Productivity Coverage

  • Some companies reporting higher productivity as employees work from home
    Some companies reporting higher productivity as employees work from home
    Of all the surprises of the COVID-19 era, perhaps one of the biggest is how smoothly many American workers have adapted to working from home.
    July 7, 2020 3:39 p.m. EDT
  • Wilson 6th grader wins grand prize with her invention
    Wilson 6th grader wins grand prize with her invention
    A young inventor from Wilson won an national contest with her "Beat the Heat Car Seat." She created a car seat that has a weight and heat trigger -- when a baby is in a car seat that's too hot, the machine will send a text to the parent to remind them to get their baby out of the seat.
    June 5, 2020 7:09 a.m. EDT
  • My garden
    What can we learn from poets and writers during the pandemic?
    Physician/writer William Carlos Williams once wrote, "It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there." In the quiet of quarantine, can we cultivate the ear to find ourselves in poetry?
    April 19, 2020 8:12 a.m. EDT
  • Take advantage of the hours at home
    Take advantage of the hours at home
    It might seem difficult to be productive during this time, but there is so much you can get done. Cole Baker Bagwell discussed taking advantage of the many hours at home.
    March 20, 2020 12:03 p.m. EDT
  • To-do lists
    Bill Leslie: Getting things done, one step at a time
    I would like to declare 2020, The Year of Increments! That may not sound exciting but if you stay with me for just a couple of moments, maybe you will share my enthusiasm.
    January 10, 2020 8:25 a.m. EST