Productivity

It finally happened. Market-watchers and technophiles had long assumed a bigger company would eventually buy Slack, the independent chat and collaboration platform with the rabid fan base. Several days ago rumors surfaced that Salesforce was going to be that buyer, and on Tuesday, December 1 it was made official: Salesforce is buying Slack for more

With the early 2020 publication of Next practices in Holistic Well-Being: The Performance Advantage, the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), detailed its pre-COVID research into workforce well-being.   Conducted in late 2019 and available to the public, the study confirmed that 86% of large organizations (those with workforces >1,000) offered at least some benefits or

Takeaway: The more (authentic) praise you provide your team, the more motivated they’ll be to work hard and, more importantly, continue working for you. This much is pretty obvious—what is surprising is the amount of money praise can save. Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes, 31s. In addition to being a fan of his work in

If it wasn’t obvious before, the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the importance of organizational agility.  Indeed, the ability to anticipate, adapt, and act on change is no longer a nice-to-have. And as the Institute of Corporate Productivity’s (i4cp) research has consistently revealed, an essential component of agility is establishing and fostering a culture of continuous

i4cp is excited to announce Insights from Marshall Goldsmith, the newest section within our Coaching Knowledge Center. The #1 ranked executive coach in the world, and Chairman Emeritus of i4cp, Marshall will periodically share his esteemed leadership insights with i4cp members. Current resources include: Coaching for Behavioral Change The 20 Bad Habits: Challenges in Interpersonal

Between the global pandemic, outcry against systemic social injustice and brutality, and the drawn-out U.S. election results, we can all point to macro sources of stress that have left us totally exhausted. The Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), in collaboration with Professor Rob Cross, has been studying the myriad impacts of 2020, to include looking

Takeaway: Before switching between tasks, take three deep breaths. It’s a super simple way to reset your focus and set a quick intention for what comes next. Three techniques you can try: box breathing, the 4-7-8 technique, and the 5-5-5 breathing technique. Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes, 28s. Podcast Length: 14 minutes, 21s (link to

This year has delivered an abundance of opportunities to develop new skills and new business strategies in response to the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest, shifting work practices, changes in our personal lives, and many other challenges.   After years of focus on learning and development research at the Institute for Corporate Productivity

Today, we’re handing over the blog to Liam McClintock, who shares his journey to meditation and how that can help us all become Productivity Ninjas in this busy world of information overload. My life seemed to be on track for success by traditional measures. Recently graduated from Yale and working at a growth stage venture

Many of us in the U.S. were forced to celebrate Thanksgiving from afar this year, isolated from friends and family. Unfortunately, that same sense of isolation is felt by millions every day. For years we have been supporting Best Buddies International, the world’s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation experienced