Maintaining productivity in any team is difficult, but even more so within a marketing team where there are smaller teams within, yet everyone still needs to be aligned. And with the recent pandemic and people dispersed across different locations, this has become increasingly more difficult. However, there are some ways that you can boost your […]
Productivity
5 Ways Boosting Workplace Safety Can Increase Productivity
Health and safety has undoubtedly become essential for businesses across every industry in recent years. And while strong health and safety measures have brought fantastic improvements to a number of areas, there are some who believe that this emphasis on workplace safety is not a universal positive. One of the issues raised is productivity. It […]
Beginners Guide to Running a More Efficient Small Business Using Tech
Technology has stimulated constant, rapid evolution in business. Whereas few offices had their own computer 50 years ago, computers are now crucial for every business. Companies that want to keep up with consumer needs and compete with others in their industry have to embrace tech and the advantages it brings. Photo by bruce mars on […]
Feeling Hemmed In? Avoid These Home Office Obstacles
It’s a dream for many. Working at home is something that everybody is somewhat envious of. But it’s not until they actually do it that they realize just how many obstacles there are. For anybody running a small business, it can be a necessity to work from home. And if you are in the process […]
5 Easy Ways to Increase Business Productivity
Small businesses often run with tight margins and need to ensure that they are getting as much from their staff as possible. This is productivity, and it is absolutely vital in the short and long-term success of the business. If your team is less productive than your competitors, you can fall behind in the marketplace […]
Want Higher Productivity? 5 Steps to Building a Success-Driven Culture
Productivity is not just about delivering services and goods at the lowest possible cost. Productivity in today’s competitive marketplace involves giving sincere attention to quality and factors in the unique needs of your customers and your team. Leading the charge and unifying the company’s moving parts is its company culture. A growing new business doesn’t […]
Gamify Those Otherwise Dull Work Assignments
Most of us are driven by the competitive spirit, the desire or need to win. It reinforces self-worth, provides closure at the end of a good effort, and energizes us during the effort to achieve. Being driven to achieve results Many of us as managers—and our employees as workers—are driven by process, actions required to […]
How to Stop Procrastinating: 5 Ways to Regain Control of Your Business and Your Life
Procrastination is the act of delaying something for no good reason. In Latin, procrastinare means “to put off until tomorrow.” In Greek, akrasia means doing something against our better judgment. Procrastinating, no matter how we tend to rationalize it by saying “this isn’t the best time” or “there are other priorities” or “the moon is not in the […]
What is the Secret to Creating Your Best Art and Work?
Do you have a “sacred place” that is just yours? That allows you to have the space and freedom to work on what is important. Some of us work in “hot desk” environments. But these seem to be designed more to save money for the industrial corporation complex than for the creative human. As humans […]
Do You Work with The Sales Team?
Like it or not, whether you work for an agency or client-side marketing department, much of your success is out of your hands. In the “you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink” analogy, it’s your job to lure the horse to the water. But you are depending on the […]
