Goals, Clutter & Clean Off Your Desk Day
Ahhh- to cut through the clutter and chaos. To simplify. To be able to focus on priorities. And pursue goals.
A clean desk is a good way to start and any day is a good day for that.
Monday is especially good since it’s National Clean Off Your Desk Day - celebrated the second Monday of January.
But how is a busy person with lots of projects supposed to get and keep a clean desk?
There’s always the approach Nora helped Holly take in one of my favorite episodes of Brothers & Sisters. Read more
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10 Holiday Messages for Leaders Everywhere
Use these tips and tools on a wide range of topics – safety, marketing, networking, sales, service – to help you and your team during the holiday season and beyond.
All of which will help morale and productivity. Yours and your team’s.
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Quote of the Week: Sprinkles Everywhere
Working, shopping, wrapping, decorating, cooking, partying…it’s enough to make a person sick.
And tired and stressed and maybe even a bit Scrooge-like.
Terrible for the morale and productivity of any person, any leader, any team.
This week’s quote (below) stems from a story that has contributed to the prevention and reversal of much Scrooge-like behavior over the years. Because of that, it has become a tradition to share it far and wide.
For full appreciation, be sure to read: “Traditions“. Here’s an exerpt: Read more
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10 Common Jams-Remember Hamlet’s ham
This Quick List is a companion piece to our Leadership Quote of the Week: Remember Hamlet’s Ham.
Over time, jams have a way of sending morale and productivity to the gutter. Most jams have to do with a shortage of revenue or resources (time, money, people); an overage of costs or a misalignment of values.
Here are places to look for relief by using the very simple question: Read more
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10 Take Charge Checklists
This week’s 10 by 10 on Tuesday is in celebration of National Checklist Day.
Some people view checklists as confining. Those who swear by them, find them freeing.
My view – they can be both. If used effectively, checklists can be powerful take-charge tools, enabling us to do things like: Read more
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Happy National Checklist Day
Ah- checklists.
Some people view checklists as confining. Those who swear by them, find them freeing.
I can see both sides. What I have found is that they can be both.
Used well – they allow us to save time and get 2 goal – getting the “musts” done while leaving our minds free to create and explore the “mights” and “coulds”. All of which can be boosts for morale and productivity.
Do you use any checklists? Read more
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10 Time Goblins
In celebration of Take Back Your Time Day, our Leadership Quote of the Week is: TAKE BACK YOUR TIME.
Much easier said than done.
One reason…sneaky time goblins that make us think we are doing real important stuff.
Sometimes that’s true. Sometimes it’s not.
Here they are – 10 common Time Goblins that can cause time, morale, productivity and overall performance to disappear.
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Quote of the Week: Take Back Your Time
Today is Take Back Your Time Day and Vinnie has a critical message for you:
Take Back Your Time and you boost morale, productivity and overall performance.
How to take back your time? Read more
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10 Opportunities to Push from Decision to Action
This list is in support of our Quote of the Week: A real decision is measured by action…
What if nothing happens after spending hours in meetings….discussing, debating and deciding?
Frustrating, isn’t it? It can be a real downer for morale and productivity.
And if that happens a lot, it will soon become hard to even engage people in problem solving sessions. I mean – why bother? Read more
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Quote of the Week: A real decision is…
Do you ever go to meetings where decisions are made and then a few weeks later find out that no action has been taken?
Frustrating, isn’t it? And a downer for morale and productivity.
If it happens a lot, Read more
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