Posts Tagged ‘Productivity’
Wasted Time is Money Lost
We’ll get to my heartbreak about time and money in a minute. But first… There is a relationship between time and money that is more complex than most managers think. Fixed overhead for salaries, rent, equipment leases and more make up the majority of the “burn rate” (monthly expenses) for most companies. Since this number is…
Read MoreSmaller Teams are More Productive Than Larger Ones
Back in 2013, Gallup released a report titled “The State of the American Workplace,” which stated that smaller companies tend to have more active, engaged employees than larger companies do. This seems to be a sentiment echoed by many leaders in the business world. Jeff Bezos of Amazon has a rule that a team which…
Read MoreEffectiveness Must Precede Efficiency
Too often, we seem too focused on volume, velocity and activity levels, thinking that the more things we do, the better we are. We set goals for number of prospecting calls, numbers of meetings, and any number of things. The thinking is, if we simply do more, we produce more. On face value, that makes…
Read More7 Tips to Crush Your Deadlines
Time is money, especially in business. When you’re able to crush your deadlines you can take on more projects than ever before to earn yourself promotions and an ultimately higher income. I wanted to talk to people who deal with deadlines on a daily basis (and where time is literal money) so I headed to…
Read More7 Science-Backed Ways to Improve Office Productivity
Many employers actively seek out ways to improve office productivity only to run into unhelpful and unscientific advice. Suggestions like providing coffee and candies to your staff are not helpful and can even result wasting company money. Simple advice may work for some, but is not guaranteed to work for the majority of your staff.…
Read More5 Ways a Virtual Receptionist Boosts Growth
We’ve talked a lot about growth recently—and rightfully so… Without it, your business will stagnate and fall behind the competition. What’s more, your employees will likely feel less fulfilled and revenues will drop. Today, we have another post on growth, but with a bit of a different take that you may not have considered. Specifically,…
Read MoreThe Hidden Sales Productivity Drain
Regardless your level, look at your weekly calendar. Unless you are a total dolt, I can guess what it looks like: Your time is completely filled, often with overlaps in meetings, some with multiple things scheduled at the same time. The demands on your time exceed what you can schedule—and you do a lot of…
Read MoreHow to Increase Outbound Call Center Productivity with Good Quality Headsets
When you are a call center manager, you understand that a good quality headset makes the difference between satisfying customers and angering them. However, you might not know that you can do other things to ensure you boost productivity with good quality headsets. Much of the problem comes from background noise. What Does Background Noise…
Read MoreYour Employees Are Busy, But Are They Productive?
I was a member of a business incubator while I was living in Northern California. The executive director had a Ph.D. in physics and is a very smart, but also fairly disorganized man. He seemed to work hard, but nothing ever seemed to change. He was let go during a restructuring. While I attended one…
Read More7 Psychological Ways to Improve Productivity in the Workplace
Productivity is key to a healthy company. From using a standing desk to trying the Pomodoro Technique, the ongoing search for ways to increase productivity in the workplace never ends. The problem is, people react differently to the same techniques. Instead of treating everyone as if they think the same, try considering the following, easily…
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