Your Productivity Puzzle: Do the Pieces Fit?
Think of your team like pieces of a productivity puzzle and how well they fit together will determine your success. Very often, good leaders are have a puzzle picture in [...]
Nov, 21
2016
Nov, 18
2016
How to Control Distractions at Work
Do distractions at work keep you from getting your important work done? These interruptions can add up quickly. In this episode of our Productivity at Work video series, you’ll learn [...]
Nov, 15
2016
Do You Hurt Productivity at Work?
What if you had little habits that actually hurt productivity at work? These may be the product of a bored mind that unwittingly distracts people from their big picture goals. [...]
Nov, 14
2016
Productivity Tip: Are You Holding the Mattress on the Car Roof?
If you want to improve your productivity at work, consider what happens when you put a mattress on your car roof. It can be a familiar sight on a college [...]
Nov, 11
2016
Productivity at Work Video Series: Introduction
This first series of videos, in our weekly video productivity at work series, are all about dealing with distractions at work. Distractions keep you from achieving your important work, your [...]
Nov, 8
2016
Why You Need to Anticipate Problems at Work
Leaders who seem to move ahead of the competition often share a simple trait: they anticipate problems at work. This isn’t a matter of clairvoyance but rather having a close [...]
Nov, 7
2016
What TV News Knows About Making Fast Decisions
How a TV station covers news can teach you a lot about why it’s important to make fast decisions. Sometimes otherwise effective business leaders can become paralyzed with indecision, even [...]
Nov, 1
2016
Do Your Assumptions Produce Mistakes?
Do you make fast decisions based on your assumptions? While it can feel good to trust your gut, does your gut ever get it wrong? Sometimes you may be missing [...]
Oct, 31
2016
The Productivity Trap: The Quick Fix
The next time you do a load of laundry, I want you to think about the danger of the quick fix. Many businesses are undermined by little issues that either [...]
Oct, 25
2016
Poor Training Costs You Money
You’ve probably encountered a employee who had poor training at a fast food restaurant. He or she doesn’t know the right buttons to push on the cash register, is visibly [...]