How productive are we? It depends on how you look at it.

Sep 4, 2014
We've been stuck at around a 1 percent increase for the past few years, but the context has changed.

Won't you please take a vacation?

Aug 18, 2014
At least one company will actually pay you to get away for a while.

Microsoft's Surface 2 wants you to be productive

Sep 24, 2013
The Surface 2 tablet launched yesterday in New York.

Power nap: Sleeping on the job

Mar 11, 2013
USA Today points out a 20-minute nap can give a big boost to productivity.

What your local coffee shop can tell you about U.S. productivity

Feb 7, 2013
Productivity fell at the end of last year at the fastest pace in two years -- about 2 percent.

Do shared work spaces increase the bottom line?

Dec 7, 2012
Shared, open workplace designs may increase employee creativity and decrease office space costs.

For public good, not for profit.

American worker productivity gets revised up

Dec 5, 2012
American workers were doing more and making more in the past few months. U.S. productivity growth has been revised up for the latest quarter, to an annual rate of almost 3 percent.

Do colder temperatures make you less productive?

Sep 24, 2012
A new study finds that when office temperatures are low, workers commit more mistakes and are half as productive as they could be working in warmer conditions.

U.S. productivity rose 2.2% last quarter

Sep 5, 2012
That's more than originally thought, and it means that businesses are doing more with less.