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Time fracking and radical new notions of productivity

Time fracking and radical new notions of productivity

The “do more with less” assumes that there is a significant quantity of “wasted” time yet to be wrung from the average worker. It assumes that you can agglomerate all those unused ergs and semi-ergs into chunks of usable time and effort. Extraction requires aggressive measures to reap that last little bit of productivity. In fact, it’s not unlike a violent mining process known as fracking.

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Debunking the myth of meritocracy in business

| June 2, 2012 | Comments (4)
Debunking the myth of meritocracy in business

Although the idea of a meritocracy sounds logical, even reasonable, it unfortunately doesn’t correspond with the realities of the business world. And the notion that women would get further ahead if only they tried harder ignores plenty of research and evidence indicating otherwise.

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