Fast Company. 12 Things Killer Employees Do Before Noon. A recent study published in an American Psychological Association journal, Emotion, suggests that early birds are generally happier than night owls.
More than 700 respondents, ranging from ages 17 to 79, were surveyed and asked about their emotional state, health, and preferred time of day. Self-professed "morning people" reported feeling happier and healthier than night owls. Lessons from Sheryl Sandberg: Stop Working More Than 40 Hours a Week.
There's been a flurry of recent coverage praising Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, for leaving the office every day at 5:30 p.m. to be with her kids.
Apparently she's been doing this for years, but only recently "came out of the closet," as it were. What's insane is that Sandberg felt the need to hide the fact, since there's a century of research establishing the undeniable fact that working more than 40 hours per week actually decreases productivity. In the early 1900s, Ford Motor ran dozens of tests to discover the optimum work hours for worker productivity. They discovered that the "sweet spot" is 40 hours a week–and that, while adding another 20 hours provides a minor increase in productivity, that increase only lasts for three to four weeks, and then turns negative. Anyone who's spent time in a corporate environment knows that what was true of factory workers a hundred years ago is true of office workers today.
The Way of The Productivityist: A Manifesto. How Big Data Is Changing The Way We Lead. Online Database of Social Media Policies. Nurturing Talent – A True Leadership Skill. Above all, leaders need good people to surround them.
No organisation – large or small – can operate productively when the boss is doing all the doing and they are surrounded by people who cannot deliver the highest quality performance themselves. So it’s imperative to ensure that any team has members that deliver the very best results as individuals, as well as contributing to team outputs overall too. Whilst having a whole range of leadership skills are important, one of the most productive is to be able to ensure that there is a constant pipeline of capable people in your team.
In a bigger picture, leaders of the very biggest businesses need to have talent research and acquisition high on their agendas. At local level, team leaders can have even more vital impact on those they can influence to become dynamic and useful members of their team. Telltale Signs of an Unhealthy Hierarchy - Ron Ashkenas. By Ron Ashkenas | 12:10 PM April 17, 2012 We may talk about eliminating hierarchy, but most organizations still have one.
Frankly, it’s very hard to mobilize limited resources and diverse skills without someone taking charge. Are We Accomplices to Passive Aggressive Team Members?? Leaders, unchecked passive aggressive behavior in the workplace impacts the dynamics and potential success of teams.
Those affected feel used, manipulated, and disrespected. Are you being a ladder for leaders? Leaders create leaders.
That’s what I believe. You know the ones. Those self assured inspirational leaders who are not afraid, infact actively seek, to recruit people who are more gifted than themselves. The ones that actively mentor talent. The Creative Generalist: How Broad Thinking Leads to Big Ideas. Duct Tape On The Rear View Mirror. The handy mans secret weapon… Red Green would say. He could build, fix, re-fix, and fix again anything, using duct tape as his “secret weapon”. 29 Ways to Stay Creative : Blog. The Manager's Cheat Sheet: 101 Common-Sense Rules for Leaders.
P.ost. Do Your People Trust You? - Linda Hill & Kent Lineback. By Linda Hill & Kent Lineback | 11:33 AM March 2, 2012 When we talk to managers, we often ask, “Do your people trust you?”
Lean Startup Lessons: Leaders, Get out of Your Comfort Zone. Employee Selection, Employee Retention, and Talent Management Strategies by The Rainmaker Group. 7 Essentials of an Effective Social Media Marketing Strategy. These days, every business needs to utilize the power of social media in order to compete successfully.
The huge popularity of social sites has made them a superior way to connect with customers and to network with others in your field or industry. There are lots of businesses and individuals who are struggling with how to incorporate Social Media and it can all turn into a big mess very quickly if it is not set up and maintained professionally and efficiently. Whether you outsource your social media management or manage it in-house, in order to have the best success, planning your strategy carefully, and documenting it, is key. Below are seven essential framework components for an effective social media marketing strategy. Essential # 1 – Executive Summary This may be the only document your CEO or a prospective investor may review so it should be written as a summary of all of the components of your plan. Related Resources from B2C» Free Webcast: Hooked: How to Build Habit Forming Products.
The Most Dangerous Words You Can Say to Yourself. The most dangerous words you say to yourself are the words you place behind the words: “I am . . .” or the words “I can’t.”
10 Thinkers That Executives Actually Listen To.