by Jennifer Randolph for ivyexec.com When the economy fell into recession, many jobs disappeared. As employment rebounded, those eliminated positions did not return. Instead, companies restructured and leveraged technology to do more work with fewer people. Left out of the hiring or re-hiring pool, many experienced workers have found they must reinvent themselves or re-imagine

by Gerd Gigerenzer Book summary by John Petrone for actionableboks.com Living with risk and uncertainty is a fact of life. We face threats and uncertainties when we drive to work, buy a stock for our retirement portfolio or take a new job in a different city. Since there are no sure bets, Gerd Gigerenzer’s Risk

by James Clear: James Clear is an entrepreneur, weightlifter, and travel photographer in 20+ countries. His website, JamesClear.com is the home of my life’s work and is read by over 200,000 unique visitors each month. As a keynote speaker and panelist he have delivered speeches throughout the US and Europe, to audiences as large as

Ron Friedman Interview on the Surprising Science of Workplace Bliss  – by Jonathan Fields of the Good Life Project Your workplace has a profound impact on not only the quality of your work, but also the quality of your life. Yes, even if you work alone. So, what really matters? We get the surprising answers

VIDEO: Flow, Focus, and Optimal Work Habits Interview by Benoit Foucher, “Coach for Crazy Men”, with George Kao. Benoit interviewed George Kao who is well-known for career/work/life balance training, about how to work with both intensity and relaxation, productivity without too much stress, and prioritizing goals.They talked about daily habits for optimal joy and productivity

Bad habits can wreck you, great habits can make you ! So how do you build the habits that fuel a great life and eliminate the ones that take you down? From an Interview with Jon Fields of the Good Life Project: “Everything you’ve been told about building and breaking habits may well be wrong.