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    Linked – Technostress is killing productivity. Culture is the cure.

    ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

    What work-life balance? In the past, employees were able to focus on work while at work and personal lives while not at work. Today, smartphones and communication and social apps keep a constant stream of work and personal messages coming in 24 hours a day, and it’s taking a toll. That’s not work-life balance. That’s,…

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