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...
Aug 22, 2018 | Productivity Articles for Managing Communication
In last week’s post, I shared some new research regarding the problems of after-hours email, and also offered some solutions. Today I wanted to share a short (5-minute) excerpt of a corporate training I recently delivered that offers additional solutions. To be...
May 21, 2018 | General Productivity Articles
You probably know the big stuff you’re supposed to be getting done. But what’s often less clear is how to accomplish your work priorities when there are all sorts of other, urgent (or seemingly urgent) demands on your time. This comes down to a question of...
May 2, 2018 | Attention Management, Productivity Articles for Managing Communication
Your job involves an overwhelming amount of communications from others. Managing email and texts is a vexing challenge. So you take a cue from what you’ve observed others doing. You add a line to your email signature saying “I check my email infrequently,...
Nov 15, 2017 | Articles of Interest, General Productivity Articles, travel & vacation
Does the idea of scheduling some days off during the holiday season seems like more trouble than it’s worth? You’re not alone. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that even at companies that offer unlimited time off, employees often hesitate to take...
