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by Tony Schwartz – The way most of us work isn’t working. Study after study has shown that companies are experiencing a crisis in employee engagement. A 2007 Towers Perrin survey of nearly 90,000 employees worldwide, for instance, found that only 21% felt fully engaged at work and nearly 40% were disenchanted or disengaged. That [...]

by Amy Gallo – It seems that no one is immune to the tendency to procrastinate. When someone asked Ernest Hemingway how to write a novel, his response was “First you defrost the refrigerator.” But putting off tasks takes a big hit on our productivity, and psyche. Procrastination is not inevitable. Figuring out why you [...]

by Amy Gallo – Everyone complains about his or her boss from time to time. In fact, some consider it a national workplace pastime. But there’s a difference between everyday griping and stressful frustration, just as there is a clear distinction between a manager with a few flaws and one who is incompetent. Dealing with [...]

Forbes.com | by Helen Coster and Tara Weiss | 3/31/2010 For most people, juggling the demands of a career and a personal life is an ongoing challenge, especially at a time when many companies have slashed their ranks —and expect more from the survivors. Achieving the elusive “work-life balance” can often feel like an impossible [...]

Inc.com | As told to Liz Welch | 12/1/2009 Former supermodel Kathy Ireland founded a little company to make products for “busy moms” like herself. Now, with revenue of $1.4 billion, she’s busier than ever. When she was in her 20s and a model, Kathy Ireland says, her job description was “Shut up and pose.” [...]

Forbes | by Joan Gurvis | Nov. 25, 2009 If having a balanced life was elusive in the fast-paced good times, it can seem impossible in the fast-paced tough times. The pressures on leaders are huge. Distractions are everywhere. As work demands grow, our inclination is to continue to try to do more things more [...]

The Wall Street Journal | by L. Gordon Crovitz | July 6, 2009 Just in time for summer, Crown Imports has brought back a popular television advertisement for its Corona beer that first aired in 1998. The new one shows a man at the beach skipping rocks into the sea. He decides to do the [...]

Inc.com | by Scott Westcott | August 2008 For Linda Skoglund, getting a pedicure on a busy Tuesday afternoon was a career turning point. It ran against her Midwestern work ethic. And certainly, there was plenty of work piled up at J.A. Counter & Associates, the $2.5 million insurance and investment advisory firm she owns [...]

Reuters | by Kristina Cooke | Dec. 11, 2007 A flexible work life, including telecommuting and job shares, is good for your health, researchers said on Tuesday. They found that if people have the ability to work from home and to compress work weeks, they are more likely to make healthier lifestyle choices, to exercise [...]