Here's an idea: Instead of thinking of your summer vacation as something that detracts from your work, think of it as a way to boost your work performance — or even your business.
The weeklong getaways that run a day or two over, the hour-long siestas that turn into three hours, and the three-day weekends that [...]
Browsing category "Productivity"Yahoo column: Career ideas for a warm summer day
June 29th, 2007
Book excerpt: Methods for controlling the hours you work
May 29th, 2007
My book, Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success, is available now! Yahoo column: Five steps to higher productivity
Posted to: Productivity | Time management
May 10th, 2007
One of the best ways to distinguish yourself at work is through productivity. We're all sifting through too much email, we all have more work than we can ever get done, and we all have access to more information than we could ever consume. Yahoo column: Breaking the perfection habit
April 26th, 2007
I'm not a perfectionist. In fact, when I painted my walls I didn't paint near the windows because I didn't want to do the detail work. When I accidentally address an envelope upside down, I don't get a new envelope. Estimate time more accurately by admitting you don't
Posted to: Productivity | Time management
April 12th, 2007
The first thing I did when I sat down to work today was do the easy stuff on my list that does not need to be done until the end of the week. Then, when I should have been going to bed, I started working on the stuff that has to be done today. The one skill you need for three key areas of career growth
March 6th, 2007
Emotional intelligence. This is how you will differentiate yourself at work in the new millennieum. 3 great time management strategies I'm failing at
Posted to: Productivity
December 27th, 2006
I decided to spend the lull at the end of December working on my time management skills. What has happened, though, is I have merely gained a deeper understanding of why my time management has fallen apart. Productivity tip: Face-to-face contact energizes your brain
Posted to: Productivity | Self-management
December 26th, 2006
The need to have regular human moments at work is similar to the need to stand up and stretch on an airplane: Your well-being depends on it. On top of that, a workday with regular face-to-face contact is more energizing than a day full of contacts exclusively via computer and phone. Most misunderstood aspect of delegating at work
October 14th, 2006
On my last post, where the comments are especially good, Diana wrote that delegating has always been hard for her and she asked how a manager can overcome the following problem: "If the people I was managing didn't know what I was doing that was more important than what I was delegating for them to [...] Introducing the caffeine nap
Posted to: Productivity
February 27th, 2006
I've been doing a little research on sleep. I have found that the more I understand about nutrition, the better I eat. And I thought the same would hold true for sleep. In fact, though on my way to convincing myself to sleep more, I found mostly research to help me sleep less. 5 things to do at the office the last week of Decemeber
Posted to: Productivity
December 29th, 2003
The last week of December is the busiest time for customer service reps who are fielding calls from customer’s whose gifts don’t work. For most other office workers, this week is dead. And if you are in the office this week, you are probably looking for something to do. Balance fearlessness with attention to detail
Posted to: Productivity | Time management
April 7th, 2003
Three weeks ago I wrote a column about dealing with war anxiety. I interviewed my family (what else is new?) and then wrote about my brother Mike’s worries about life insurance. |
You can't be a debt snob and be entrepreneurial. Almost all startups are founded on credit cards or money from parents. http://bit.ly/d3Hruw 2 days ago
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