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There are many terms used in business, but “overtime” is one of my all-time favorites. It’s because it doesn’t really mean what we think it means, and because it tells us a great deal about the culture of the modern workplace. (more…)
You’re losing perhaps two or more weeks a year in productivity, and it has nothing to do with technology, coworkers, the commute, illness, or other common issues. The problem is money stress. (more…)
In the world of business software development, there is a big problem. It may be the biggest problem of all, and we’re not doing a very good job of it. (more…)
When it comes to hiring speakers for your company, remember the words of Mark Twain: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” (more…)
There’s one way to keep your work-life balance in check that surpasses all others in simplicity. This technique is a series of words, but it has profound implications. (more…)
Although Internet-based services has taken over many aspects of business, Microsoft Office continues to be the primary experience for hundreds of millions of computer users around the world. And Office 2016 is about to help those people be staggeringly more productive. (more…)
Too many managers spend too much of their time making sure that people are working. And like many other mindless tasks, this one too is being automated. (more…)
Companies these days are supposed to have vision statements. We’ve got one, but what does it mean? And are vision statements even a good idea? (more…)
Every business benefits when it can receive payment for goods or services earlier rather than later. But how can we make this happen, especially when we need our customers more than they need us? (more…)
Technology is amoral. It has the power to be used for good or for evil. One form of the latter is a button you avoid every day: the one marked “reply all.” (more…)
Most people who work for themselves have been there. You labor for many hours or you provide a product, and then you wait for the money. (more…)
We all know that one person who can’t be on time no matter what the circumstances. “They’d be late for their own funeral,” goes the expression. Why does this happen? And what can we do about it? (more…)
You probably have worked with people who are complete jerks. They take credit unfairly. They interrupt others and judge people. How can we avoid hiring them, and what do we do when we find them? (more…)