Productivity
What The Research Says About Multitasking And Its Pitfalls
Multitasking. You love it, you hate it, and you can’t seem to stop doing it. Every office has the Ultimate Multitasker – the coworker who proclaims they are much more productive while multitasking and, while others may not be suited for it, they are a master of it. But does multitasking actually work? Science says…
Read MoreSpring Clean Your Technology
There are so many ways technology can make your spring cleaning easier (Roombas, robot cleaning balls, using Yelp to find someone to help you out…), but when it comes to spring cleaning your technology, things get a little more complicated. I like to get a jumpstart on my spring cleaning by planning out the toughest…
Read MoreShould Your Company Invest in a Secondary (Backup) ISP?
In the age of the Web of Things, experiencing an internet-outage in your headquarters can mean that every hour your servers are down, so is the productivity of your employees. After all, without any access to the internet, email, or your website, what work can get done? This is where backup ISP come into play.
Read MoreDid You Just Shout At A Funeral?
You’re just trying to do like Brian Tracy said and eat that frog by your deadline, but between your open office environment and your coworkers’ insistence on immediate gratification in getting their random questions answered, you just can’t seem to get anything done. Sound familiar? “A 2013 study found that many workers in open offices…
Read MoreTop Five Productivity Apps
Let’s be honest… Productivity isn’t always what comes to mind when we think about our favorite mobile apps. We spend more time on Facebook and Audible than we’d care to admit. But the great thing about apps is there’s one for almost everything – even for making up the time we lose scrolling through our…
Read MoreThe Fallacy of Agreement
A friend recently shared a nugget of wisdom that had been passed down from his father. For days, I couldn’t get it out of my head, so I’ll share it with you in the hopes that it may be of value to you as well: Don’t necessarily seek agreement among a group; at times, seek…
Read MoreHow to Win Against Your E-Mail Inbox
If you’re anything like me, you’re used to facing down your e-mail inbox like others face down dragons. When you’re up against a crowded inbox, it’s hard to know where to get started (or even find the energy). Have faith. It is possible to go from packed to clutter-free. The first step is to set…
Read MoreMitigating the Cost of Long Commutes
Have you ever done the math on the cost of a long commute? For those of us with employees that travel to and from work every day, the costs are staggering. Consider this very common work commute scenario: Scott has a 45-minute commute to work. That’s 1.5 hours per day or 7.5 hours per week.…
Read MoreGetting Lost on the Mountain: Keeping Teams on Track
When I was much younger, my mom and my grandmother went on a trip together, just the two of them. As with many families, tensions tended to run high when my mom and grandma were stuck in the same enclosed space for a long period of time. This was in the days of atlases and…
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