Tweet135ShareShare107242 Shares How do you get your team to get more done? How do you get them to go beyond their limits? Do you drive them? Do you push them hard? And then push them harder even once they are resenting the efforts? You may get the work done, but you probably won’t have much of […]
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5 Ways Paper Beats Your Tech for Productivity
Tweet83ShareShare49132 Shares It’s no secret that I am a big fan of technology. However, my iPad doesn’t travel far without my Moleskine notebook. When it comes to taking notes, I always end up back at paper.
Which Do You Need to Do: Start or Stop?
Tweet57ShareShare663 Shares Change is tough. Yet, some change is exactly what most of us desire. More of this. Less of that. Change is about starting. Change is also about stopping. Which do you need to do today?
10 Things to Do on a Plane While Disconnected
Tweet67ShareShare61128 Shares Recently, I had a cross-country flight from Atlanta to San Francisco. I was expecting to be online the entire flight. (Ah, the things we take for granted these days.) My plans for doing some online research, preparing a client brief, and even conducting an inflight meeting via chat, all quickly evaporated. However, being […]
5 Reasons Why Meeting Face-to-Face Is Best
Tweet173ShareShare391564 Shares Conference calls have forever changed our business world. Long distance communication has become key to the success of many organizations. Remote workers and virtual teams are quickly becoming the norm these days. Yet, meeting over the phone is not always the answer. When you meet face-to-face is when work tends to get done.
Is Your Time Management Held Together by Duct Tape?
Tweet59ShareShare2281 Shares Recently, I was working with an individual who had a pile of organizational tools on his desk. He had tool after tool that he used for various tasks and todos. There was one piece of software that fed another. And one system that was synced and linked to another via keywords. It was a complicated […]
How Being Unreachable Makes Me More Productive
Tweet140ShareShare125265 Shares Want to know a secret? I am not always reachable. I don’t always answer my phone. Sometimes, I don’t check email all day. And I get a lot more done because of it.
Productivity Birds: Are You an Early Bird or Night Owl?
Tweet94ShareShare13107 Shares There is only so much time in the day. If you want to get more done, you really have two choices… Stay up late. Or get up early. Which are you… an Early Bird or the Night Owl?
How to Tame Your Task List: 13 Tips & Tricks
Tweet106ShareShare35141 SharesToday’s guest post is by Bill Zipp. Bill is a speaker, coach and consultant who helps busy leaders do what matters most in business and in life. Bill is the author of the popular ebook, The Smart Leader’s Guide to Personal Productivity, available for free to TMN readers. I once owned a dog that […]
7 Ways to Stick to Your Todo List
Tweet115ShareShare49164 Shares Mondays are great days to work on your todo list. You can look back to what you didn’t complete. And you can look ahead to what you need to accomplish this week. But, sticking to your list can be a challenge. How do you stay on target to the todos that are on […]