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By assuming core processes in factories, labs, hospitals, offices, will machines make people irrelevant or unemployed? Consider this argument that humans partnered with such machines will give rise to efficiency, customer service and innovation.

Elite performers -- whether fighter pilots, actors or athletes -- spend time visualizing processes, ticking off items on checklists and predicting obstacles, all in their mind.

Multitasking is just a fancy word for being unfocused. There are big benefits to paying full attention to what we are doing or who we are with.

Busy doesn't always equal productive. These helpful articles, our most-viewed stories on the hot topic this year, illustrate the difference. Check them out to learn how to stay focused and get more done in the year ahead.

Why looking beyond the resume when hiring determines the path to success for a startup.

The solution to a work space that's out of whack is right under your nose.

A glance at UPS shows how they do it better than anyone, and how you can streamline the operation of your own company vehicles.

From monitoring driver behavior to checking vehicle wear, here's how telematics software can help manage your company's fleet.

It can track vehicle location, real-time movement and driver performance, dramatically increasing efficiency.

For our 'If I Knew Then, What I Know Now' series, serial entrepreneur Steve Blank discusses the importance of following your passion, the importance of family and the legacy he hopes to leave behind for future entrepreneurs.

The person at work who gets the most done isn't superhuman, just super well planned.

Utilizing these strategies will allow you to achieve the maximum result with time to minutes or hours to spare.

This handy software efficiently completes unbearably redundant tasks.

A recent study from MIT took a look at the efficiency of robot/human team work.

Try these five tips to break your streak of throwing money at problems in the hope that they improve or go away.

If everyone had fast, accurate access to the marketed lease rate and square footage information, would efficiency rise?

Comparing hours worked with output across countries shows that putting in more time does not necessarily equate to more revenue.

The digital revolution means that marginal costs of production are approaching zero in many industries. Here's what it means going forward.

Being a small-business owner often requires superhuman levels of efficiency. Here's a slate of productivity tips from leading entrepreneurs around the country.

Convening the right crew for a well-defined planning session can result in an efficient exchange, providing you stick to these rules.

As connectivity spans the globe, new users will improve inefficient markets, systems and behavior, and affluent markets will tap advanced technology, says Google's executive chairman.