10 Bad Meeting Behaviors To Avoid

Tweet75ShareShare63138 Shares Are meetings at your company a free-for-all? Do they deteriorate into something that resembles near chaos? I have seen many corporate meetings that are less organized than a kindergarten class recess. Today, let’s address our bad meeting behavior. Meetings Gone Bad When did we start allowing this bad meeting behavior? Why do meeting settings tend to […]

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5 Habits to Ensure You Have a Healthier, More Productive 2012

Ah, a new year. It provides a clean slate to correct our past mistakes, ingrain healthy habits and change our lives for the better.

If you’re like millions of Americans, you have resolved to “get healthy” this year. Chances are you’ve made similar declarations before. You will exercise more and eat less! You will use your gym membership! You will get more sleep!

It’s easy to start off full of enthusiasm and vigor for our New Year’s resolutions, but as life settles into its routines, we often let our goals slide.

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6 Step Checklist: Recover After A Long Weekend

Tweet90ShareShare59149 Shares Many of us are heading back to work. In the U.S., today marks the return after an extended New Year’s holiday weekend. Some of us have been off since before Christmas. Getting back on track can be a challenge. It can even be a little scary. I am sure may people lost sleep last […]

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Why The 1-Hour Meeting Is Too Long

Tweet121ShareShare66187 Shares I recently observed a 1-hour long meeting at a client company. – 15 minutes of the hour were spent waiting on those coming back from lunch. – 10 minutes were spent restarting the meeting when the final participant arrived 25 minutes late. – 10 minutes were spent retelling the details of the meeting organizer’s vacation from the previous […]

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5 Reasons You Aren’t Reliable

Tweet35ShareShare5489 Shares Ever have someone ask you to do something… and then you forget? Oops! Does it happen more than once? Is it the norm? Are you known for being unreliable? Who Are You Letting Down? We all have a time management reputation. What is yours? Your productivity and performance proceed you… – Are you known as the […]

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Stop Wasting Your Life Reading The News

Tweet29ShareShare2251 Shares I have a quick productivity question for you… How often do you check the news per day? 1, 2, 5, 15 times a day? More? News has taken over much of our lives and time. From our TV’s, computers, email, cell phones, and more… it is everywhere. But, when is too much news, […]

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Want a Head Start? Take It!

Tweet32ShareShare1042 Shares   No one wants to be behind the curve at the start of a new week. People want to get a jump start on their work. Yet, many show up just-in-time, disorganized, and with little or no preparation. The result is a tough week in which you find yourself just trying to keep […]

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Siri: Top Productivity Uses

Tweet64ShareShare1377 Shares Siri has gotten a lot of attention since the launch of the iPhone 4S. The media has had a field day posting about all the silly things you can make Siri say. But, what about using Siri to actually get things done? After all, having a personal digital assistant is all about saving time. […]

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