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Marissa Mayer’s rise to the CEO position at Yahoo was all over the news yesterday. It would have been anyway, but she helped the story …Read More
Category Archives: Career
Does a clean desk help you work?
A cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, the saying goes -- which may explain why Australian company BHP Billiton’s rule book, leaked …Read More
The To-Ignore List
Last week I posted a link to Peter Bregman’s Lifehacker article on making two lists: a to-do list, and a to-ignore list. The to-ignore list …Read More
The half-hour problem
Long-time readers of this blog know that I have a favorite data set: The American Time Use Survey. This annual study from the Bureau of …Read More
The trouble with “can’t have it all” manifestos
We live in a first-person world. We argue from our own experience. But what does our own experience actually say about the rest of humanity? …Read More
Thank Goodness It’s Monday
As life goes on, you soon realize a truth: weekends are shockingly fleeting things. You resist planning much for your time off -- not wanting …Read More
Summer Fridays: Better for Business?
Not many workplaces have "summer Fridays" -- that genteel tradition of closing down around lunch once a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day. According …Read More
7 fire-starters for your campfire of ideas
Those of you with scouting careers likely remember the myriad tricks used to start campfires. I'm not talking matches -- I'm talking the things you …Read More
Are you sleeping with your iPhone?
(Laura's note: This guest post and interview from Maureen Mackey, a long time friend of this blog, originally ran in The Fiscal Times. It is …Read More
Are you bored with your job?
According to a spate of recent headlines, the dangerous epidemic of workplace boredom is stalking the cubicles of developed nations. According to one Gallup poll, …Read More