Maura’s Productivity Blog
How to Prepare Your Team for a Recession
Whether or not the economy lapses into a recession in 2023, wise leaders are preparing their workforce for the possibility. And they’re doing it right now. Why? Because the news is full of “prepare for a recession” news, based on the Fed's recent and projected rate...
15 Tips for Running More Effective Meetings
This post was refreshed on December 11, 2022 American workers spend a LOT of time in meetings. My clients tell me they often feel frustrated and annoyed in these meetings, so they multitask during the meetings, especially if the meetings are virtual. This raises...
The Best Way to Measure Knowledge Worker Productivity
Gone are the days when employers assessed the productivity of their team members by who spent the most time at the office and who sent emails around the clock. At least I hope those days are gone, since all of the latest research shows that these employee behaviors...
How to Create a Team Communication Policy to Improve Productivity
Reading Time: minutesThis post was refreshed on October 11, 2022 Maybe you or your team members keep two monitors connected to your computer and on at all times—one monitor to keep an eye on incoming communication so you can be timely with responses,...
How to Build a Corporate Culture That Fosters Productivity
This post was updated September 15, 2022 Company culture is often the biggest impediment to employee progress and productivity. Researchers at Harvard who studied creative work inside organizations discovered that progress is a critical source of motivation for...
