A Healthy To-Do List Builds a Healthy Energy Bank Account
A Healthy To-Do List may be a new idea for you. We are all familiar with daily to-do lists and their value when increasing productivity and meeting deadlines. A Healthy…
We Are Not Powerless In The Face of Uncertainty
Despite years of experience managing a wide range of challenges, nothing has prepared any of us for the circumstances of this moment in time. Without a playbook to reference, you…
Betwixt and Between
How to Align Workers for a Productivity Reboot!Betwixt is an archaic expression. It has survived only because of the phrase “Betwixt and Between.” In our context today, it literally means…
Goals: The Urgency of “Doing”
When it comes to time management and goal setting, Leonardo da Vinci said, “I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being…
Replace Goal Setting with Visualization in 2013?
It is very difficult to see beyond your level of experience. That is why the visualization process is critical to success. But, once the visualization is clear in your mind, you begin the process of providing crystal clear goals and objectives.
Concentration In Open Office Spaces – Does it Exist?
On Wednesday, April 18, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article titled, Warming Up to the Officeless Office. The article makes a decisive case from a bottom line profits viewpoint for eliminating personal workspace in favor of open space (basically tables and chairs) where employees work while at the office.
Effective Leadership: Eliminate Negative Performance Reviews
Do managers or employees hate performance reviews worse? Has the performance review become a routine time waster? Are your performance reviews missing the mark of raising productivity and building loyalty?…
Business Expansion: Dismiss the “Wait till the recession is over then act” Attitude by Karla Brandau
To take a "wait till the recession is over then act" attitude is a prescription for suicide for your organization. Two headlines recently signal that a turnaround is coming. First,…
The Expect Success Attitude: Even a Penny Can Block Your View
I can’t think of one thing a penny will buy in today’s world. All I use a penny for is to make the right change to cover the city, county…
Personal Productivity: Too Wired? Too Reachable? Too Productive?
All of our technology gadgets give us great boosts to our productivity. Or do they? Well, yes and no. When your goal is to be accessible and reachable at a…