Want to create a team that operates creatively and at peak efficiency? Tony Schwartz, author of “Be Excellent at Anything,” offers six tips on improving performance through practice. When managing teams that require intense concentration to perform at peak — think editorial or technical staff — it’s possible to implement Schwartz’s advice as a list […]
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“Saying you have more than two priorities is like saying you have more than two arms. You still only have two, but now you’re also crazy.”
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What you do has to be worth more than the cost of paying you to do it. A lot more. This is crystal clear in most industries, but gets muddied a bit in publishing. The combination of producing art, work that is in the public interest, and that which supports a healthy bottom line sometimes
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Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of “Good Boss, Bad Boss,” offers these 12 beliefs that every manager should embrace. Not sure if I agree with all of them, but they’re worth a review. 12 Things Good Bosses Believe I have a flawed and incomplete understanding of what it feels like to work for me.
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While “going viral” isn’t quite the industry buzzword that it once was, the goal still is first on most sites’ wish-lists — somehow getting a piece of content to grab the public’s attention and deliver a waterfall page views. There is an ongoing conversation in media about the costs and compromises one must make in
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When attempting to get funding for new equipment, site redesigns, apps, or new staff, editors sometimes need to think like a CFO. CFOs are always concerned about costs, but the tax ramifications of any expenditure is very important as well. Many, many times, I’ve been asked, “Is this CapEx or OpEx?” It’s a bit tricky,