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Want Productive Employees? Treat Them Like Adults
Tony Schwartz | Leadership | 8 COMMENTS | March 13, 2013
For more than a decade now, I've struggled to define what fuels the most sustainably productive work environment — not just on behalf of the large corporate clients we serve, but also for my own employees at The Energy Project. Perhaps nothing I've uncovered is as important as trust.
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How to Be Mindful in an 'Unmanageable' World
Tony Schwartz | Excellence, Mindfulness, Renewal | 4 COMMENTS | February 27, 2013
"I believe this is a very special moment in history, a kind of perfect storm.
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Relax! You’ll Be More Productive
Tony Schwartz | Energy Saver, Physical Needs | 7 COMMENTS | February 11, 2013
Think for a moment about your typical workday. Do you wake up tired? Check your e-mail before you get out of bed? Skip breakfast or grab something on the run that’s not particularly nutritious? Rarely get away from your desk for lunch? Run from meeting to meeting with no time in between? Find it nearly impossible to keep up with the volume of e-mail you receive?
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Avoid the Envy Trap
Tony Schwartz | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Relationships | 11 COMMENTS | February 5, 2013
We were sitting around a table, talking about someone we all know, who is very successful in our field. Instinctively, I started in. "He's incredibly full of himself," I said. "And kind of a phony." One of my colleagues, a great mimic, did a spot-on imitation of the way this fellow speaks. We laughed uproariously. The Greek chorus chimed in and piled on. A dig here. A jab there.
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What If You Could Truly Be Yourself at Work?
Tony Schwartz | Emotional Needs, Mindfulness, Practices, Relationships | 4 COMMENTS | January 23, 2013
For two years now, we have been holding regular "community" meetings at our office to give team members an opportunity to check in about how they're doing, not just professionally but also personally. Each person answers several questions beginning with a deceptively simple one: "How are you feeling today?"* The rest of us simply listen.
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