Why is it that between 25% and 50% of people report feeling overwhelmed or burned out at work? It's not just the number of hours people are working, but also the fact that people spend too many continuous hours juggling too many things at the same time.
What people have lost, above all, are stopping points, finish lines and boundaries. Technology has blurred them beyond recognition. Wherever people go, work follows, on digital devices, ever insistent and intrusive. It's like an itch that one can't resist scratching, even though scratching invariably makes it worse.
Tell the truth: Do you answer email during conference calls (and sometimes even during calls with one other person)? Do you bring your laptop to meetings and then pretend you're taking notes while you surf the net? Do you eat lunch at your desk? Do you make calls while you're driving, and even send the occasional text, even though you know you shouldn't?
The biggest cost - assuming one doesn't crash - is to productivity. In part, that's a simple consequence of splitting one's attention, so that one is partially engaged in multiple activities but rarely fully engaged in any one. In part, it's because when one switches away from a primary task to do something else, one increases the time it takes to finish that task by an average of 25 per cent.
Read the entire article to learn about the three policies worth promoting and the boundaries individuals should set for themselves.
The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time, March 14, 2012, LinkedIn, by Tony Schwartz
What people have lost, above all, are stopping points, finish lines and boundaries. Technology has blurred them beyond recognition. Wherever people go, work follows, on digital devices, ever insistent and intrusive. It's like an itch that one can't resist scratching, even though scratching invariably makes it worse.
Tell the truth: Do you answer email during conference calls (and sometimes even during calls with one other person)? Do you bring your laptop to meetings and then pretend you're taking notes while you surf the net? Do you eat lunch at your desk? Do you make calls while you're driving, and even send the occasional text, even though you know you shouldn't?
The biggest cost - assuming one doesn't crash - is to productivity. In part, that's a simple consequence of splitting one's attention, so that one is partially engaged in multiple activities but rarely fully engaged in any one. In part, it's because when one switches away from a primary task to do something else, one increases the time it takes to finish that task by an average of 25 per cent.
Read the entire article to learn about the three policies worth promoting and the boundaries individuals should set for themselves.
The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time, March 14, 2012, LinkedIn, by Tony Schwartz
Did you know that there are over 156 million public blogs, according to Wikipedia. That's a lot of competition for all you nonprofit campaigners and bloggers. How do you make your blog stand out? What are the best blogging practices your organization should implement that will also generate more blog traffic? Frogloop's got you covered. Check out some of their favorite blogging tips below.
Blog Tips to Boost Your Web Traffic, February 29, 2012, Frogloop, by Allyson Kapin
- Target Audience
- Tone
- Get to the Point
- Be Compelling
- Make it Scannable
- Fresh and Relevant Content
- Headlines
- Calls to Action
- Photos
- When to Post
- Length
- Frequency
- Generating Comments
- Public Comments
- Profanity
- Promote Posts
- Grammar and Spell Check
Blog Tips to Boost Your Web Traffic, February 29, 2012, Frogloop, by Allyson Kapin
The Institute for Jewish and Community Research has released FOLLOWING THE MONEY: A Look at Jewish Foundation Giving, a summary that examines giving characteristics of selected Jewish foundations with approximately $20 billion in combined assets who made grants of $1.4 billion to Jewish causes.
The data reveals that perhaps the most important decision private foundations have made is to continue to provide significant support toward traditional centralized organizations while also seeding innovative Jewish projects and organizations. This "and/both" instead of "either/or" approach provides the Jewish community with support for core programs while maintaining the ability to research and develop new programs that meet contemporary needs.
Read the entire article to learn the major findings. FOLLOWING THE MONEY: A Look at Jewish Foundation Giving, is available for download. The complete study will be available later in 2012.
A Look at Jewish Foundation Giving, March 11, 2012, eJP
The data reveals that perhaps the most important decision private foundations have made is to continue to provide significant support toward traditional centralized organizations while also seeding innovative Jewish projects and organizations. This "and/both" instead of "either/or" approach provides the Jewish community with support for core programs while maintaining the ability to research and develop new programs that meet contemporary needs.
Read the entire article to learn the major findings. FOLLOWING THE MONEY: A Look at Jewish Foundation Giving, is available for download. The complete study will be available later in 2012.
A Look at Jewish Foundation Giving, March 11, 2012, eJP
