On “Everyday Leadership” listen in to hear how to live you life simply. With Christmas quickly approaching, and only a few days left to get in some last minute shopping, have we taken the consumer culture too far?
Juilet Schor author and professor at Boston College will be on to discuss her books Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Culture, The Overworked American and The Overspent American. Learn what we as Americans are doing different from European countries, that makes us so much more over worked, and unwilling to take leisure time.
Ellen Galinsky the President and Co-Founder of Families and Work Institute will be on to talk about the National Study of Changing Workforce, a study of the U.S. workforce and how the trends affect the work-family balance.
Rich Sheridan from Menlo Innovations will also be on to discuss how the work week at his company differs from others.