Michele Bachmann gave Elvis Presley, whose songs she uses at her events, happy birthday wishes today while she was in Spartanburg, S.C. Unfortunately, today's the 34th anniversary of the day he died.
Unfortunately, today's the 34th anniversary of the day he died.
Bosses may have it all wrong when they assume that funny cat videos and FAIL slideshows are a drain on the workplace. Some new research finds that a moderate amount of mindless web surfing actually makes workers more productive at their jobs. And the more mindless the surfing, the better. "Employees who browse the web more end up being more engaged at work, so why fight that if it's in moderation?" says Don J.Q. Chen, a researcher at the National University of Singapore and a co-author of the new report, presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. Although personal web browsing is generally seen as a workplace problem, Chen and his colleague, Vivien K. G. Lim, set out to determine if so-called "cyberloafing" had any benefits. They found that not only did it refresh workers after long work stretches, it made workers more productive than if they'd been given time to talk or text with friends or send personal emails.
And the more mindless the surfing, the better.
"Employees who browse the web more end up being more engaged at work, so why fight that if it's in moderation?" says Don J.Q. Chen, a researcher at the National University of Singapore and a co-author of the new report, presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management.
Although personal web browsing is generally seen as a workplace problem, Chen and his colleague, Vivien K. G. Lim, set out to determine if so-called "cyberloafing" had any benefits. They found that not only did it refresh workers after long work stretches, it made workers more productive than if they'd been given time to talk or text with friends or send personal emails.
"I'm going to say some things that are very bold. I'd like to somehow get across, particularly to the Washington elites, that boldness is sometimes exactly what we need," the former House speaker said just one minute into his speech. "I want to start with what I think the biggest mistake that both the president and the Congress are making; it's something that Reagan really understood and taught me," Gingrich added a few minutes later. "You lead Washington by leading America. You don't lead America by leading Washington."
"I want to start with what I think the biggest mistake that both the president and the Congress are making; it's something that Reagan really understood and taught me," Gingrich added a few minutes later. "You lead Washington by leading America. You don't lead America by leading Washington."
This is the same Newt Gingrich who shut down the government, right? Guess that's Republican for "bold leadership."
If "tar sands are thrown into the mix, it is essentially game over," says Dr. James Hansen, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies.