Tweet107ShareShare32139 Shares I previously wrote about the best productivity uses for the new iPad. Now, after several months of use, I wanted to post an update. Simply put, the iPad has become my go-to productivity gadget.
Month: June 2012
The Need to Zoom Out and Get Some Perspective
Tweet69ShareShare1786 Shares Is what you are doing today going to matter down the road? Is what you are working on truly important in the big scheme of things? We often get so focused on our current tasks, that we lose sight of where we are… …and where we are going.
Preventing the Meeting About The Meeting
Tweet51ShareShare1970 Shares I recently got invited to a “pre-meeting.” Oh… that sounded exciting for a moment. What’s a pre-meeting? Um, no. Unfortunately, it turned out to be just what you might think… a meeting to prepare for another meeting. Really?
The Top 10 Bad Emails Being Sent At Your Company
Tweet75ShareShare53128 Shares Bad emails, we all get them. Ironically, spam notwithstanding, most of the bad emails we get are from our own employees and peers. After all these years, it seems that we still haven’t mastered email.
Why Talk Is Cheap & Won’t Pay For Your Dreams
Tweet8ShareShare1220 Shares Do you talk about your dreams? What you are going to accomplish some day. Where you will be in the future. You can talk all you want, but it’s not going to bring your dreams any closer to reality.
Why I Didn’t Care That My LinkedIn Account Was Hacked
TweetShareShare1010 Shares If you have been following the news, you may have heard that LinkedIn was hacked. Or maybe you got an email from LinkedIn saying that your password was part of the breach. It appears that 1.6M user passwords were posted to the Internet. A lot of info is still not known, such as […]
10 Habits to Make Your Travel Less Stressful
Tweet9ShareShare3645 Shares For many people, travel invokes thoughts of long wasted periods of time, listless waits on planes, traffic, and worse. Yet, much of this hassle and stress is avoidable. What steps do you take to ensure that your trip is friction-free and enjoyable?
21 Time & Life Management Tips for New Grads
Tweet23ShareShare1437 Shares Time and Life Management Advice to Grads There are many new grads headed into the real world this time of year. It seems like a long time ago since my own graduation. (But, not that long…) I was recently asked for my advice to new graduates entering the workplace. So, here are my […]
When to Fix It, Even When It’s Not Broke
Tweet8ShareShare1927 Shares Have you ever known that something wasn’t working? Yet, it wasn’t truly broken. Then at some point later, it failed and ended up causing a lot of trouble. When you know something isn’t working right, do you fix it? Or do you wait until it breaks?
5 Ways That Exercise Increases Your Productivity
Tweet353ShareShare140493 Shares Did you exercise today? If not, why? Because you didn’t have time? Or perhaps, you had more important things to do. For those that want to improve their productivity, one of the first things I ask about is their exercise routine.