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March Madness at work: the cost of lost productivity

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 3, 2017
What's bad for business is good for morale.
Ryan Spangler, #00 of the Oklahoma Sooners, and Daniel Ochefu, #23 of the Villanova Wildcats, battle for the ball during the 2016 NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal in Houston.
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What it would take to spur U.S. growth to 3 percent or more

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 23, 2017
The Trump Administration predicts its policies will drive economic growth up to 3 percent or higher. We take a look at what it would take to get there.
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Meet the workplace sensors that are watching you

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Feb 22, 2017
Bloomberg Reporter Rebecca Greenfield talks about the new ways companies can track employees.
Employers "can monitor workers all the way up until the bathroom," says workplace reporter Rebecca Greenfield.
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What kind of economy did President Trump actually inherit?

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 16, 2017
It's not really how he describes it.
From left, First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama stand on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Inauguration Day.
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New York town struggles to keep well-paid factory jobs

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 15, 2017
Massena, New York, got a reprieve from Alcoa layoffs in 2015. But the town still grapples with the legacy of industrial job loss.
Downtown Massena has a lot of boarded-up buildings, including this former School of Business.
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Workers are increasingly distracted by politics on social media

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 7, 2017
A survey found that reading online posts and talking with co-workers is eating up a lot of time.
A survey found that most full-time workers are spending two to three hours at work reading political posts on social media.
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The productivity problem: Are we measuring the right things?

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 2, 2017
The productivity report out today had some pretty dismal numbers. Nonfarm productivity was up in the fourth quarter by a 1.3 percent annual rate; average growth in 2016 fell to 0.2 percent. Productivity has now grown less than 1 percent for the past six consecutive years. What might help explain this? Are we measuring the […]
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For the productivity-obsessed of Silicon Valley, coffee alone may not cut it anymore

by Sam Harnett
Jan 16, 2017
“Nootropics” are a relatively new interest of Silicon Valley. Some say they improve cognitive function, but a nutritional scientist we spoke with has doubts.
Nootroo founder Eric Matzner sells two kinds of nootropics pills. 
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What killed U.S. productivity?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 10, 2017
Northwestern University economist Robert Gordon argues that new technology can't improve living standards as dramatically as it did 100 years ago.
When productivity slows, employers generate less extra capital from their business activities to boost workers’ pay.
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How to become smarter, better and faster in eight easy steps

by Lizzie O'Leary
Sep 9, 2016
Charles Duhigg's latest book explores why some businesses and individuals are more productive and successful than others.
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