Most leaders would say they want their people to work efficiently. We invest in technology, improve processes, eliminate unnecessary steps, and hold meetings about increasing productivity. We encourage people to find better ways to get things done. Then an employee figures out how to accomplish in four hours what used to take eight. What do we do? We give them four more hours of work. Think about the message that sends. The employee who becomes more efficient isn't necessarily … [Read more...]
Does It Take A Deadline To Get You Into Action?
Does It Take A Deadline To Get You Into Action? You knew this was an important project. However, when this was discussed you volunteered to take it on. Maybe it was the challenge of something new to get involved in. Or possibly you figured the exposure to be the one who completed it would help your career advancement. The fact that you would interact with senior executives across the company on this project was definitely a positive. Whatever the reason you haven’t done one lick of work … [Read more...]
Look There’s Two Months Left In The Year!
The last two months of the year are about to begin. Our minds think this means we have eight more weeks to finish the year strong. Not exactly. Take into consideration family, friends and business functions that will be taking place in November and December. Add in some potential travel involved and realistically there’s six weeks remaining. You may even have a few days set aside for vacation. Now with your calendar nearby and a plan, you will be able to get more productive days out of … [Read more...]
How Do You Complete Each Day?
This is part two of a two part article on you having a productive day. If you missed part one, read it here. We all want each of our days to be productive days don’t we? So how do we complete each day? It’s going to summarize everything we accomplished today and prepare us for our day tomorrow. Take a moment and write out the various things you typically do currently for your end of day routine. Let’s look these items over. Did these review how you made out today with your … [Read more...]
How Do You Start Out Each Day?
This is part one of a two part article on you having a productive day. We all want our days to be productive days don’t we? So how do we start out each day? It’s going to set the tone for the rest of the day. Take a moment and write out the various things you do at the start of each day? If you have a to-do list for the day, or the week, and there are a few items that you would rate as difficult to do, or need some time to do, or you have been putting off doing them... these exact … [Read more...]
A Four Day Work Week – Really?
A four day work week is suddenly a hot topic – really? Covid-19 happened and it wasn’t fun for anyone. People who were able to keep a job and were able to work remotely did exactly that. Others who were on the front lines and are critical workers performed miracles throughout. In fact, many still do, every single day. Meanwhile there’s a wake up call especially in larger companies and especially in tech. This week Mark Zuckerberg actually sounded like a really seasoned CEO who wants a … [Read more...]