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In a business environment, the most successful teams are the ones that have learned to work through problems and make decisions together. But as a team leader, facilitating successful team decision making is no small feat, especially when personal agendas and office politics cloud judgment.
Over half of business users check email six or more times daily, with professionals spending nearly an hour managing email overload. Tools like Unroll.me bulk promotional emails into one message, while Sanebox splits emails into important versus promotional categories. France banned after-hour emails country-wide, while Atos CEO eliminated internal email entirely using social networks instead.
Robert Half International study of 400 US workers shows nearly 60 percent believe office politics is at least somewhat necessary to get ahead. People who rise quickly up the corporate ladder know how to play the game. Most professionals fail to build strategic networks that prepare them for future career success, while operational networks (day-to-day dependencies) and developmental networks (mentors) form naturally.