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Category Archives: Work Environment Challenges

Work isn’t working. This is how to have more purpose and fulfillment

Career coach Megan Hellerer says that hard work and making the “right” choices should result in success and happy, secure lives. But most of us learned the hard way that this is a lie. BY Next Big Idea Club Megan Hellerer is a career coach and founder of Coaching for Underfulfilled Overachievers. She has worked with … Continue reading Work isn’t working. This is how to have more purpose and fulfillment

After-hours work emails contribute to burnout and hostility, research shows

September 14, 2024 After-hours work emails contribute to burnout and hostility, research shows When the boundaries between home and work are eroded, it doesn’t just hurt people’s job and life satisfaction—it affects organizational performance. BY The Conversation Imagine it’s Friday evening. You’re about to watch a new Netflix drama, trying to unwind after a long week. Suddenly … Continue reading After-hours work emails contribute to burnout and hostility, research shows

4 tricks for dealing with disappointment at work that will help you with life, too

July 21, 2024 4 tricks for dealing with disappointment at work that will help you with life, too The next time something doesn’t turn out the way you thought it would, here’s some advice for turning lemons into lemonade. BY Kathleen Davis Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. You … Continue reading 4 tricks for dealing with disappointment at work that will help you with life, too

These industries might benefit most from a 4-day workweek

July 03, 2024 These industries might benefit most from a 4-day workweek Can a 32-hour workweek be implemented in only certain types of white-collar jobs, or can it work in all industries? BY Nicole Gull McElroy When architecture firm BSB Design shifted to a 32-hour, four-day workweek in 2021, Dan Swift, the company’s president and CEO, … Continue reading These industries might benefit most from a 4-day workweek

Working from the office really is more distracting. Blame your coworkers

July 02, 2024 Working from the office really is more distracting. Blame your coworkers A new survey from Insightful, a workplace software company, looks at all the reasons why we have difficulty being able to focus at work. BY Shalene Gupta In a world full of pinging email boxes, whizzing Slack notifications, and buzzing phones, focus … Continue reading Working from the office really is more distracting. Blame your coworkers

Exos CEO Sarah Robb O’Hagan believes a four-day workweek will soon be the norm

May 31, 2024 Exos CEO Sarah Robb O’Hagan believes a four-day workweek will soon be the norm The CEO of fitness and coaching firm Exos talks burnout and embracing failure on the latest episode of the ‘Rapid Response’ podcast. BY Robert Safian As a slew of execs embrace the quest to stay as young and fit … Continue reading Exos CEO Sarah Robb O’Hagan believes a four-day workweek will soon be the norm

What’s the future of the 32-hour and 4-day workweek?

May 19, 2024 What’s the future of the 32-hour and 4-day workweek? How companies are rejiggering the workweek to offer 4-day and 32-hour options. BY Lydia Dishman Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. There has been a lot of buzz in … Continue reading What’s the future of the 32-hour and 4-day workweek?