"Any business today that embraces the status quo as an operating principle is going to be on a death march." ― Howard Shultz, Chairman and CEO of Starbucks. Here is the weekly roundup of activity from Laura Stack’s blog, columns, podcast, and other featured articles. Scroll down to read the complete roundup of productivity resources to help you create Maximum Results in Minimum Time. This week on the Blog Wait a Minute Here: Promoting a Team Culture That Questions the Status Quo Let's face it: most of the time, we want our work lives to run smoothly… and that's much easier to accomplish when you complete the tasks your manager asks of you. But decent leaders don't want yes-women and yes-men. In this age of required flexibility and agility, most leaders have learned to listen when … [Read more...]