Asking Questions in the Huffington Post
I’ve recapped some of the material from this site in a new piece in The Huffington Post as part of their Great Work Cultures series.
Why Laundry Helps Productivity
Have you ever noticed that if you have six hours to do something, you get it done in six, but if you have three hours to do that same thing, you get it done in three? Or that the less you have on your plate, the longer it takes you? If so, then like me, you may be a procrastinator. But never fear: being a procrastinator is not only common, it’s also not necessarily a bad thing.
What Would You Do?
In this capitalist world, money is a necessity. But it’s an extrinsic motivator, not an intrinsic one.
I Am Not a Child
There is no place for a “best attendance” or “never tardy” award at work.
Money Can’t Buy Meaning. Not Even for Men.
After writing my recent post “If You Build It, She Will Come,” I was left with a nagging feeling that I was missing something about why women in particular seem so much more inclined to leave the workplace rather than men. Do women have an inherent need to find more meaning in work than men do, and do they leave because that unique need is unfulfilled?
Rethinking Food? Rethink Work Too.
We cannot blindly assume that the decisions being made for us about the way that work gets done are the right ones.
Myths of Fairness and Productivity
You don’t foster fairness in the workplace with blanket edicts that treat different circumstances in exactly the same way. And you don’t maximize productivity by squeezing a few extra ounces of it out of your least productive employees.
If You Build It, She Will Come
With all the conversations going on about how the country needs more women in technology and Sheryl Sandberg’s claim that women should ‘lean in’ to their careers, I got to thinking more about my own path and why, as a woman with a background in computer science, I’m not leaning in myself.
‘Having It Good’ Isn’t Good Enough
Employers and employees both should always be looking out for ways to improve the workplace.
