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Understanding motivators helps boost productivity
... or ... What my dogs taught me - demanded I learn about motivation.Meet Rambo. This is Rambo at 5:32pm every afternoon...Meet Missie. This is Missie at 5:32pm every afternoon...Rambo and Missie are our fur babies (yes – I had to publicly apologise on Facebook as...
Know When It’s Overkill
One of my favourite pastimes is to cross-stitch. So when it was my turn to give the family birthday present for my horse-obsessed niece, I thought I would stitch her a horse. I'm fairly advanced with my stitching so I picked an impressive Arabian horse head (no...
3 Words To Boost Your Personal Productivity
It can sometimes be all too easy to assume you're being productive because you're busy. The same applies as you observe your team: is this familiar: "I can't delegate to anyone because they're all so busy." A great way to test this assumption about how productive...
Benefits of Delegation
Delegation is a tool for development, delight and de- stress! When you delegate properly, you can use it as a development tool for your team. It can lighten your workload and reduce stress. It’s all about setting the delegation up for success. According to a...
The Impact of Networking on Productivity
"According to research conducted by the Business Networking Academy, 75% of business people admit that their existing networks do not support the results they need." This may be because: Social media: the shift from face to face to online networking The push to do...
3 Email Tips to Boost Your Productivity
Emails were meant to be a massive productivity booster: speed of communication to save time, access multiple items with attachments, communicate to multiple people at once, etc. … all hail the mighty email … I rarely hear people say how much they love emails. What...
5 Quick Tips For Middle Managers
Communication is the biggest issue employees have when describing what they wish their manager would improve. These tips can help your boost your communication and productive leadership. 1. Employees want to be told how they are going and what is expected...
Your Start Impacts Your Productivity for the Rest of the Day
When I was a teenager I took to heart the phrase “Start as you mean to go on.” I would start projects with the equal amounts of determination and force and I would hold strong until the project was done. This was the start of a strongly held, deeply embedded habit...
Achievement and Productivity
Achievement is like the cherry on top, the sugar that makes the medicine go down, the one secret herb or spice ... okay, enough metaphors. Achievement helps to reinforce good habits, set new neural pathways for progress, contributes to motivation for continued...
Action can be a challenge for productivity
It might seem blatantly obvious that to be productive, to achieve a goal, finish a project, make a sale, or deliver a service, action is required.If you’ve ever felt unmotivated you know it’s a real challenge to take action. Mark was a productivity client of mine...
Accountability is Needed for Productivity
When it comes to achieving the results you want, or the results expected of your role, your leaders, your team, accountability is key.Without accountability you: ⚠️ chase your tail, ⚠️ procrastinate, ⚠️ get distracted, and ⚠️ maybe best of all your mind creates the...
Chief Executive Officer or Chief EMAIL Officer?
Annabel, a Chief Executive Officer, was complaining how frustrated she was with all the emails that welcomed her every morning and all throughout the day. She feels overwhelmed and often doesn't want to turn her computer on in the morning because she knows how many...