Tag: efficiency
Four Strategies for Increasing Email Productivity
If you want to know what people value most, look at which email subject lines get the fastest replies from them. You’ll find that issues you consider priorities aren’t valued equally by others, and vice versa, which makes one-size-fits-all policies like “check email twice a day” or “turn off emailRead More
Meetings 101: Always Bring Something to the Table
During family dinners in my household, we’d all bring an item from the kitchen to the table. None was exempt from this ritual. No matter who cooked dinner that night, everyone ended up contributing to the meal because of what they brought to the table. What they brought was incidental–theRead More
Work Unplugged: Going Off The Grid
“Inaction speaks louder than words.” – Mike Vardy I’ve always wanted to quote myself. Call it self-adulation or self-indulgence if you will, but there’s a truth behind it: not making progress on something often can’t be saved by reasoning or excuses. You need to see things through to the end.Read More
Full Engagement at Work
Presence is the amount of time you’re at work: time in the office, at your desk, etc. Performance is the amount of time that you’re actually working.
Begin Your Work Day at the End of It
Use the end of your work day to set up the following morning. Get your planning out of the way ahead of time, so that you can start the day by diving right into action.
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
Cut Out the Clutter in Your Workflow
Working for a company that practically defines the term “Corporate America” for over 5 years, I’ve seen my fair share of ridiculous moments. I’m rarely surprised when I come across a person who appears to go out of their way to work harder, rather than smarter. This, of course, isRead More