Personal Effectiveness

How Companies Can End a Culture of Overwork

Brigid Schulte

Five lines of action to limit the culture of overcommitment within an organization.

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This New Year, Resolve Against Workaholism

Thomas Kelemen, Michael Matthews

Remaining vigilant against what may lead certain team members to workaholism.

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When Putting Work Off Pays Off

Jihae Shin, Adam M. Grant

The results of a study conducted by two Canadian researchers on the surprising links between procrastination and creativity.

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How to Overcome Your (Checks Email) Distraction Habit

Maura Thomas

Advice to increase your concentration capacity and escape daily distractions.

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4 Ways to Help Your Team Avoid Digital Distractions

Amy Blankson

How to set up a working environment and a culture propitious to concentration in your team.

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6 Ways Top CEOs Beat Procrastination

Deep Patel

Leaders also experience bouts of procrastination; this article presents their techniques to channel them.

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4 Strategies for Overcoming Distraction

Chris Bailey

Four strategies to remedy the new “disease of the century”, the loss of attention.

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Workaholism – Does Working More Impact Productivity?

K.R. Subramanian

An in-depth examination of the research devoted to the relationship between the length of working days and productivity, whose conclusion is unequivocal: beyond a certain threshold, working more becomes counter-productive.

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5 Ways to Focus at Work, from an Executive Who’s Struggled with ADHD

Jack Kosakowski

These recommendations from a person who suffers from attention deficit disorders can probably be useful for everyone.

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Workaholisme : les dangers de l’addiction au travail

Philippe Hache

A review of the dangers of workaholism.

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