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A Freethinking Leader's Guide To The Real World

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. There’s a lot of pseudo-research in the world of work, sadly—a lot of theorizing about what we should do—that is strangely untethered from proof and falsifiability.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. There’s a lot of pseudo-research in the world of work, sadly—a lot of theorizing about what we should do—that is strangely untethered from proof and falsifiability.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. There’s a lot of pseudo-research in the world of work, sadly—a lot of theorizing about what we should do—that is strangely untethered from proof and falsifiability.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. There’s a lot of pseudo-research in the world of work, sadly—a lot of theorizing about what we should do—that is strangely untethered from proof and falsifiability.

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How Online Work Can Save America

Tech Soup

An example of this might be data entry, bookkeeping, transcription, and translating content from English to another language or even specific dialects like Haitian French. As I delve deeper in to the world of telework I have to admit my surprise at its potential for changing how we work - for everyone, not just well-paid knowledge workers.

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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What are some examples of technology and nonprofit case studies that supports health, fitness, and wellness in the nonprofit workplace? According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. There’s a lot of pseudo-research in the world of work, sadly—a lot of theorizing about what we should do—that is strangely untethered from proof and falsifiability.

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