Tweet64Share25Share76165 Shares Do you ever find yourself solving a problem and thinking, “I just did this last week!” It could be looking up those project numbers that you had previously. Or checking a phone number that you already used. How often do you solve a problem more than once? More often than you think. How […]
Tweet34Share16Share2878 Shares How do you deal with deadlines? Do you finish tasks on time? In the allotted time frame? Or are you usually late? And hoping for an extension? Deadline extensions seem to be the norm in most businesses. However, what many people do not realize is that extensions are not their friend. In fact, extending […]
Tweet25Share8Share1245 SharesToday, I want to review a great new app called Sparrow. It is a new Mac mail client. What is so exciting about a new mail app? Well, it just gets mail done. Sparrow is simply the most efficient and effective mail client I have seen.
Tweet49Share33Share34116 Shares Has this happened at one of your meetings? A colleague shows up in hurried fashion, spreads their papers and laptop on the conference table and frankly states, “If it’s OK with you, I need to work through your meeting.” “Um. Actually no.” Huh? “Actually, it is not OK. If you have work to […]
Tweet29Share53Share23105 Shares Ever have one of those days? When nothing seems to go your way? Or something goes wrong in a big way? There is a old adage that says, “Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you.” Ever have one of those days… when the bear got you?
Tweet26Share9Share2055 Shares Are you on call 24/7? Should you be expected to be? There are some jobs that require it. But in this day of cell phones, text messages, and more, should you be required to be on a technology leash? Do you have clear expectations and boundaries around your communications?
Tweet52Share40Share50142 Shares Email doesn’t get much respect these days. After all, it is the new snail mail. It takes up too much of most people’s time. It gets abused. It piles up. It wastes time. Yet, most businesses still live and die by email. So, it has to be good for something, right? The Power […]
Tweet53Share11Share2892 Shares Yesterday, I had a large project sitting on my desk. I was having trouble getting it started. It was a project that I had been putting off. Heck, it was looking pretty daunting. I wasn’t sure I even wanted to jump into it. Do you ever have trouble getting started on tough tasks? […]
Tweet210Share54Share52316 Shares Let’s face it, sometimes you just don’t feel like working. It seems that no matter what you do, that you can’t get into that productivity zone. Maybe your energy level is low. Maybe your attitude is off. You just don’t feel like doing anything. What do you do when this happens?
Tweet155Share361Share99615 Shares Do you have an elephant? You know, that big task that you have not gotten around to? The one that you are dreading… The one that has been hanging around…. The one that is too obvious… It’s in the middle of the room and no one wants to talk about it. What is […]