The search to replace Jon Stewart, Emmy Award winning host of “The Daily Show”, is now over. Comedy Central announced this morning that Trevor Noah will replace the host when Jon Stewart retires this fall. Mr. Noah, a comedian from South Africa, has appeared on the show only three times since last December. Find out more on the story, Trevor Noah and the search to fill one of late night’s most coveted chairs here.
The standing desk is cresting on the fitness and productivity wave right now, but a new study has the data on the first major foray into alternative desking: the treadmill desk. Did you have a treadmill desk? If you did, chances are good you didnt use it enough for it to substantially improve your health. But you tried. NPR has the story here. No word yet on what kind of desk Trevor Noah will be sitting (or standing, maybe slowly walking?) behind.
Finally, what are workforce productivity analysts learning from the fantasy sports? A lot. Soon, you could be staring at your professional Quartback Rating during your next performance review. The Harvard Business Review has the story. We wish you the best of luck elaborating on your “intangibles”.
