March 18, 2024 How to deal with a jealous colleague or friend If you find that you are the object of someone’s jealousy, here’s what you can you do. BY Art Markman “Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.” -John Dryden Chances are that you have looked at what someone else has—whether it was a … Continue reading How to deal with a jealous colleague or friend
By Zapier February 02, 2024 At my previous job, I was always some combination of tired and bored when it was time to work. If I wasn’t sleeping, I was scrolling through the internet like a thirsty zombie looking for my next dopamine hit. Did I get any work done? Yes, but only with … Continue reading I was bored and tired at work constantly, so I tried this experiment to generate energy
By Kathleen Davis November 27, 2023 I often think about the Maggie Smith line in Downton Abbey “What is a weekend?” Being a Countess, she didn’t know what a weekend was because she had no workweek. But there was a time in the not so distant past when working Americans also had never heard … Continue reading Forget the 4-day workweek. We should be talking about the 5-day, 32-hour week instead
By Shalene Gupta September 20, 2023 If you work a traditional 9-to-5, you spend at least a quarter of your life at work, if not more. Ideally, these hours should be delightful, at worst tolerable, but that’s not always the case. HP surveyed 15,000 employees in 12 countries and asked them about their relationship … Continue reading Grim survey finds workers around the world have a toxic relationship with their jobs
By Jared Lindzon In early 2022, business was booming for digital publisher Alpha Brand Media, and staff were struggling to keep up with demand. “We were going through classic growing pains, needing to scale the company’s infrastructure and workflows and processes and policies, and it was quite disruptive,” recalls CEO Jenise Uehara. “It was … Continue reading So you’ve decided to implement a 4-day workweek. Now what?
By Justin Patton January 07, 2023 Most executive teams engage in annual strategic planning sessions focused on improving their business the following year, but trust is rarely on the agenda. It’s a shame, because in many cases, the key to success lies not in creating an entirely new strategy, but in dismantling barriers to … Continue reading 5 barriers to break in order to build trust between coworkers
By Abby Falik November 14, 2022 When was the last time you paused? When was the last time you deliberately created space between waking up and immediately reaching for the phone, or feeling hurt and instantly reacting with anger, or leaving a job and leapfrogging into the next? If you’re a human … Continue reading It can be hard to take a pause from work—here’s how to take a sabbatical
By Kathleen Davis October 05, 2022 Even before the pandemic ushered in phrases like the Great Resignation and quiet quitting, burnout among the most dedicated employees was an issue. But in the last few years, employees across industries suffered a remarkable decline in morale, and are quitting, retiring, changing jobs or scaling back. Often the … Continue reading Beyond burnout: Why are so many people unhappy at work these days?
By Stephanie Vozza August 07, 2022 On paper, a four-day workweek sounds great. Who wouldn’t want to work fewer hours for the same amount of money? Research from Henley Business School in the United Kingdom found that a four-day week could provide benefits to employers and employees alike, including improved work quality, … Continue reading Why this company ditched its 4-day workweek
By Stephanie Vozza July 01, 2022 The notion that opposites attract may be true in your personal relationships; being with someone who isn’t like you can provide a sense of balance and novelty. When it comes to coworkers, however, it’s often a different story. You didn’t choose them, but you need to get … Continue reading How to work with a coworker who is your total opposite
