Social Media and Workplace Productivity

Jul 6, 2016 | General Productivity Articles, Productivity Articles for Social Media Users

In a new Pew Research Center survey, American workers have some mixed feelings about how social media affects their workplace productivity. Fifty-six percent of workers who use social media for work-related purposes said it distracts them from other work they need to...

Unleash Your Genius: Conversation with Dr. John Dovidio of Yale, Part 5

Nov 3, 2010 | Audio Interviews, Interviews with Researchers

(For the introduction to this interview, click here.  For Part 1, click here.  For Part 2, click here. For Part 3, click here. For Part 4, click here.)Click to Listen (6 1/2 minutes) MT: This is Maura Thomas from RegainYourTime.com. Thanks for listening to the fifth...

Taming Technology: Conversation with Dr. John Dovidio of Yale, Part 4

Nov 2, 2010 | Audio Interviews, Interviews with Researchers

(For the introduction to this interview, click here.  For Part 1, click here.  For Part 2, click here. For Part 3, click here.) Click to Listen (4 1/2 minutes) MT: This is Maura Thomas from RegainYourTime.com. Thanks for coming back to hear part four of my interview...

Dangers of Multitasking: Conversation with Dr. John Dovidio of Yale, Part 3

Nov 1, 2010 | Audio Interviews, Interviews with Researchers

(For the introduction to this interview, click here.  For Part 1, click here.  For Part 2, click here.)Click to Listen (4 minutes) MT: This is Maura Thomas from RegainYourTime.com. Welcome to the third part of my interview with Dr. John Dovidio, psychology professor...

Keeping Up with Communication: Convenience vs. Control

Aug 30, 2009 | Productivity Articles for Managing Communication

How do you keep up with social media? How do you find the time? I get asked some version of these questions every day, and in fact I deliver trainings on the topic. The tools you choose to use have a huge impact on how well you can keep up with the flood of...