You see it sometimes with coworkers—sluggish, lackluster job performance, low motivation, and absenteeism. You may even write them off, blaming nefarious motivations for their lousy job performance when, often, the real culprit is work-related m…
From schedules to to-do lists, many of us plan our days around managing minutes and hours in an attempt to extract the most from each day. Focusing on time, however, is a flawed approach to productivity and won’t deliver the best results, says M…
As I write this, I’m sitting in my home office in the South End neighborhood of Boston. Since I’m self-employed, this is where I report to work every morning—usually around 8 a.m., or a little later, if I decide to treat myself wit…
I am not your typical hacker.
I’m from rural Mississippi. Both of my parents grew up on farms, and I spent summers mowing lawns for my mom’s church friends. We didn’t have a computer at home. Lawyers and judges like Thurgood Marsha…
I’ve been a working parent for three years. I’ve worked remotely the entire time, and it has been such a blessing in my family life.
I don’t have a commute, so I get to spend more time with my kids before and after school. Zapier p…
Empathy is a critical quality in today’s work world. Study after study shows that employees are stressed out and feeling underappreciated. No wonder 80% of workers worry about the week ahead.
What’s needed in our workplace is a big dose o…
Editor’s Note: Each week Maynard Webb, former CEO of LiveOps and the former COO of eBay, will offer candid, practical, and sometimes surprising advice to entrepreneurs and founders. To submit a question, write to Webb at dearfound…
Today’s startup culture glorifies the “move fast, break things” mentality of high-growth businesses. When you’re “disrupting” an industry, you’re by definition breaking the rules. But in every sector, so…
“Yesterday, we moved our company to a fully remote team in response to the COVID-19 threat. Now I’m the CEO of a company where I see zero people on my team. Every single day. ”
Those are the words of one leader who is taking action…
Plenty of entrepreneurs start their businesses to solve a problem they’re facing in their own lives. For instance, just last week, TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie launched a wellness kit born out of his own struggles with burnout.
And so it is with …
