Entrepreneur
There are many reasons why a happy workplace flourishes. When a work atmosphere is pleasant, it creates a more committed and engaged team. It can also improve collaboration in your place of work. An upbeat environment also keeps everyone, from your employees to customers, satisfied. As a consequence, your organization will be more productive and profitable.

Be the boss that employees want to work for – build a more people-centric workplace by doing the following.

Fast Company
You may pride yourself on multitasking, but that “skill” could be stopping you from getting more done.

Instead of downloading another app to help optimize your work, I’m a big believer in taking a look at what’s really slowing you down, including these unexpected—and habitual—productivity killers. If you really want to learn how to smash your to-do list, here are a few culprits to consider.

Fast Company
If you want to get ahead in the workplace, it helps to be seen as a “high-potential employee,” or HIPO. These are the folks who get plum assignments and are selected for training, mentoring, and other advancement programs, if they’re available.

So, if your goal is to advance your career, it’s a good idea to ensure that your boss and the rest of the management team think of you as a HIPO. If you’re not sure that you’re on their radar as such, here are some ways to get there.

Deloitte Insights
From setting high-level strategy to allocating budgets to hiring new workers, an organization—or, more accurately, the people within it—makes myriad decisions that determine its actions in the marketplace.

Effective organizational decision-making is strongly associated with better business outcomes. Learn what five key attributes organizations can put in place to help their people make better decisions faster.

Three Star Leadership
You can aspire to leadership for all the right reasons. You can master catalogs full of specific techniques. You can have the best coaches and the best mentors.

But if you don’t love the work of leadership, you won’t be a success and your life will be miserable.