Why we should be 'calling in unhappy' at workWhen you’re feeling overwhelmed by unhappiness, the last thing you feel like doing is gritting your teeth and gearing up for a day of work.
Why a leadership role may not be right for youModern business culture tries to motivate people for success. The plot arc of a successful career involves promotions, raises, increases in responsibility, and fancier job titles. The reality is that the path for advancement in most organizations involves ascending a leadership hierarchy.
I've flipped burgers and hauled packages, but I didn't realize how bad hourly service jobs were until I got a 9-to-5 office jobThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Justin Jordan, a 29-year-old social video creator at Homage. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I've worked in a variety of jobs, both non-corporate and corporate.
The New Workplace Power SymbolsCorner offices used to be the emblem of corporate success. But modern workplaces have new ways to convey status.
Why Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen is confident we’ll all adapt to AIToday, I’m talking with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen. Shantanu’s been at the top of my list of people I’ve wanted to talk to for the show since we first launched — he’s led Adobe for nearly 17 years now, but he doesn’t do too many wide-ranging interviews.
It's Time to Make 'Hush Trips' a Fireable OffenseYour employees are taking Hush Trips. What are those? Well, to be fair, I just learned the term Hush Trips today, but I of course knew the practice: it's working "remotely" from someplace other than your home and not telling your boss. Hence the "hush" part of the travel.
'This Will Ruin My Life and Career': Cheating Site Ashley Madison Is Overflowing With SextortionistsAshley Madison promotes itself as a dating site that helps people cheat on their partners. But newly released consumer complaints filed with the FTC, obtained exclusively by Gizmodo, should probably give any potential cheaters pause. The site is lousy with extortion attempts, to put it mildly.
Why having a soundtrack at work could boost your productivityWe’ve all read the familiar advice about how to boost our productivity. Make a to-do list. Set priorities. Use the Pomodoro Technique. Take a short nap. Break tasks into smaller, manageable chunks. These suggestions are useful—but what if we need more help?
Meet the MVP of ‘Shōgun’ — Ex-Punk Rocker and Japanese Movie Star Tadanobu AsanoBy the time you’ve inched toward the halfway point of the first episode of Shōgun, the epic new limited series that revisits James Clavell’s 1975 doorstopper of a historical novel about early 1600s Japan, you’ve already seen an eyeful: massive schooners, flashing swords, military processions
Think Like a Lawyer: 4 Lessons in Communication for LeadersYou can find insight everywhere -- and the best look everywhere, especially outside their industry. If you think about it, most skills are fully transferable. For instance, some of the best business leaders have a legal background.
“I wanted to work on something that didn’t exist”In 2017 Polina Anikeeva, PhD ’09, was invited to a conference in the Netherlands to give a talk about magnetic technologies that she and her team had developed at MIT and how they might be used for deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s disease.
I'm moving out of Texas after 60 years there. The culture has changed and big tech firms have made Austin too expensive.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Texas native Flora Batts, a 65-year-old retired Medicaid program coordinator, who is moving to Pennsylvania in May. The essay, which also incorporates quotes from emails between Batts and BI, has been edited for length and clarity.
You won’t be ready to change your life until these 5 things are in placeIf you’re like most people, you have an area (or two) in your life that you’d like to change. You may want to reduce stress, improve your fitness, or manage your finances more effectively. Change, however, is easier said than done because many of us have limiting beliefs that get in the way.
Mark Cuban Just Explained How to Become 'World-Class Great' at What You Do. His Advice Is Backed by a Ton of ExpertsThere are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of other people's advice on how to be successful, even if that advice is coming from a billionaire. "Be careful about listening to other people's advice.