Margin

Automation for the People
Leadership

Automation for the People

If you want to understand how hard it can be to automate, consider the many attempts to replace cashiers with self-checkout systems. To wit, CVS pharmacies[...]
Jeremy Lott
End Your Fear of Power Sharing
Leadership

End Your Fear of Power Sharing

It started with my first day on the job. I’d just been named senior leader at a growing organization with a generously-sized staff. Yet there were problems,[...]
Larry Wilson
Go Viral, and Stay That Way
Leadership

Go Viral, and Stay That Way

The question prodding us to increased productivity is almost never, “How do I fit more work into my day?” That question leads to productivity “hacks,”[...]
johnmeese
The Science of Meditation
Leadership

The Science of Meditation

Three years ago I boarded a crowded, somewhat dirty bus and set off for Wat Suan Mokkh, a Thai forest monastery. The grounds featured giant monitor lizards and[...]
Erin Wildermuth
I Love Energy!
Leadership

I Love Energy!

“Are you tired, run down, listless? Do you poop out at parties? Are you unpopular? The answer to all of your problems are in this little bottle!”[...]
Andrew Lott
A Recipe for Self-Renewal
Leadership

A Recipe for Self-Renewal

Time management is about scarcity, because time is fixed. You only have 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week, 8,760 hours in a year (tack on an extra 24 for[...]
Michael Hyatt
Our Soured Romance with Overwork
Leadership

Our Soured Romance with Overwork

The idea that working ever harder and longer leads to better results is as American as apple pie, despite all evidence to the contrary. Chronic overwork is[...]
RiShawn Biddle
The Science of Overwork
Leadership

The Science of Overwork

In the 2007 film “Music and Lyrics,” an absent-minded lyricist played by Drew Barrymore drives her high-strung musical partner a little crazy by[...]
Erin Wildermuth
Go Ahead Leaders, Take That Vacation
Leadership

Go Ahead Leaders, Take That Vacation

The days are getting shorter again, but it's not too late to take a few days off before the end of summer. August is often the perfect month to take some time[...]
Michael Hyatt
Is It Time for Calendar Triage?
Productivity

Is It Time for Calendar Triage?

Do you ever feel like you are running out of bandwidth? Maybe it’s time to take a hard look at your calendar and start cutting back on your commitments.[...]
Michael Hyatt