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Why Japan wants its citizens to try a 4-day workweek

Work Life

The Japanese government first expressed support for a shorter working week in 2021, after lawmakers endorsed the idea. A recent government white paper on “karoshi,” the Japanese term that in English means “death from overwork, said Japan has at least 54 such fatalities a year, including from heart attacks.

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A Simple Workaround to Overcome the Bureaucratic Mindset

Tanveer Naseer

Russell is an educational psychologist, author, executive coach and management consultant whose clients include Fortune 500 executives in aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and oil and gas. Obviously, it’s pretty easy to assail government bureaucracy, but how about industry?

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Tackling Health Spending

Inside Workplace Wellness

On Thursday, the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) and Health Affairs launched a new initiative to address health spending called Going Below the Surface. There is no public support for rationing care, so the government can't put the breaks on, at least not at the federal level. At the moment, my vote goes to the employers.

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3 Mistakes that Force Employees to Leave

Vantage Circle

I once worked at an organization, and my department worked on connecting pharmaceutical companies with government officials. If you stop micromanaging and support freedom of action, it will nurture creativity and productivity at the workplace. And, who knows, maybe it will inspire some creative ideas. Over to You.

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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

Mad in America

With the explosion of more and more drugs in cabinets across the country, more and more children are dying—but still, pharmaceutical companies push their products, leading to yet more drugs and yet more deaths. Unlike the pharmaceutical industry, in our village community the pain of losing a single child was felt by all.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

CEO, founder, creative strategist. Leigh Burgess is a creative strategist who uses her gifts to help others. As a designer, creative leader and strategist, she does not believe in simply running a company, but places more value on fostering relationships, growth and opportunity for her team and clients alike. Leigh Burgess.

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SUCCESS’ 2025 Women of Influence

Success

Since 2021, she has closed considerable government contracts for SMI with the U.S. Her clients also include multiple Fortune 500 companies and a handful of foreign governments. She has led organizational change implementations for government, higher education and health care clients for more than two decades.