We work hard at developing our careers, carefully crafting our futures and growing our experience and skill sets. Too often, we fail to realize how easy to is to undo … Continue reading How to Trash Your Own Career in 9 Easy Lessons
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The Multitasking Myth
Multitasking is a buzzword for our generation. We’re not just encouraged to do it; it’s expected of us by ourselves and those around us as an apparent productivity booster. And, … Continue reading The Multitasking Myth
You Can’t Change People, but You Can Change Their Behavior
When I was a child, my father’s favorite line when disciplining me was ‘I’ll always love you, but sometimes I don’t like what you do’. No matter how well a … Continue reading You Can’t Change People, but You Can Change Their Behavior
Avoiding the Meeting Energy Flop
How often have you sat in a meeting, utterly bored, feeling your creativity and energy proverbially dribbling out of your ears?What makes a meeting an energy flop? Do you want … Continue reading Avoiding the Meeting Energy Flop
Nine Secrets of Super-Productive People
Wherever you go, some people just seem to be more productive than others. What’s their secret? Indeed, sometimes entire workplaces seem super-productive. It’s no secret that these highly productive workplaces … Continue reading Nine Secrets of Super-Productive People
Setting Priorities: Are you doing the RIGHT stuff?
These days, it seems like we are being pulled in so many different directions. Priorities compete with each other, and it just seems like we can’t get everything done, doesn’t … Continue reading Setting Priorities: Are you doing the RIGHT stuff?
How to Survive Your Office Party
The holiday season is looming, and we’re all getting ready to party, but while this time of year can be hazardous to our waistlines and our wallets, there’s one event … Continue reading How to Survive Your Office Party
Small Businesses and Email Productivity: What You Should Know – Guest Post by Miles Hall
Some great tips by guest poster Miles Hall… It’s amazing how reliant on email correspondence so many businesses have become in the last 20 years. Chances are that your small … Continue reading Small Businesses and Email Productivity: What You Should Know – Guest Post by Miles Hall
LifeHacker: Seven Productivity Myths, Debunked by Science (and Common Sense)
Great article in LifeHacker exploding productivity myths click here: Here they are, but read the whole article… Really! Myth #1: You Have to Get Up Early To Accomplish Anything Myth … Continue reading LifeHacker: Seven Productivity Myths, Debunked by Science (and Common Sense)
Email Management: 10 Things You Can Do to Greatly Reduce the Amount of E-mail You Receive
People complain about all the e-mail they receive and how much work it is for them to handle. And it is true, the number of e-mails being sent is definitely … Continue reading Email Management: 10 Things You Can Do to Greatly Reduce the Amount of E-mail You Receive
How to Write Goals
Goals are magic. When you have them, you reach them. Here is a simple way to think of them. Goals should describe the result, or what success looks like, rather … Continue reading How to Write Goals