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The top 5 things that will significantly improve your productivity today Mayo Oshin

To alleviate this stress and confusion, here are the top productivity strategies that will significantly improve your productivity today. Read More

An open letter to Elon Musk Ladders Contributor

Arianna Huffington tells Elon Musk that he’s demonstrating a wildly outdated, anti-scientific and horribly inefficient way of using human energy. Read More

Health

5 reasons Elon Musk really needs to get some rest Monica Torres

In a shockingly revealing New York Times interview with Elon Musk this week, the world learned how truly intense the CEO of three companies is as he talked about his 120-hour work week and using Ambien as a frequent sleep aid, alternating “between laughter and tears” to reporters taking notes. Read More

Office Life

The most effective leaders aren't the most-hated or most-loved Shana Lebowitz

A boss shouldn’t be preoccupied with whether other people love or hate them. Instead, leadership experts say, a boss should do the right thing for the organization. Their subordinates will likely respect them — and even love them — for that. Read More

Office Life

Overconfident CEOs increase commitment of employees and stakeholders Monica Torres

Confidence is infectious. A new study on CEO overconfidence found that employees and stakeholders begin to internalize the CEO’s commitment to the company as their own. Read More

How To

How to manage time effectively even if your schedule is hectic Mayo Oshin

Some people would point to Elon Musk’s “superhuman” ability to focus without distractions or his freakish level of genius. But, there’s a better explanation for his highly effective time management. Read More

Productivity

What it’s like working with the most powerful people in tech Ladders Contributor

In her debut novel, “Sophia of Silicon Valley,” Anna Yen chronicles her own career rise through the ranks in Silicon Valley. The book is a lightly fictionalized retelling of working under Steve Jobs at Pixar and Elon Musk at Tesla. Read More

Uncategorized

The four burners theory: Why work-life balance is overrated for happiness and success Mayo Oshin

We only have 24 hours in a day with a limited amount of time and energy to spend on these key areas of our lives. Luckily, there’s an alternative approach to work-life balance within the four burners theory, that could also help you to achieve better productivity, health, happiness and satisfaction. Read More

Office Life

The 7 productivity tips Elon Musk shared with each of his employees Ladders Contributor

Elon Musk offered employees a list of seven of his own productivity recommendations. He also told employees that if they had any ideas for making work at Tesla better and more efficient, they should let him know. Read More

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