The Management Technique Essential To Google’s Growth
Many other successful managers and entrepreneurs have celebrated the benefits of holding open office hour sessions.
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The 5 Daily Habits of a Terrible Boss
The daily habits of a terrible boss make it hard to be productive and happy at work. Let's explore these bad habits and what can be done about them.
The 8 Must-Have Remote Work Tools
Working with a remote team is a craft. It needs to be practiced & worked on. Here are the remote work tools that have worked great for us at I Done This
The Lemonade Stand Effect: Why Kids Love Being Entrepreneurs
Kid Entrepreneurs are everywhere. The truth is, kids love being entrepreneurs. Here's why.
The Comprehensive Guide to Remote Working
Remote working is excellent, but it can be hard. That's why we teamed up with Sqwiggle to create this free eBook on remote working.
The Essential Investment that Companies Aren’t Making
Employers blame job candidates for lacking skills and experience, but they should be investing in their #1 resource, people, by providing internal training.
The Most Charismatic Leaders Are People You’ve Never Heard of
As a leader, thinking you're the smartest guy in the room is a liability. It's the humble, quietly charismatic leader who makes room for breakthroughs.
The Extreme Productivity Philosophy that Created Facebook and PayPal
Back in 2005, long before they began approaching $10 billion in annual revenue, everyone thought that Facebook was a cool app, but no one thought that it would ever make any money. Observers laughed at the idea that Facebook could be a real business. With that backdrop of doubters and…
The 60% Rule: The Humbling Reason Why It’s Vital that You Encourage Autonomy at Work
Product managers and startup CEOs, take heed of the 60% Rule. It'll humble you and help you realize why it's vital to encourage autonomy at work.
The Boring Trait Google Looks For in Its Leaders
At Google, they're obsessive about looking at data to determine employee success. What they found in the numbers about great leaders was surprising.
The Art, Craft, and Science of Great Management
Great management, according to Anne Libby, is a mix of art, craft and science. We interview Anne to learn practical tips on how managers can do their best.
The Lasting Power of Slow Gains
Slow gains are more important than big acheivements now. Here’s why you should think about taking it slow.
The Boss Doesn’t Always Know Best
Peer feedback is vital because the boss doesn't always know best, employees on the ground do. Here's how to drive peer feedback at your company.
The Best 20 iDoneThis Blog Posts of 2013
Here are the best 20 iDoneThis blog posts of 2013 on productivity, management, and success. We've broken them down by category, enjoy!
The Benefits of a Power Nap: The Best of the Internet
Friday link love! Catch up with the best of what we’ve shared on the interwebs this week.
The Dullest, Most Vital Skill You Need to Become a Successful Manager
To 3 highly effective tech executives, a boring, often-overlooked ability is one of the most vital skills you need to become a successful manager.
The Most Engaged Employees Work at Companies of 10 People and Fewer
When employee engagement is broken down by company size, small companies have the most engaged employees. Here are 3 reasons why, backed by science.
The Emptiness of How to Work Better
How to Work Better (1991) is a manifesto comprising 10 persuasive but empty sentences, each with the aim of improving workplace productivity and morale
The Culture Hacker
A culture hacker is an engineer working on internal productivity and happiness projects, formerly reserved for HR.
The Fears are Paper Tigers
Have you chased away the paper tigers of your fears? Take it a step at a time. The process is its own reward.
The Business Perks of Traveling Back to the Future
Sometimes the sheer clarity of hindsight is like life’s annoying way of saying, “I told you so!” Looking in the rearview mirror to see what went wrong is integral to learning from our mistakes, but we often wish for hindsight’s clear vision when we’re forging our way forward. Research psychologist Gary Klein has a star
The Entrepreneur’s Journey: Slowing Down and Why Grandma’s Always Right.
Daniel DiPiazza reminds us that surviving and enjoying the entrepreneur journey means learning to relax and appreciate your own hard work.
The Balance of Audacity and Humility
You’ve got to be audacious enough to set goals that make you stretch and give you clarity of vision and purpose. But you have to have the humility to know that this work is hard, and that you might not get there. If you start off talking about all the reasons that you’re not going [...]
The Happiest of New Years!
From all of us at iDoneThis, here’s to a very happy, hearty, and healthy new year!