Oct 27, 2018 | Corporate Productivity
Do you have a company email policy? If not, a recent study out of Virginia Tech University suggests that you should create one. The study found that even the expectation that an employee will have to deal with after-hours emails creates anxiety for both the employee...
Nov 1, 2017 | Attention Management, Audio Interviews, Corporate Productivity, General Productivity Articles, Productivity Articles for Managing Communication, travel & vacation
Distraction is the No. 1 enemy of productivity. I talked about how to strengthen your battle plan against it during my recent interview on The Innovation Show. Hosted by Aidan McCullen, The Innovation Show is a podcast for forward-thinking leaders, entrepreneurs and...
Oct 4, 2017 | Attention Management, Audio Interviews, Corporate Productivity, General Productivity Articles
If you’re a leader, do you manage with the wellbeing of your knowledge workers’ brains in mind? I talked about why this is essential during my recent interview with Andrea Simon for the On the Brink podcast. Andi is a principal and founder of Simon...
Sep 20, 2017 | Audio Interviews, Corporate Productivity, Productivity Articles for Managing Communication
Your leadership style has a big effect on your own productivity — and the productivity of your team. I dug into this and other productivity tips for leaders as a guest on a recent episode of The LEADx Leadership Show podcast with Kevin Kruse. Kevin is the founder +...
Sep 6, 2017 | Corporate Productivity, General Productivity Articles
Guest post by Shawn Thomas Imagine a lake filled with water so clear you can see the bottom, even at a depth of a hundred feet. Then, once you’ve taken moment to imagine that incredible scene, consider another, slightly different scene. This time, instead of...
Aug 24, 2017 | Corporate Productivity, General Productivity Articles
If someone gave you $40, would you spend it on stuff or on a service that helps you save time? One of those purchases will make you happier than the other one, a new study has found. And it’s not the one you might think. Researchers assigned the study...
