur is practicing addition through subtraction.
Startup LifeTim Crino The 1 Tool This Successful CEO Can't Live WithoutKairos founder and CEO Ankur Jain describes how exercise helps him stay productive.
LeadMarcel Schwantes 5 Simple Questions to Determine Whether Your Emotional Intelligence Is HighEmotional intelligence is not about being emotional. It's about being effective.
ProductivityMaria Haggerty 5 Steps to Virtually Onboarding a New ClientBest practices for onboarding new clients when you can't be in the same room.
LeadJason Aten Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos Both Use this Unconventional Trick to Get More Done. It's So Simple You Should TooHow you start your morning can change how productive you are the rest of the day.
ProductivityGeoffrey James The 5 Super-Short Emails That Everyone NeedsLess is more because brevity is the soul of wit.
TechnologyJason Aten Microsoft Had an Ambitious Plan to Be Carbon Negative, but There Was a Major Problem. This Solution Is BrilliantEliminating the carbon footprint for its entire existence just got a helping hand.
LeadBill Murphy Jr. After 17 Years, Southwest Airlines Just Made a Surprising New DecisionI mean, you don't want to rush into anything.
ProductivityGeoffrey James Nobody in Tech Works Harder than a Public School TeacherYou think running a business remotely is challenging? It's trivial compared to what teachers cope with every day.
Icons & InnovatorsMarcel Schwantes Steve Jobs: 1 Thing in Life Separates the Doers from the DreamersThe co-founder of Apple screwed up, bigtime, and often. But he left us with a profound lesson.
MarketingJason Aten Delta Just Reminded Everyone It's the Only Airline Doing Something Every Traveler Can AppreciateMost of its rivals have stopped blocking the middle seat, despite a rise in Covid-19 cases.
ProductivityEntrepreneurs' Organization A Former Monk Explains Why Concentration Is the Best Business Skill You've Never Been TaughtGreat leaders provide training on every tool employees need to succeed. But are you neglecting the one critical software employees use daily but are never trained to use effectively?
ProductivityJason Aten This Is the Worst Thing About Working From Home, and It Isn't Getting Better. Do This InsteadHow we talk about the way we work says a lot about what we value.
Work-Life BalanceJessica Stillman The Professor Behind Yale's Wildly Popular Happiness Course: The Best Self-Care Is Kindness to OthersThe best way to be nicer to yourself is to be nicer to others, says Yale psychologist Laurie Santos.
SafeguardsAmi Kassar I Said Goodbye to My American Airlines Executive Platinum Status--and I Couldn't Be HappierA recovering frequent flyer bids good riddance to the road warrior lifestyle--and finds a silver lining in the pandemic.
ProductivityJason Aten 3 Scientific Reasons Coffee Makes You Happier and More ProductivePeople who drink coffee really do live better lives.
MarketingShama Hyder Here's the Opportunity Covid-19 Could Offer Travel and Tourism BrandsWith global tourist arrivals expected to be down anywhere from 58 to 90 percent throughout 2020, tourism brands are having to rethink the way they market themselves. Here's what's working.
Working From HomeJustin Bariso Microsoft's New 6-Word Remote Work Policy Is Brilliant. Here's Why Your Company Should Steal ItMicrosoft's new policy is great because it recognizes its employees as individuals. And that's empowering.
ProductivityNate Klemp 4 Tips to Stay Productive in Turbulent TimesStaying informed doesn't have to destroy your productivity. Here's how to avoid news bingeing and stay focused and creative instead.
ProductivityMinda Zetlin Doing This for 15 Minutes a Week Will Make You Happier, New Study ShowsResearchers at UC San Francisco gave subjects some very simple instructions that had surprising results.
ProductivityChristine Lagorio-Chafkin Stewart Butterfield: Remote Work Will Not Magically EndTransitioning out of the pandemic will be hard, said the Slack CEO: 'To not get the worst of both worlds is going to take a lot.'
LeadJessica Stillman This 3-Minute Habit Kills Office Drama, New Study SaysTame office gossip and reduce rudeness with this dead simple, totally free intervention.
5G RevolutionJason Aten The 9 Best iOS 14 Widgets for iPhone Power-UsersWidgets aren't just for looks. They pack some real productivity super-powers as well.
LeadJason Aten This Extraordinary Note From Delta's CEO Shows Why Its Employees Managed to Avoid the Fate of United and American AirlinesThe airline hasn't had the massive layoffs of the other major airlines in part because it gave employees a choice.
LeadMarcel Schwantes New Study: How Covid-19 Is Derailing Your Employees' Career GrowthNearly half of employees don't feel like they're getting enough training, coaching, or mentoring to advance their careers.
LeadBill Murphy Jr. Southwest Airlines Just Made a Tough Decision. Is It Risky or Smart?Southwest is trying to do one thing. At Harvard Business School, they say do the opposite.
LeadMarcel Schwantes 4 Ways to Engage Employees with a Shared Goal and PurposeIt's almost impossible to keep employees dedicated to their work without a larger purpose.
Best-Kept Travel SecretsJohn E. DiScala Travel Industry Updates for Fall 2020 Business TravelKnowing what to expect when traveling this fall can help your travels run safely and smoothly.
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