Tag: productivity

8 months ago Chris Oestereich

Are the productivity gains from tech fading?

I’ve struggled with an idea for a while, the idea that economic productivity gains from technology are stalling out. Productivity in general had a good run leading up to the Great Recession, but the long run average has faded ever since (as shown in this graph from the FT). Productivity was long a key metric […]

If you found this intewpc. wicked problems collaborative, inequality, publisher, Brexit, universal basic incomesresting, I welcome you to check out my books. I'm currently finishing up the last part of the book on Brexit that I'm serializing. Parts (1) covering the challenges in the EU prior to the referendum, & 2) which dives into the primary factors that drove the referendum's result, are already out. Part 3, which covers the events and circumstances following the EU referendum in June 2016, is scheduled for late 2018.  The first book by the Wicked Problems Collaborative, an anthology titled, "What do we do about inequality?" is also available!

 

5 Nov, 2015 Chris Oestereich

Does Anyone Care How Hard You Work?

And too many workplaces still subtly communicate to employees the idea that intense effort, usually in the form of long hours, is the best route to a promotion. In fact, though, if you can do your job brilliantly and still leave at 3 p.m. each day, a really good boss shouldn’t object. And by the […]

If you found this intewpc. wicked problems collaborative, inequality, publisher, Brexit, universal basic incomesresting, I welcome you to check out my books. I'm currently finishing up the last part of the book on Brexit that I'm serializing. Parts (1) covering the challenges in the EU prior to the referendum, & 2) which dives into the primary factors that drove the referendum's result, are already out. Part 3, which covers the events and circumstances following the EU referendum in June 2016, is scheduled for late 2018.  The first book by the Wicked Problems Collaborative, an anthology titled, "What do we do about inequality?" is also available!

 

23 Aug, 2015 Chris Oestereich

The Research Is Clear: Long Hours Backfire for People and for Companies

In a study of consultants by Erin Reid, a professor at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, managers could not tell the difference between employees who actually worked 80 hours a week and those who just pretended to. While managers did penalize employees who were transparent about working less, Reid was not able to find any […]

If you found this intewpc. wicked problems collaborative, inequality, publisher, Brexit, universal basic incomesresting, I welcome you to check out my books. I'm currently finishing up the last part of the book on Brexit that I'm serializing. Parts (1) covering the challenges in the EU prior to the referendum, & 2) which dives into the primary factors that drove the referendum's result, are already out. Part 3, which covers the events and circumstances following the EU referendum in June 2016, is scheduled for late 2018.  The first book by the Wicked Problems Collaborative, an anthology titled, "What do we do about inequality?" is also available!