Research

The end of daylight saving time on Nov. 3 offered a natural opportunity to prioritize sleep and remind Americans about the importance of healthy sleep year-round. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) conducted a survey regarding how adults would use the extra hour. Survey results found that 41% of adults indicated that they would fall back to sleep. “Sleep”

Heidi Tarr Terlap and I co-authored the cover story in the current issue of the Association Forum of Chicagoland’s Forum magazine. “How data can help you shatter performance plateaus” is a quick review of the researcher’s toolkit and how it can be used to guide successful organizations. As we note in the article, “the most forward-thinking organizations leverage research techniques

LCWA’s Research Group and The Grossman Grouprecently presented our “E-nough Alre@dy! Stop Bad Email” research results to IABC World Conference attendees.  In just two days, we distributed more than 200 copies of our research results, met with hundreds of inbox-burdened communicators and heard first-hand how irresponsible email usage is affecting corporations.  If, like the IABC attendees, you are ready to take

Based on the results of the 2012 Work-Related Email Perception Study, it’s mayhem out there for middle managers. Not only are managers stuck between a rock and a hard place on the corporate ladder, they also are stuck between their inboxes and their outboxes.  6,000 Wasted Minutes: Middle managers typically spend 100 hours a year on irrelevant email. Their biggest