We’ve all been there – staring bleary eyed at a computer screen, digging deep for motivation or inspiration that seems to have taken a temporary hiatus just when we need it most.
Or, glued to the television set, watching the minutes tick by as the guilt of procrastination ruminates in our stomach.
There’s certainly no shortage of literature on procrastination – causes for it, tips for combating it, etc. – but is it really as bad as we make it out to be? Click Here to Read Article …
Everyone wishes, they could have more time to get things done at work. When you work for a company that has multiple projects at once, managing these processes can be a daunting task. Project management has become instrumental just for this purpose, businesses today want to get more done and spend less time having to organize it.
Comindware looks to help businesses become more efficient by streamlining the entire process. From general management to the tracking on known issues, Comindware seeks to make project management easier, more efficient and generally less of a headache. Click Here to Read Article …
The only truly effective way to avoid the risks inherent to self employment and freelancing is to not be self employed and to not freelance. That particular way of generating money tends to be one giant risk when compared to full time contract work.
Being your own boss is all about embracing the risk in order to reap the significant rewards that come with it with the only major compensation being that you’ll technically never be made redundant. Click Here to Read Article …
As any boss will know, there’s a fine line between being frugal and tight-fisted. Whether you own your own business or you’re simply in charge of a budget and a camp of hard-working employees, you’ll undoubtedly want to appear generous without compromising your money saving strategy.
It can be a tricky balance to manage — after all, not everyone has the budget to create a Google-esque office oasis — however there are ways to encourage a harmonious working environment and keep costs under control at the same time.
From simple mood enhancers to long-term perks, by increasing happiness levels, work satisfaction and productivity, you could even end up making more money in the long run. Here are a few handy hints and tips on how! Click Here to Read Article …
The older we get, the harder it is to learn something new. Not because it’s actually harder, but because we don’t like feeling like a novice. So, wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to get up that learning curve faster?
Well, there is.
No doubt you’ve heard of the 10,000 hour rule. First espoused by psychologist K. Anders Ericsson, the “10,000 hour” rule states that it takes 10,000 hours to master any skill. Or, translated into years, it’s about 10 years of consistent practice to achieve mastery. Click Here to Read Article …
The boss is not always right but all too often people fear that they might be ridiculed or even risk losing their job if they challenge their boss and speak forthright. You might have come up with an efficient solution to an ongoing problem, or an idea for a viable project, but you need to be able to approach your boss before these can be implemented.
People learn how to effectively communicate with the general public everyday in jobs; however, very little time and effort is spent learning how to open up the lines of communication with the boss. Click Here to Read Article …
Have you ever had those days where your confidence is off the charts and you are knocking out amazing work?
The thing is most days we hesitate to unleash our superpowers. We hold back because we are afraid of the backlash that might occur.
The more you hold back from expanding the trust within yourself the less great work that you will do. I’m not talking about letting your ego get out of control. I’m talking about having trust in your gifts or superpowers. Click Here to Read Article …
Setting goals and creating plans for achieving success is one thing but actually following through and getting everything done is another.
This is often one of the the biggest obstacles that many people face in their business lives, there are never enough hours in the day.
So how do ultra-productive people do it? There are a few skills these people have that help them to get a lot done. Let’s take a look at what these are so you can use them in your own life. Click Here to Read Article …
Remember last year when Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter, right around election time, said that he planned to cut his employees’ hours as a way to circumvent the major requirements of the Affordable Care Act?
Well that was just the beginning, now other businesses are thinking that might not be such a bad idea.
Schnatter, to his credit, backpedaled and apologized after a firestorm of bad press around his plans. Now though the movie theatre chain Regal Cinemas is doing the same thing that Schnatter threatened to do. Click Here to Read Article …
Have you been smothered with so many online success stories that you are thinking about starting something online yourself? With all the big named stories and biographies, it can sometimes be intimidating with just the thought of starting.
It is simply sad to see a good idea go to waste because they were just afraid to start. Click Here to Read Article …
Several times in my career I found myself wondering why, despite putting in hard work and long hours, I wasn’t getting more out of it. The reason things weren’t moving as fast as I would like them to was usually related to my personal goals I set, or more appropriately, my consistency in sticking with them.
But when I set out to learn what others did to manage their goals, all I got was a bunch of corporate buzzwords that didn’t resonate with me. In this post I describe a useful analogy that helped me stay grounded. Click Here to Read Article …
A few months ago, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer made headlines when she effectively banned her employees from telecommuting. She claimed that teams perform their best work in close collaboration with one another, but other Yahoo insiders indicated a more serious problem.
Namely, that employees were simply not honoring their telework arrangements as intended, reducing overall productivity and impacting Yahoo’s business efficiency.
Whatever the reason, the Yahoo decision raises one of the most fundamental issues that comes up when companies decide to permit telework — trust. Click Here to Read Article …
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