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10 Tips to Stay Focused on the Task at Hand
Brief Get more done by minimizing distractions from email and social media, as well as by setting deadlines and goals, and breaking up projects into manageable tasks, writes Naphtali Hoff. The Pomodoro technique can help you if you're struggling to lock in, Hoff...
How to Navigate the “Stops and Starts” of Leadership
Brief Leading a team is much like operating a good transportation system, where your goal is not simply getting from point A to point B, but delivering the most people to their desired destinations even if that means more stops, Steve McKee writes. The economy also...
Use These 6 Tactics to Quell Team Conflicts
Brief Conflict resolution requires acknowledging emotions. asking key questions to determine the root cause and helping your team solve conflicts on their own, writes David Dye. "[F]or those situations where they can't resolve the issue because the problem is a lack...
3 Ideas for Retaining Employees and Offboarding Well
Brief Leaders must pay extra attention to employee engagement and workplace flexibility, but even the best organizations must also support employees who choose to leave, writes Julie Winkle Giulioni. "Giving people the opportunity to return if things don't work out...
A Leader Shares His Struggle with Mental Health
Brief An emotional breakdown after years of trying everything from medication to meditation convinced David C. Baker to talk more publicly about mental health. There are no easy answers other than to be OK with the struggle, knowing "that the people who care about...
MIT Team gets a Detailed Look at Cement Hydration
Brief Scientists at MIT have used Raman microspectroscopy to examine the chemical reactions that occur when water and ordinary portland cement mix in a real-world setting. "[T]his allowed us to observe all the changes almost continuously and improved the resolution of...
How Robots Figure Into Search and Rescue Missions
Brief Robots play a vital mapping and imaging role in search and rescue missions, but they have size constraints that limit usefulness in unstructured rubble, Texas A&M University professor Robin Murphy says. In an interview, Murphy explores robots' capabilities...
Q&A: How a 3D-printed Concrete Cabin in N.Y. came to be
Brief In this interview, Hannah Office shares the design philosophy behind a cabin in upstate New York that was built by robots with 3D-printed concrete. The cabin also uses ash wood that would otherwise be unusable due to infestation by Emerald Ash Borers. ...
3 Types of Conflict Your Workplace Might Be Ignoring
Brief Workplace conflict is often exacerbated by a failure to confront it, such as when a leader is insecure or a star performer's behavior needs addressing, writes Marlene Chism. Such situations need coaching on problem-solving and decision-making skills. ...