Having worked in all kinds of places, this makes total sense. So why do so many of us hate our open offices? The quiet chatter of colleagues and the gentle thrum of the HVAC should help us focus. The problem may be that, in our offices, we can’t stop ourselves from getting drawn into others’…
This is an interesting possibility: “The potential to use this data to promote workplace wellness is unparalleled,” Torous declares. “Such data may even help predict future mood states of teams and individuals — for example, proactively signaling when an employee may benefit from a day off to care for their mental health. Of course, such apps…
There are a bunch of numbers and links to studies in this article, but maybe this sums it up best: • Americans productivity is 400% greater than it was in 1950, and yet we are not earning 400% more. Our standard of living is about the same. In short, Americans are working longer hours but…
Given the way we are seeing more and more young people turn to texting instead of calling, and frankly, the number of older people who would also rather get a text as opposed to a phone call, this may make sense. You already know that networking is a huge key to success when it comes…
As you may or may not know. October 10 is recognized by the World Health Organization as “Mental Health Day”. As it turns out, this year the focus is on mental health in the workplace. During our adult lives, a large proportion of our time is spent at work. Our experience in the workplace is…
Unspoken, but hinted around, in this article, is that employees who aren’t trusted, probably also don’t trust their employers, and then this is where we end up. “People who didn’t trust their employers were three times more likely to say that they felt tense on the job, and they were four times more likely to…