Could you reduce your meetings to zero meetings per week? Could that outweigh the perceived benefits of social interaction and cohesion? And how about productivity and stress? Determining these outcomes was the objective of a recent study published in MIT Sloan. In...
Feeling overworked, irritable, and unfocused? Chances are high that you might suffer from work burnout. In fact, in a 2021 survey of 1,500 U.S. workers, over 50% said they were feeling burned out as a result of their job demands. Via The New York Times Future of Work...
On the heels of the massive UK experiment in the four-day workweek, Belgium takes the concept a step further, provisionally approving measures to not only offer four-day weeks to employees, but also giving employees the right to ignore their bosses and devices after...
Today's management tongue-twister (say it 10x fast): will the 4-day work week work? In the UK, approximately 30 companies will take part in a 6-month trial of a true 4-day work week. Researchers from Cambridge University, Oxford University, and Boston College will...
"Why am I so busy?" (or are you really?) Dorie Clark is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the year by Inc. magazine. She also teaches at Duke's...
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Not returning to the office for a while? Possibly forever? Here are 34 tips on how to make the most of your home/remote office. Some starters: Create a dedicated space for your office Start working when you normally start your commute, not when you'd normally get to...
Companies that prioritize employee health and wellness will be protected from the 'great departure' that's projected for the next 18-24 months as individuals re-evaluate their work-life balance in the wake of COVID. We believe that prioritizing wellness starts with...
Axios reports that Prime Therapeutics, a pharmacy benefits manager, will use a 'hub and home' hybrid model where employees will use their home offices for individual work and then go to the company's HQ for collaboration and socialization. The company employs nearly...
In partnership with our Members, we've worked hand-in-hand to study the habits of highly successful meetings in 2020. And over 100K meetings later, we see patterns emerge that drive peak meeting performance. Here are 5 simple ways that you can get the most from your...
We're excited to announce the release of Ratings 2.0 for all MeetingScience Members! In this blog post, we'll share a little bit more about the history of MeetingScience ratings and why we made the investment to build the next generation of rating capabilities....
From CNN Business comes this article, a follow-up to the research revealed earlier in August which shows an increase in meeting load and strain during the pandemic. CNN canvassed several companies on what they're doing to reduce meeting load during the pandemic,...
Feeling overworked? You're not alone. A study of 3.1 million workers around the world found that the pandemic workday is longer and has more meetings. You can read more about the study in Bloomberg here, the research background summary here, and the full research...
Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management books including Off the Clock and 168 Hours. In this Medium piece, she shares the question that she asks before calling a meeting: What crucial change will result from bringing people together, that could not...
Do you work from home or live at work? In this article from The New York Times, David Streitfeld explores the history of remote work, its proponents, and its opponents. For instance, while remote work can increase the diversity of the labor pool - no longer shackled...
David Gelles writes for the Corner Office column for The New York Times. In this article, he interviews leaders from Chegg, Cisco, EventBrite, Microsoft, Pierpont Communications, Splunk, and Affirm to investigate the rise or fall of pandemic productivity and how...