It might be your own productivity. Improve the productivity of your employees or co-workers. Potentially improve the productivity of your teammates. The question one might ask is how? How do we actually improve productivity? One of the common topics that surface when this improve on productivity subject is brought up is ‘the internet’. This is the catch all for the use of social media and everything online while at work. An often taken approach which resolves nothing is to ban the use of … [Read more...]
What is Old is New?
This is a question that transcends your age. Consider experiences, events, relationships business transactions or other meaningful areas which you recall at some level. Where are you presently and has this had any impact on you over time? As you reflect back, do you wish you had done anything differently? Select one or more of these items and consider what have you learned? Hopefully this is not a painful process, rather you are finding it to be enjoyable. Either way now let’s have some … [Read more...]
What Does Average Really Mean To You?
We all hear about the average cost of a new home? What goes through your mind when you hear this information? Does it have one bit of relevance to you? What really matters to us is what does a home cost or sell for in the region where we live! Or what does a home cost or sell for in the region where we are moving to? These are the reference points we really care about, not the average. Further is – there is no context – what size and style home is the reference point for this statement … [Read more...]
Is Your Work Environment Right For You?
This may sound almost hard to believe – however – when I worked in one of the top oil trading and refining companies in the world, I introduced the open seating floor plan for the operations team and it took off throughout many other areas of the company. Before then, only the trading guys had a partial open floor plan. Our communication between each other was greatly enhanced and we were able to provide each other with assistance in a variety of items, That just never happened before, or … [Read more...]
Don’t Fall For It!
August started this week - did you notice? In North America it is easy, too easy to kick back and say, “Everyone is going on vacation this month so I am going to chill out.” Don’t Fall For It! Seriously Don't! Really! Here is one calendar fact to take note of - if you take August on the slow bell and decide to start picking up the phone again after Labor Day - that is September 5! Three working months left in the year (assuming you also think no one is going to be working in most of … [Read more...]
3 Productivity Tips
Three productivity tips for you to implement now Any type of business you are in at any level in any type of workplace, we all want to be more productive. Here are three tips anyone can implement now to become more productive immediately. First let’s review three myths. Yes remove these from your thought process. Myth #1: Do we all agree there is no such thing as ‘work-life balance’? There is life! In life we balance what we do with our time. There is work or business, family, community, … [Read more...]
