There are plenty of self help books boasting the rewards of thinking on the plus side of things rather than the minus side, envisioning yourself and your situation the way you want it to be and -- in doing so -- becoming a better person. But no one ...

Do you spend 10 minutes or more looking for items on your desk? Are colleagues reluctant to leave materials on your desk? Is your desk messy when you leave the office? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then you need a desk ...

I think it's fair to say that the majority of us do not watch the news expecting to see positive, uplifting stories. We're accustomed to hearing about crime as we try to relax in front of the television following a hard day of work. But over ...

Based on the low price of natural gas, many companies have been switching their drilling operations from targeting natural gas to drilling plans that are heavier on crude oil. This is evident in the fact that the quantity of land rigs ...

Canadian business journalist Amanda Lang looks at the power of asking the right questions in her new book, The Power of Why. Lang tackles the big issue of the Canadian productivity gap head on by looking at a solution: how to spark innovation in ...

Is negative option billing raising its ugly head again? Not officially. They haven't crossed that line. But if you talk to phone service customers, they're dancing pretty close to it. "I was initially shocked when I received their (Primus) bill," ...

File this one under food for thought. Researchers at the University of Columbia and Harvard University have studied how stress affects creativity, and the results may surprise you. They've shown that stress enhances creativity, and can make you ...

By Beth Kowitt and Rupali Arora, Fortune.com There's been plenty of turmoil atop Fortune's annual Most Powerful Women list. Meg Whitman crashed the party, coming in at No. 9 when she became CEO of Hewlett-Packard. (As CEO of eBay, she was on the ...