What’s your guess as to how much the building and construction industry contributes to global carbon emissions? 5%? 10%? 20%? According to the 2019 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction, ...

Idle time refers to time when employees and machines are unproductive instead of performing scheduled tasks. The term also refers to time that powered-on computers go unused. Employers and managers ...

Just because you aren't actively working on something doesn't mean you can't be productive. Personal finance blog The Simple Dollar points out that there are two types of free time: leisure time, ...

A new study on the downside of idle time in the workplace found that when employees anticipate down time at the end of a task, their work speed slows and the time to complete the task lengthens.

In the first part of the study, researchers left people alone without distractions for 10 minutes They found that creative people were actually less bored and talked more Those who self-reported ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Only the most productive among us see time as it really is: one of our most valuable assets. Perhaps you’re one of the ones who recognize ...

Idle time is my topic this week. I’ve been spending some time reviewing government programs for idle reduction as part of my task to review the 21st Century Truck Partnership. This is a ...