Top leaders are always looking for ways to improve productivity. Research reported in Harvard Business Review suggests that there are three categories of habits that the most productive people carry out: 1 – Prioritize Work Daily with Specific Objectives. Organize your day according to your priorities and set specific objectives for each meeting on your calendar … [Read more...] about Maximize Your Productivity
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Reducing Your Urgent List
Focus on what is Not Urgent & Important. Steven Covey famously suggested this in his book, First Things First. When you do this you are able to focus on true strategic issues that will make an impact on your organization and its stakeholders. Covey says that we need to Minimize work on issues that are Urgent & Important, Delegate issues that are Urgent & Not … [Read more...] about Reducing Your Urgent List
Boost Your Productivity with Single-Tasking
Multitasking is is a myth. Psychiatrist Edward Hallowell defines multitasking as a “mythical activity in which people believe they can perform two or more tasks simultaneously as effectively as one.” When we try to do this – and I am certainly guilty of it – we are actually “task switching.” It makes us feel busy, but it is not efficient and results in lower quality … [Read more...] about Boost Your Productivity with Single-Tasking
Your Passion and Your Paycheck
“If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life.” Nice sentiment, but easier said than done. In my ideal world, each of us would have jobs we are passionate about in which we are able to regularly use our natural talents while working for an organization with a mission that inspires us, and we are paid well doing it. Please pursue this dream! I hope … [Read more...] about Your Passion and Your Paycheck
Overcoming Burnout
You realize you are burned out. Or maybe it’s someone on your team. Either way, it is important to understand the cause of the burnout before you can address it. A recent article in Harvard Business Review suggests that there are three types of burnout, and each has a different remedy. *Overload Burnout. This is the classic type of burnout where a person simply … [Read more...] about Overcoming Burnout