Productivity Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

If you’ll be heading back to the office again, will the boss allow music?

Study after study shows that listening to music at work increases employee satisfaction and productivity. Yet so many workplaces won’t

Listening to the radio at work right now? That’s good. A study out of the University of Illinois said that

As we hurtle towards the end of the years, students are faced with end-of-term assignments and exams. What’s the best

Most places of business allow employees to listen to music at work because it can promote wellbeing, productivity, and concentration.

Do you listen to music while you work? Forbes takes a look at the kind of music very successful people

I love stories like this. As I write this, Psy’s “Gangnam Style” has been viewed on YouTube exactly 2,005,437,820 times. The

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver