Maura’s Productivity Blog
THIS Is What Distractions at Work Cost Your Company
This post was refreshed on July 26, 2022 Leaders typically underestimate the cost of distraction, but when I walk my clients through the implications of constantly interrupted work, they are often surprised by how much money their company is wasting on lost...
Employee Training and Development | Do It Right to Boost Retention
According to Gallup, companies that invest in employee development programs are twice as likely to retain their employees. These companies also experience an 11% greater profitability than those that don’t invest in similar programs. When companies commit to helping...
Leaders: This Is Why Your Team Doesn’t Know How to Prioritize Its Work
[Excerpted from my upcoming book, EVERYONE WANTS TO WORK HERE: Attract the Best Talent, Energize Your Team, and Be the Leader in Your Market, Sourcebooks, 2023.] Leaders often tell me their team needs to learn how to prioritize. They believe that, in most cases, this...
11 PROVEN Ways Companies Can Improve Work-Life Balance
No one can “give” someone else better work-life balance—individuals must take it for themselves. But leaders can help their employees achieve better work-life balance. I’ve helped many companies to dedicate resources to improving the work-life balance of their...
Train Your Brain to Focus: Build THIS Key Skill
This post was updated on March 21, 2022 The inability to focus—to concentrate on the task at hand—seems to be a common problem in our modern, always-connected world. But can you train your brain to focus better? Train your brain to focus and concentrate on your most...
