Tag: Productivity
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Birthdays Are Unique Opportunities! Use them!
Last week was my birthday. Even if I was the type of person to be completely numb to my birthday, reality is that, during the day I received dozens of messages, phone calls and emails to celebrate my birthday. These affected my productivity big time! It not only affects me, but affects everyone around me:…
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The Secrets Behind A Flawless Process
For a startup, typically processes are not the main focus to start with so risks can be around the corner. Tips on getting extra set of eyes to help you with accredited and robust processes.
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Please DO Hesitate To Contact Me
Interruptions are a corporate cancer. Tricks on how to navigate interruptions at work.
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How Long Should An Email Be?
Tips to keep emails efficient and effective since they are part of business workflows and are key elements to get things done!
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5 Ways To Avoid Meetings Starting Late
It is extremely frustrating that your daily productivity output is often measured by meetings being on time or not. If one meeting starts late, chances are everything will fall behind!
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How the Business Can Stay Productive While Going On Vacation
It’s that time of the year again where you want to submit that leave request and along comes all those mixed feelings: part of you can’t wait for the feeling of hot sand between your toes and the other feels guilty for “abandoning” ship in the middle of a storm. Literally!
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Why Do We Glorify Working Late?
It can be exhausting, especially if you are an organized individual, with daily productivity targets, to land under a leader that glorifies overworking or worse: that praises colleagues that you know deliver less in the same amount of time but work longer hours so look more dedicated!
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Productivity And Micromanaging
Concerned about time management, your personal productivity and yet, you have the need to be invited to every meeting, consulted for every topic and have the last say about a simple internal email to ensure it is done right? Well, there is a big chance you are a micromanager!
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Say No, For Productivity Sake!
Saying NO takes skill and it has a direct impact in your ability to manage your time and you immediately have productivity gains.
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Retraining The Operator Does Not Mitigate Risk
If you think your processes are robust enough to prevent risk issues and yet, an issue still occurs, the way you handle it makes all the difference.