A Lesson In Value – What the Maid Did
A maid taught me an unexpected lesson in maintaining your value. This is an important skill as often you will be asked to do more for less. Sometimes the best [...]
Aug, 26
2013
Aug, 19
2013
From Envy to Opportunity
You've probably experienced someone's envy while attending a big conference. The person, who is sitting next to you at a general session will exclaim, "I should be the one presenting [...]
Aug, 12
2013
Productivity Tip: Give the Can
How can an investment of less than a dollar make someone feel good about spending $250 with you? Do you think that such knowledge could shorten the sales cycle with [...]
Aug, 5
2013
Get Selfish to Boost Productivity
It probably goes against everything your Kindergarten teacher ever taught you but you need to get more selfish on the job. Why do you need to become concerned chiefly with [...]
Jul, 31
2013
Productivity: Speed Plus Excitement
If you want to increase your productivity, you may want put the brakes on the idea of going fast. There is an equation that spells out the problem. Speed + [...]
Jul, 22
2013
Desperation Produces Creativity
If you want to do good work, then you need to get desperate. Yes, living with a sense of desperation isn't comfortable but that's the point. I've learned that desperation [...]
Jul, 15
2013
Workplace Productivity – Our Misperception of Time
There are 162 games in a season for a Major League Baseball team and the perception of that number can tell you a lot about workplace productivity. At the beginning [...]
Jul, 8
2013
The Smartest Person in a Room Full of Idiots
It's natural to want to be the smartest person in the room but sometimes you're nothing more than the smartest person in a room full of idiots. In this case, [...]
Jul, 1
2013
Workplace Productivity: The Endless Pit of Needs
If you ever feel like you don't have enough time at work to get the important stuff done, then you've probably fallen into the Endless Pit of Needs. This is [...]
Jun, 24
2013
Leadership – Want Employee Engagement? Then Start Talking
If you're a leader, then you should be worried about a recent Gallup survey about employee engagement. It estimates that about 70% of our workforce (or 100 million people) are [...]