Tweet6ShareShare2026 Shares Is something broken in your life? You know, that computer issue you have been having for the past few weeks. Or that sound your car has been making for a couple of days. Or even that injury that you have been resisting to seek professional help on. What if we had to wear […]
Tweet2ShareShare6870 Shares I was recently in a meeting with 8 people in the room. (Which is about 5 too many…) I looked around and observed that over half of the participants were working on either a laptop, cellphone or tablet. They were not “in the meeting.” In fact, they were barely participating. Their minds were elsewhere. Why have a meeting […]
Tweet61ShareShare40101 Shares Have you ever gotten mad at work? I mean really mad. Angry to the point that you didn’t get anything done? When bad things happen, it can be difficult not to let our emotions rule our day. However, if you let something eat at you, you aren’t going to get your work done.
Tweet41ShareShare546 Shares It’s no secret that I am a big fan of tools that save time and effort. When it comes to writing, there are only a few tools I use. For my blog, I do most of my post writing in WordPress. When it comes to longer projects, I use Scrivener for Mac. Scrivener […]
Tweet9ShareShare2736 Shares We all have things that we want to be better at. However, just wanting to be better at something doesn’t make it so. The question is, “What are you doing about it?” Or better yet, “How often are you doing it?”
Tweet42ShareShare3274 Shares I have a friend who just left his former employer. He moved on to happier endeavors. (At least, so far!) As he was preparing to leave he told me how frustrated he was with former employer and boss. The thought crossed his mind to send a letter to the CEO telling him some of the […]
Tweet3ShareShare2831 Shares We all know someone who always seems to be holding things up. Others could be getting their work done if only this person wasn’t blocking things. Sometimes we are so busy trying to get things done, that we don’t realize that we are preventing others from getting theirs done. Are you a dam […]
Tweet3ShareShare1316 Shares Ah, technology. It is supposed to make our life easier. And enable us to get more done in less time. However, look around your corporate environment. Is technology allowing your employees to work smarter, better or more efficiently? Or rather, has it enabled a new generation of slackers? Technology: Time Saver or Waster? Technology can be […]
Tweet72ShareShare35107 Shares Are your employees happy and productive? Or do they waste inordinate amounts of time complaining and procrastinating? Employee productivity is a challenge that faces all companies. Are your employees happy? And more importantly, what are you doing about it?
Tweet34ShareShare1650 Shares Too many meetings. Too many meetings with too many people. Too many meetings where nothing is accomplished. Sometimes, it seems like we spend more time in meetings than actually doing our work. Today, I want to tell you about a new book called, Read This Before Our Next Meeting. It might just change […]