Posts Tagged ‘productivity’
Don’t bring your fake smile to work
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Faking a smile to keep customers—and the boss—happy can lower productivity and put employees in a bad mood—particularly women. Continue…
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 11:39 - 2 Comments
Earth & Environment - Sep 16, 2010 10:49 - 2 Comments
Green offices keep workers in the pink
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Workers who moved from conventional office buildings to environmentally friendly “green” buildings said they called in sick less often and were more productive, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 27, 2010 10:43 - 1 Comment
Can ‘me, me, me’ be good for workplace ‘we’?
CORNELL (US)—Employees with an inflated ego may be self-aggrandizing, self-indulgent, and self-absorbed, but they may actually be good for the workplace—if anyone can stand to be around them. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 10, 2010 10:49 - 1 Comment
Take a pass on work during March Madness?
DUKE (US)—Millions of Americans, including President Obama, fill out their “brackets” when the NCAA Tournament field is announced each March, but does that really affect their work? It certainly appears to, at least among a segment of the population who use research libraries. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 25, 2010 13:40 - 2 Comments
Global get-together: It’s time to talk
DUKE—International business teams cannot rely entirely on technology to overcome time and space barriers; they still need to talk. And that probably means working some overlapping hours, says a Duke University management professor. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 3, 2009 11:13 - 0 Comments
Bottom line in business: be nice
Job stress in the United States accounts for $300 billion in losses, and, according to a new book, 80 percent of employees who were victims of insults or bullying in the workplace lost valuable work time worrying about the incident.
Health & Medicine - Jun 18, 2009 16:24 - 4 Comments
Cost of children’s health insurance a bargain?
RICE (US)—Extending health insurance coverage to all children in the United States would be relatively inexpensive considering the potential economic gains, according to a new report by Rice University researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 10, 2009 6:00 - 0 Comments
Avoiding toxic workplace amid layoffs, pay cuts
CORNELL (US)—Do layoffs, bigger workloads, and reduced benefits for remaining employees mean an erosion of trust in the workplace? Not necessarily, according to Cornell University’s Michele Williams. (more…)
