Quiet time pays:The Japanese don't borrow many business...

Quiet time pays:

The Japanese don't borrow many business ideas from the Koreans, but increasingly many small and medium-size companies are adopting the Korean practice of banning telephone calls for one hour each morning. This quiet time -- during which workers are allowed to do their jobs without intrusion from telephones, co-workers or meetings -- is being credited with gains in productivity and creativity, according to Manpower's Argus newsletter.

Back to the future:

Chicago career counselor Marilyn Moats Kennedy says that if you are dissatisfied with your current career, you might be better off backtracking to a former career. She believes today's robust job market might be an opportunity for workers to regain lost careers. She suggests that individuals read up on the industry they want to rejoin and prepare a credible explanation of why they want to make the career change.

Pub Date: 8/03/97