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September Productivity Roundup

School is in, a chill is in the air and we have fresh new productivity links for you to read.

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[Mythbusting] Busting 3 Common Productivity Myths - Break some commonly held assumptions with this article from tech website GigaOm.

[Overwork?] A new book asks if we were born on the wrong continent. It looks at German productivity vs American productivity and notes the difference between the two in favour of Germany. This is despite the fact that Germans work less hours than we do.

[Quotable] Productivity in 11 words

[Good News] Buried in this fairly glum Globe and Mail article on the current state of the economy is some good news for manufacturers. “Canadian manufacturing grew 1.3 per cent during the month, continuing its steady bounce-back from the 2008-2009 recession, which decimated much of the industry after exports to the U.S. plunged.”

[What Innovation Really Means] An extremely solid article that breaks down the usual productivity, innovation and Canadian economy platitudes.

[Robotics] Better living through robots. Find out how a New Zealand based electronics manufacturer is boosting productivity through robotic colleagues.

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