Posts Tagged ‘Productivity’
Are Leaders Responsible for Employee Burnout?
Think you are setting the right example by working all hours and rewarding your employees when they do the same? Perhaps this isn’t you at all, but you can’t understand why your employees seem burnt out? The Guardian reports that burnout has become a sinister and insidious epidemic. Last year CNBC reported that nearly 40…
Read MoreThe Small Business Road Map to a Collaborative Culture
For small businesses, making the most out of every team member’s strengths is a must. It’s the only way to compete in the global economy, which often pits upstart businesses against far-larger and more established rivals. Doing so means establishing a culture of collaboration that encourages every employee to work with their peers to form…
Read More4 Tips for Creating 2-Way Dialogue with All-Hands Meetings
From eye-rolls visible in an open-plan office to sizeable groans behind closed doors, the announcement of an all-hands meeting doesn’t always receive the response you want. In reality, they might be the opposite of what you expect. In your mind, your prepared speech may be award-winning (if such an awards show existed—and you believe it…
Read More4 Ways to Seriously Stop Your Work Burnout
The overwhelming pace of business and nonstop demands on workers’ time and energy have taken a toll on the productivity and personal health of everyone from the front lines to the C-suites. Research shows nearly one in four employees feel burned out at work, and the psychological and physical problems associated with burn out add up to…
Read More6 Habits That Kill Your Productivity and What You Should Be Doing Instead
With countless distractions in our modern, overly digitalized world, productivity can be a difficult skill to master. Whether you find yourself browsing social media when you should be typing, or texting during important discussions, you’re killing your productivity. Here are six habits that kill your productivity and what you should be doing instead to stay…
Read MoreHigh Performers Spend Their Time Differently
Before reading this post, think about the following quote from Abraham Lincoln: If I have 6 hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first 4 hours sharpening the axe. I’ve had the great privilege of coaching/advising one of the highest performance sales teams I’ve ever worked with. They are led by a great…
Read MoreHow to Work If You’re Too Busy to Work
Too busy to work? At some point, no matter how busy you are, when you have a home business you must work in order to get paid! If you feel as though everyone is pulling at you from every side and you are just plain too busy to work then it may be time to…
Read More3 Highly Effective Tips to Deal with Delinquent Accounts and Collect Late Payments
People that don’t pay their bills on time are the bane of most account managers’ existences. Hunting delinquent customers down, discussing the problem, and extracting the funds can be a long, tedious process. You wind up wasting hours (or even days) of valuable work just to deal with a handful of negligent accounts. Don’t let…
Read More5 Mindful Wellness Tips to Increase Your Work Productivity
As technology increases and we have instant access to virtually anything we want to know about, it’s becoming more important to establish ways to tame your mind and help yourself stay focused. In a busy world, where we all are trying to work and survive, we need healthy routines to help us manage stress and…
Read MoreThe Flipside of Hustle Culture
Platitudes like “Thank God It’s Monday” have been stressing the younger generation’s emphasis on so-called hustle culture. While some upstart tech companies like WeWork have implored their staffers to do what they love, in reality many people working at these places have simply convinced themselves that they should go through life pretending to love work.…
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