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Values-Based Time Management

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TIme management

Guest article by Peggy Sullivan Time is, for most, our most precious resource. We can use time, savor it, or fritter it away. Time management is a billion-dollar industry that has us searching for the magic bullet to get more done in less time. Countless programs help us manage time, yet being time poor is a common complaint. The value of time management is the ability to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership, Productivity Tagged With: leadership, time-management

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

Flex Your Style to Build Your Team

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Building a high-performing team is a complicated thing to do. There is no single formula or strategy for doing it. The number of combinations of personality dynamics, business demands, economic situations and other variables affecting your team is probably too long to fully describe. Despite the complexity and number of variables, there some principles and ideas you can rely on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: communicating with employees, Guy Harris, team building, time-management

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

Improve Team Productivity With 3 Attention Management Strategies

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This is a guest post by Maura Nevel Thomas, an award-winning international speaker and trainer on productivity and work-life balance. As a new team leader, you’re faced with a challenge. Employee productivity is now at least in part, up to you. How will you increase your team's productivity so you can continue to drive value at your company?   As a first step, I encourage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Performance Management Tagged With: career advancement, motivation, productivity, time-management

Should You Be Worried About Time Theft in Your Office? 

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Would it surprise you to know that nearly 75 percent of US businesses are affected by time theft? Most companies don’t notice it. To be fair, it’s likely because most employees aren’t even conscious of doing it either. Unfortunately, it’s costing workplaces $50 billion annually.   Image Source Time theft is defined as the practice of employees charging their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: difficult employees, difficult people, difficult situations, productivity, technology, time-management

Overcome Your Distraction Addiction

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There are lots of things people become addicted to. I believe one of the most prevalent isn’t ever mentioned in the same breath with the addictions you thought of as you were reading the first sentence. What can we do to deny the allure of the distraction, regain our focus, and maximize our productivity? Good questions. Here are some answers for you. Stop multi-tasking You … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: Kevin Eikenberry, new leaders, productivity, time-management

5 Steps to Improve Engagement During Meetings

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This is a guest post by Elise Keith.  The coffee date with your personal hero, and hopefully, future mentor. The make-or-break sales demo with that perfect-fit client. The last-ditch attempt to mend a broken partnership.   When everyone in the room understands what’s at stake, engagement is automatic. We don’t worry about engagement in those situations. Instead, we focus … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: communicating with employees, featured blogger, meetings, time-management

4 Ways to Do More Each Day (and Still Leave on Time)

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How can you start boosting your productivity today? In my opinion, accomplishing more each day doesn't have to do with some life-changing process or technology. Instead, it's about finding extra minutes and even hours throughout your work week. It's about minimizing wasted time. Here's how I do it, and how you can too. Listen closely We know that being a better listener is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management, Personal & Professional Development Tagged With: leadership mindset, success, time-management

Do You Have 5 Minutes? Don’t Waste It.

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Leaders are always telling me how busy they are. Heck, it isn’t just leaders, it seems to be everyone. We all have too much to do and too little time. Today, I am not going to ask you to set aside hours of time. I am asking you to find five minutes. That's it. We all have five minutes show up in our day. We have five minutes between meetings or phone calls. We all have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Personal & Professional Development Tagged With: leadership mindset, time-management

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