A Better Way of Working Blog

Thoughts and ideas about transforming the way the world works

Battling Your Online Addiction
Focus, Mental Needs
6 COMMENTS | September 26, 2012
How much time do you spend each day responding to email, checking Facebook, sending and reading Tweets, aimlessly surfing your favorite websites and buying things you don't need? How much time, in other words, do you spend doing stuff online that doesn't add much value in your life, or in anyone else's?Too much, I'm going to guess.
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Tony Schwartz
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Save Us From Our Strengths
Emotional Needs
1 COMMENTS | September 20, 2012
Call me Scrooge, but when I hear the phrase "strengths-based" organization, I find myself cringing.The idea that organizations ought to focus on developing the strengths of their employees rather than trying to help them fix their weaknesses was introduced and popularized by the consulting firm Gallup.
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Tony Schwartz
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More Vacation is the Secret Sauce
Renewal
4 COMMENTS | September 6, 2012
For the first time in many years, I didn't take a vacation during the winter. It was a costly mistake. By the time I left for vacation three weeks ago, I was feeling spent. That's not a complaint. One reason for my fatigue is that The Energy Project has grown so rapidly during the past year. Managing our growth has prompted a whole new set of challenges.
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Tony Schwartz
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Making a Fall Resolution
Transformation
COMMENTS | September 4, 2012
For a lot of us, September is another January - a new beginning and a time to make some changes in our lives. The summer is over, and it's time to buckle down and focus on the final stretch of the year. Here are a few tips to keep in mind if you decide to try out a new behavior this fall:
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Emily Pines
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