Workplace Insight
MAY 7, 2024
Any survey that sets out to establish what people believe cuts their productivity and annoys them most about their workplace invariably throws up the same result; the noise and distractions generated by other people. Never caught on, although he wasn’t the last person to think of this, as we shall see.
Allwork
AUGUST 28, 2023
The traditional 9-to-5, suited-up office worker spending their days in a cubicle farm — that image is quickly fading into history. But it simply hasn’t happened over the past few years. Surveys show they only want to work in the office two days per week on average. Just look at some examples.
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On The Job
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
According to a recent survey, half of workers reported in 2011 that they were treated rudely at least once a week, an increase in from the one quarter reporting boorish behavior in 1998. Manners mean that basically you don''t act like a jerk," he says. Manners mean that basically you don''t act like a jerk," he says.
Productivity Bits
JUNE 17, 2010
Follow me on t witte r. A survey says that 40% of American workers report that their job are very or extremely stressful. Job requests can easily pile up in front of you if you don’t pay attention to doing them promptly. But if you can’t take responsibility for it, you will always be its victim.&#
On The Job
MARCH 20, 2013
Bracket mania takes over the cubicles, as those with the latest scientific data go up against those who pick final teams based on deeply held beliefs in uniform color. Seventy-five percent of the 1,000 managers who responded to the survey say they don't think the bracket obsession affects the workplace at all.
Success
JULY 17, 2021
If you’re sitting in a cubicle or your basement home office with the kids screaming upstairs, I imagine that being your own boss sounds delicious. Coaches generally do not, but because humans are primarily emotional creatures, coaches can’t help but delve into serious past traumas and challenging emotions at times. It’s simply not true.
On The Job
JUNE 18, 2009
According to a recent Towers Perrin survey of 650,000 workers, fewer people are "seriously considering" leaving their job: 71 percent reported theyre not looking for work right now, up from the 64 percent recorded last year. I don't think it's clearcut -- many people are stuck in jobs with few options, and have families to support.
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