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The Secret to Life Venn Diagram

Danielle — Sat, 12 May 2012 10:31:34 +0000

Isn’t this refreshingly simple?

Except for the learn to say No part…

Using Cues and Rewards to Break Habits

Danielle — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:23:58 +0000

One of the best articles I have read this year was How Companies Learn Your Secrets by New York Times investigative reporter Charles Duhigg. It’s a long article with great nuggets of information ranging from Target’s mathematical advertising model to how to break a cookie habit. I highly recommend you read it in its entirety, but it is breaking the cookie habit to which I refer today. It relates to a common habit of eating and drinking junk at the office even when we know we shouldn’t. . . .

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Hate Your Job? You’re in the Majority.

Danielle — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:25:54 +0000

Some new research, discussed here in this Fast Company article, has shown that employee happiness has fallen every year for the last 25 years, “in good economic times and bad. Today, over half of American workers effectively hate their jobs.”

So how do managers lead teams that are so disenchanted?

1. Remember that job satisfaction is personal and employees want to feel their managers are interested in their well being

2. Make a conscious effort to engage and support your employees by . . .

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Deskbound

Danielle — Sun, 06 May 2012 01:28:50 +0000

We spend way too many hours sitting at our desks. We know this and our bodies know this, but our employers do not. For most of us, it’s sort of expected that we will keep our asses in our seats for hours on end (and they subscribe to the extended version of asses-in-seats hours in Hong Kong).

So in addition to making up reasons to get up and walk around and standing while talking on the phone, I keep an email with a link to this video in my inbox. When I see it it reminds me of the great . . .

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Do You Have a Job, Career, or Calling?

Danielle — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:11:30 +0000

Great article over here on making your work more meaningful.

The key takeaway for me was:

Attitudes about work fall into one of three categories: Work is a job, a career, or a calling

People with a “jobs” mindset are working for the money and contain their time at work…[they] tend to be dissatisfied…they also are generally looking for something new.

Careerists work for advancement, pay, and prestige… If they think they’re “winning,” they’re happy…While not entirely dissatisfied, they often wonder whether they’re being treated fairly . . .

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You May Want to Stand Up for This

Danielle — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:13:18 +0000

I don’t mean to alarm you, but before I do I should ask, are you sitting down? If you are, you may want to stand up for this.

New research shows that the more time you spend sitting, the higher your risk of dying. You can read a good summary article about this here, and here are a few key excerpts.

…people who sat more than 11 hours a day had a 40% higher risk of dying in the next three years than people who sat less than four hours . . .

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Email Etiquette in 85 seconds

Danielle — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:40:48 +0000

This is a cute little clip that teaches you everything you need to know about office email etiquette in 1 minute and 25 seconds.