Category: Productivity
Put an End to Over-Crowded Conference Rooms
One of the most embarrassing moments you can have during a meeting is forgetting the other person’s name, even more so after you’ve already been introduced. With conference calls, it’s especially challenging, because you cannot immediately put a name with a face. Thankfully, the nature and function of conference callsRead More
How to Remain Productive When Avoiding Work
Sometimes I amaze myself at just how much work I can get done by trying to avoid other work. It’s not that I’m avoiding work altogether in such situations, but by avoiding certain tasks that I’m not particularly looking forward to doing, I somehow remain productive and find myself gettingRead More
Is Your Home Office Leaving a Bad Impression?
For over 30 years, I have not had what most people would consider to be a “normal” office. I’ve been in basements, rented office space (which I only used in the middle of the night when no one else was there), and the thing we are now seeing more andRead More
Four Tips To Make Your Tax Seasons Easier
What was the reason you started your own business? Was it to process invoices and file receipts? I’m going to go out on a limb and say (unless you’re in the accounting business) I doubt it. The fact is that most of us got into this entrepreneur thing because weRead More
9 Ways to Increase Efficiency in Your Company
In order to reach their goals, some businesses ask their employees to work longer hours. While this is necessary in some cases, you may consider an alternative approach: finding ways to be more efficient with the time you have. Smart work can increase productivity more than hard work. Regardless ofRead More
3 Ways to Make Sure You Don’t Lose Your Work
This post is brought to you by BestBackups who review backup services. If you’ve never experienced losing your work to some technical error, then count yourself lucky. Many times I’ve tried and tried to recover some sort of work I’ve lost on the computer, whether it was an accidental human errorRead More
7 Ways to Work Smarter, Not Harder
Most entrepreneurs have heard the phrase, “Work Smarter, Not Harder,” but many of the small business owners do not embrace this philosophy, or understand how to properly implement this strategy. Instead, they spend their days putting in longer hours and finally burning themselves out, because it takes a lot ofRead More