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3 Simple Behavioral Shifts That Will Help You Create Quick Wins And Save Time Instantly

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3 Ways to Improve Productivity

Guest post by Nick Sonnenberg, author of Come Up for Air There are a million and one things you have to do in a day. And with a million and one things to do, it’s easy to get bogged down and feel like you’re not making any progress. Your time is also limited, so you must use the little hours that you have for work that matters. That’s why efficiency is key when it comes to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership, Personal & Professional Development, Productivity Tagged With: leadership, new leader, productivity

5 Ways You Can Recharge: Mind, Spirit, and Productivity

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By Kevin Eikenberry Experts say that people are truly complex bundles of energy. Therefore, it makes sense to think about how we can manage, use, and increase the amount of energy in our bodies and minds. Why? Because when we are better energy managers, we can create better results in all areas of our lives. The topic of personal energy is much larger than can be covered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership, Personal & Professional Development, Productivity, Teambuilding Tagged With: energy, productivity, recharge, refresh

The Top 10 Tips to Boost Productivity at Work

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By Guest blogger We all go to a workplace every day and sometimes it is not that easy. We have to finish many assignments, make reports, and whatnot. But sometimes there are simple things we can do in order to work more efficiently and get our jobs done sooner. In this article, I will tell you about some of these small things which can make your everyday tasks easier said … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: productivity

Are You Aware of What Your Best Really Is?

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by Kevin Eikenberry Perhaps it is further proof that a principle is a principle when it becomes more clear and true to you the older you get.  If that is true, there can be no doubt that self-awareness is a principle that matters.  In order for us to lead at higher levels, indeed in order for us to live at higher levels, we must become more self-aware. What is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Goal Setting, Personal & Professional Development, Productivity Tagged With: career advancement, Kevin Eikenberry, leadership mindset, motivation, productivity, self awareness

Picking Alternatives to Email

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by Wayne Turmel New leaders rely on the skills we had as teammates and the habits that made us successful. But what if there’s one thing you did that wasn’t as productive as you thought it was, and now is a great time to change? We’re talking about the over use and abuse of email. As team members, there’s a pretty good chance we were “that person.” You know, the one who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Future of Work, Productivity, Remote Work Tagged With: communicating with employees, communication, email, productivity, remote work, Wayne Turmel

Retaining Top Talent in a Flourishing Gig Economy

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This is a guest post by Rick Grimaldi, author of FLEX: A Leader’s Guide to Staying Nimble and Mastering Transformative Change in the American Workplace For many employees, the work/life integration empowered by the gig economy is not a cool trend but a priority, and companies may need to make it part of their offers, if they want to compete for Gen X, Y, and Z … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: featured blogger, productivity, recruiting, retention

Tips for a Fun, Energizing, SUCCESSFUL Summer

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While it's not officially summer for a couple of weeks, many of us already feel like the season is here. Hot weather, the close of school for summer break, cook outs, and vacations have us in a summer state of mind. As leaders, we must understand all that summer brings, while still keeping a focus on productivity and results. The challenge, as is often the case in life, is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: Kevin Eikenberry, leadership mindset, productivity

Another Way to Think About Time Management

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In our Bud to Boss workshops, I often get asked about time management from a leadership perspective. How to be better at it and how to stop wasting it. While I have read much about this topic and continually try to get better at it, I am increasingly clear that we are all starting from the wrong place. When I look at a clock it just keeps ticking. It doesn’t matter what I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: efficiency, productivity, time-management

Ensuring a Well-Run Meeting Starts With One Critical Step

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We’ve all walked out of a meeting and thought “Wow, that was a waste of time.” Perhaps the meeting had no clear purpose, the participants strayed off topic or the issues weren’t adequately resolved. Regardless, you left the meeting feeling frustrated. This time-wasting experience could have been avoided if the person preparing for the meeting knew how to write an agenda that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Performance Management, Productivity Tagged With: meetings, productive meetings, productivity, team building

Motivate Yourself With a New Routine

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With everything that has happened, even the normally super productive and focused leaders among us are struggling to manage all the change and emotions. So, if you are like so many people who are feeling some unease and distress, it could be because your daily routine has been shattered. Building new routines can be a game changer for your productivity and happiness. Here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Personal & Professional Development Tagged With: Kevin Eikenberry, productivity, time-management

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