Tweet2ShareShare1921 Shares How do you take repetitive tasks and get them done? Tasks that done all-at-once would be a large endeavor? Lately, I have found myself breaking them down into bite-sized pieces. Sometimes doing them for only a few minutes at a time. I call this task whittling. And it makes quick work of even the most mundane tasks.
Tweet65ShareShare2792 Shares When was the last time that you had to do something for first time. Did you roll up your sleeves and get it done? How long did it take? Probably much longer than you thought. There were difficulties and complications that you didn’t expect. Hopefully, you were not under a tight deadline. On […]
Tweet39ShareShare1352 Shares Right now, something is sneaking up on you. Something you are aware of, yet ignore from day-to-day. It is catching up. And it is getting faster. You think it will not get you, but I am here to tell you that it will. And it is going to hit you when you least […]
Tweet1ShareShare3940 Shares Do you ever get a task near completion, and then leave it? Just as you are close to finishing it, you put it down. You are so close. Yet, you resist actually finishing the job. Why don’t you finish it?
Tweet179ShareShare276455 Shares What extremes do you go to in your workplace to be more productive? Do you bend the rules? Maybe break them every once in a while? Sometimes you have to go against the grain. Sometimes you have to take risks. Sometimes you need to be a little… dangerous.
Tweet4ShareShare1721 Shares We all know that haste makes waste, right? Or does it? There are times when speed is more important than taking your time. When does speed matter? More often than you might think.
Tweet26ShareShare1036 Shares Did you ever have a great idea? What did you do about it? Did you start it? Better yet, did you finish it? Today’s post is a quick review of Seth Godin’s latest book entitled, “Poke the Box.” It is all about starting new things.
Tweet76ShareShare42118 Shares We all like to think we are getting better. More experienced each day. Better skilled at what we do. But are you? The world around us is constantly changing. Some would say more rapidly than ever. Are you changing too? Adapting to new challenges and environments? What did you learn today to improve yourself?
Tweet47ShareShare4188 Shares When you have an important meeting, do you get the big conference room? You know, the fancy one. The one with the boardroom table and the comfortable chairs. And the cool A/V system that hooks up directly to your laptop. With enough seats for a full-on briefing to the President. But, how much […]
TweetShareShare2727 Shares When you need to get yourself going, how do you step on the gas? There are things that boost productivity and accelerate each of us. What gets you going? We all have an internal Turbo button. Sometimes, you just need to push it.