Team decision making is effective because diverse perspectives produce better solutions. A five-step process from problem breakdown through data analysis to consensus prevents the chaos that pharmaceutical teams with 5 to 7 concurrent projects face.
Over half of business users check email six or more times daily, with professionals spending nearly an hour managing email overload. Tools like Unroll.me bulk promotional emails into one message, while Sanebox splits emails into important versus promotional categories. France banned after-hour emails country-wide, while Atos CEO Thierry Breton eliminated internal email using social networks instead.
Robert Half International found nearly 60 percent of workers say office politics is necessary to get ahead. It is really about learning how to manage differences and the strategies people use to gain advantage at work.