personal improvement
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Simple Security Suggestions to Protect Your Personal Information Protecting your private information should always be on your mind when you use technology, but security doesn't have to be a heavy burden that hovers over your every move. Read on for some simple suggestions that could be helpful in shoring up your personal security. |
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Three Great Travel Gadgets for Techie Road WarriorsAre you a road warrior or simply someone who wants to get work done while traveling? Eric Bloom highlights three travel gadgets that will allow you to maximize your work productivity—and make life easier—when you're on the road. | 
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Five Lessons to Help You Be a Better Team CoachVenkatesh Krishnamurthy shares his recent experience in joining a fitness program assisted by a personal trainer and how that relates to good team coaching. While the program benefited Venkatesh, he writes that his physical change occurred only with willingness and collaboration, not with force. | 
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Change Where You Sit: It Can Change Your Work for the BetterIt can be difficult to understand a customer's priorities, to empathize with a coworker's challenges, or to climb out of a creative slump. But one thing could improve each of those problems: changing where you sit. Swapping roles or even just swapping desks can help you gain new insight at work. | 
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Optimism Bias: What It Means for You and Your BusinessThe idea behind the optimism bias is that people estimate their odds of a positive outcome as higher than average but their odds of a negative outcome as lower than average. This can be dangerous when forecasting the outcomes of risky projects. Learn to temper your optimism to avoid miscalculations. |
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Three Things to Consider When Planning a MeetingMeetings can be either a welcomed lifeline for those working on a project or a pitfall of desolation for project productivity. Consider these three things to ensure your meetings will contribute to your company's project success. |
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How Office Space Affects Team Member CollaborationSteve Berczuk discusses how the physical structure of an organization can contribute to the way team members interact with each other. Physical office space plays an important organizational role, with much being written about the merits of open-space versus closed-space offices. | 
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Reduce Your Work in Progress to Make Your Whole Team More ProductiveWhen you are a manager, you have to limit your own work in progress. If you don’t, you can’t pay attention to the most important work you have to do, which can affect your whole team. Read on for some tips about how best to manage work in progress, how transparency helps, and achieving efficiency. | 
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