Workplace Insight

JANUARY 12, 2023

Although he came to be known as the father of all those cubicle farms that dominated US office life in the late 20th Century, and still do to a lesser extent, he was driven by some of the same principles as the Schelle brothers. In the US, the idea was picked up and popularised as caves-and-commons.

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Productivityist

JUNE 23, 2016

Which environment creates more value: one where employees have autonomy to pursue a challenging, purpose-driven career, or one where he or she is constrained to a cubicle, micro-managed, and challenged with unnecessary meetings? Learn which activities or projects are perceived as unnecessary overhead to the higher-ups. Lead By Example.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 21, 2009

For example, while baby boomers may be thought of as nearing retirement, the truth is that many in their 50s these days have begun new careers in new industries and may be more than 20 or more years from retiring – if they retire at all, Lynch says. Could a Union Be Coming to a Cubicle Near You?

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Success

JULY 17, 2021

Clients of professional certified coach Victor McGuire are working on “anything from learning how to be better leaders and communicate more effectively to dealing with common confidence issues such as imposter syndrome.” For clients of Jo Davis , the work is “[finding] meaning, a career change, retirement or planning for it.”.

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Productivity Bits

JULY 9, 2010

You might opt to retire from your current job, but guess what, work does not end with your retirement. I suggest that you go grab the book of David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity , if you want to learn the GTD Concept in its fullness. What does this tell us? You’re right.

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On The Job

JUNE 1, 2009

For me, one of the great things about Twitter is that is allows me to learn more about what people experience at work every day. I feel like I can jump from cubicle to cubicle across the world, being a fly, er, spider on the wall. They can’t even look forward to retirement, because they’re going to have to work longer now.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

MARCH 5, 2012

We’ve been so busy telling people to Escape Cubicle Nation , retire to 4 Hour Work Weeks and become Non-Conformists … that we’ve overlooked a few advantages of old-school big business entrepreneurs. What did you learn ? Despite the obvious sarcasm, solopreneur life isn’t bad for those willing to make it work.

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