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A British ‘right to disconnect’ law like those in Australia and Europe would help me kick my bad habit, says André Spicer of Bayes Business School at City, University of London

Spring is not only a time for cleaning our homes, but also for decluttering organizations. Managerial clutter, bureaucratic tasks, and excessive meetings waste time and lower morale. Implementing a regular employee-driven spring cleaning process can empower employees and ensure that unnecessary processes are eliminated.

Employees said that they spent an average of 27% of their time on bureaucratic chores such as writing reports or documenting compliance. Every year most companies hold annual performance reviews in which managers assess their charges and the charges respond. Employees also need the opportunity to suggest ways in which the company is making poor use of their time

Managers are running out of ways to say you no longer have a job, but the way the bad news is delivered is more important than ever.

A lexicon to describe layoffs euphemistically became more common in the late 1980s and 1990s as job cuts were normalized, according to Sucher. Previously, layoffs were more rare, and mostly the result of a manufacturer closing its plant in a town.

Layoffs in January have left tens of thousands jobless, with 32,000 in tech industry alone

Coauthor Robert Sutton says companies suffer from too much collaboration or too little. He covers these workplace issues in "The Friction Project."

"The Friction Project" coauthor Robert Sutton. Robert Sutton Two Stanford professors lay out common workplace challenges in their new book titled "The…

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Companies opt for euphemistic and vague synonyms, like “rightsizing” and “org changes”