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nd3000/Getty Images Leaders should consider making changes post-pandemic to be more supportive of employees.  Long meetings, long commutes, and pressure to work when sick should be left behind. As the pace of vaccinations accelerates and states loosen mask-wearing and social-distancing restrictions, employers are spending a lot of time determining how to safely bring people back into the office. But health and safety measures aren't the only aspects of workplaces that need to evolve. Leaders should use this opportunity to part ways with office norms that no long...

But, according to a thoughtful new post on blog Farnam Street, you'd be wrong. There's a paradox at the heart of productivity, the post contends, and it means you'll actually get more done if you skip the heroics and instead leave more slack in your schedule. To be more productive ... slack off more? This might initially sound too good to be true. That's understandable. Who wouldn't be suspicious of experts telling you that the secret to super productivity isn't waking up at the crack of dawn or 14-hour days but instead being more of a slacker? But this conclusion isn't just the pronouncement...

Getty Images The pandemic has upended how we work, and employers have found creative ways to retain hard workers. Parents and other caregivers need more flexibility to manage their jobs and their families at the same time. Employers can help by looking at their employees' lives holistically and making adjustments. During the depths of the pandemic, business owners had to get creative about keeping their best employees — especially moms, who were more likely to have to quit their jobs to care for school-age kids and sick family members. Now, with a light at the ...

filadendron/Getty Images Startup expert Martin Zwilling says only about half of businesses with employees survive at least five years. Entrepreneurs who are too optimistic about their success may overlook failure patterns. They need to test, grow, and revamp their products and services consistently for maximum success. Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his or her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe that only about half of businesses with employees survive at least five years. They al...

Growing up, Kadakia says she was inspired to create a space to celebrate her dual identities in the dance and fitness industries.