On average, you spend a third of your workday in meetings. Meanwhile, “real” work piles up, leading to endless catch up and discouragement. According to an Epson study, in 2011 in the UK alone, unproductive meetings cost companies $41 billion dollars. Is there a cure for the “meetingitis” that continues to plague companies? 1. LackRead more…

Lower costs, greater efficiency… The promises of outsourcing are many, and industry giants like Boeing are even externalizing strategic tasks like innovation. But what happens when companies become too dependent on external service providers? Boeing had a bitter outsourcing experience with its latest full-size aircraft, the Dreamliner, launched three years late at double the foreseenRead more…

More information is available from the past 25 years than all that accumulated over the course of the previous five centuries. Unless you know how to find your way through this rapidly growing body of data, information overload can result in lost productivity. How can you keep up with today’s flow of infobesity? Managers haveRead more…

Why do some people withstand pressure better than others? Because they have acquired the skills that allow them to limit its negative effects. Working on yourself and practicing make it possible to confront even the worst squalls with greater serenity. Why do some people deal with pressure better than others? According to Clutch author PaulRead more…