Author: Mike Vardy
How Not to Become an Overachiever
There’s something to be said about being too productive, which my WorkAwesome colleague, Mark Garrison, alluded to in a recent article, I’d say that the old adage “less is more” is the best practical approach to any workplace situation. We’ve all heard the quality usurps quantity time and tie again,Read More
The Value of the Weekend
Oh, how we all long for the weekend. There’s a certain buzz in the air once Wednesday passes by (ergo, we’re over the hump) and in the home stretch of what is known as “The Work Week.” Well, to some of us anyway. There are, however, those who work hardRead More
The Power of Preparedness
With the end of the year rapidly approaching (I know – seems just like yesterday that we were ringing it in) pretty much everyone is taking into account what he or she did achieve in the year speeding by and what he or she hopes to achieve in the oneRead More
Stop Deliberating and Start Delivering
“The waiting is the hardest part.” – Tom Petty This adage applies on many fronts (remember desperately wanting to open gifts early as a kid?) and the feeling never really goes away, it just comes and goes in waves. Sometimes it is a result of others making you wait, andRead More
Will Google Wave Work For You?
This post was meant to happen at least a week ago, but I simply got caught in the “current event” that is Google Wave. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Google Wave (and didn’t have or feel the need to sit through the 80 minute video when itRead More
Blog Action Day 2009: How to Change the Climate in Your Workplace
Today is Blog Action Day, and this year’s focus is on Climate Change. Now it would be easy for me talk about climate in the sense of what the overall “climate” is like in your workplace, but I’m pretty certain that isn’t what this initiative is about (but it wouldRead More
Make Work Better with Your Desktop Decor
I was checking out my new desktop wallpaper, which should look familiar to those who have been regularly perusing this here site, and as I laid out my icons accordingly on it I found myself organized and inspired in one fell swoop. It’s widely accepted that a messy desktop areaRead More
The Flow Code: The Basics of “Getting To Flow”
In my last article, I alluded to the teachings of the venerable Barney Stinson, many of whom consider to be The Master of Awesome. Not only does he “walk the walk” and “talk the talk”, but he can also pen a solid opus about it. I recently read his work,Read More