by admin | Jan 29, 2020 | Creativity, Energy, Healthy
I once worked for a start-up with a lot of young employees. We had just begun offering a retirement savings program and our CFO was giving a presentation to explain the benefits, and especially the “miracle” of compound interest. He ended the presentation by telling...
by admin | Dec 1, 2015 | Energy, Healthy, Personal Development, Stress Management, Work Life Balance
The holidays, for all their warmth and merry-making, can be the most challenging time of the year. The expectations, entertaining, and frenetic pace can wear you down, create extra stress, and make finding your holiday spirit as difficult as finding a snowball in...
by admin | Feb 19, 2015 | Creativity, Performance Improvement, Productivity
I continue to be fascinated by the insights into our brains and its mysteries that are being revealed by new research and technology breakthroughs. I’ve recently been reading “The Organized Mind” by Daniel Levitin. It’s filled with intriguing information about how our...
by admin | Feb 5, 2015 | Creativity, Employee Engagement, Performance Improvement, Productivity
It is interesting to see the increasing trend toward cost-efficient “bullpen” work spaces. When I started my career as a just-graduated engineer at Boeing, I was seated at a military-issue olive-green desk with a black phone, in the middle of a sea of identical desks...
by admin | Jan 21, 2015 | Creativity, Energy, Healthy, Performance Improvement, Productivity
This is the first anniversary of my stand-up desk. I wouldn’t even think of going back. I feel better; I feel more productive and creative and sitting down now feels like a well-earned reward rather than a life-sentence. Just having the option to move between the two...
