Even people who love what they do need a break. One of the nice things about leading talented people is that very often they are passionate about what they do. If you have people who do not mind going to work, or are in fact looking forward to it, that’s a good thing. Speaking for […]

Maybe. Some studies of elementary school children a few years ago not only looked at their results on cognitive and complex memory tests after exercise, but also scanned their brains and measured different areas for development. What they found was the growth of important areas of the brain where critical and complex thinking occurs, with […]

Do you love your job? Do you throw yourself into it, not just looking for new possibilities but also following through on them? Do you drive yourself hard and expect others to keep up? That can be good. That can be very, very good. But it can also be bad, if you do not maintain […]

Christmas is not a big deal across much of Asia, at least, not as big a deal as in western cultures. That’s especially true in places like Thailand and Malaysia, which have pretty large Buddhist and Muslim majorities, respectively. Still, you may have employees who celebrate, whether for religious or family reasons, and this is […]

Every now and then we talk here about the importance of physical fitness for your employees. If you can, try to allow your people some time to incorporate physical activity into their work day. We are not talking about creating Olympic athletes here, but simply trying to get people out of the workplace for a […]