You do not have to be the CEO of your company to set a strategy. As a manager, as a team leader, and as an individual contributor—nearly everything you do might benefit from a strategy. In fact, in many employee performance reviews, a failure to adopt strategic thinking is often a roadblock that keeps otherwise qualified candidates from scoring a promotion. Strategic thinking is part...
Instant Productivity Booster: Minimize Interruptions
Do you ever feel like you put in a busy 8 to 10 hour day, yet you have nothing to show for it? In my last blog post, I introduced one way to boost your productivity without upping your working hours: quit multitasking. Multitasking is...
Kyle’s Near Zero Inbox Recipe
Many of us consider email to be the most efficient way to communicate for work. How’s that been working for you lately? The trouble is, the fundamentals of email technology haven’t changed significantly since its invention, but many of us use it as the de...
The Royal Wedding is over. Can we go back to work now?
Let’s face it. Not only were a substantial portion of your employees awake before the crack of dawn this morning to tune into all the festivities associated with the wedding of the century – that of British heir Prince William and longtime love Kate...
Instant Productivity Booster: Quit Multitasking
In a 2006 Harvard Business Review article, Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Carolyn Buck Luce wrote that the days of the 40-hour workweek are over and the 60-hour workweek is now commonplace. In their research, the authors found that 62% of high-earning individuals work over 50...
How to Identify Your Company HEROes
New technologies that can help companies be more effective, productive, and efficient are being created every day. This is faster than most companies can evaluate and implement them. But while companies may be slow to innovate, a highly select few of your employees are not. ...
How Not to Waste Money on Training
Do you know someone who’s a professional learner? These are people who are constantly seeking “the” answer to whatever problem they are facing or new skill they want to conquer. They attend training session after training session, get really excited about the content, and then...
Anita Bruzzese is a syndicated columnist for Gannett/USA Today on workplace issues and the author of “45 Things You Do That Drive Your Boss Crazy.” She has been on the Today show, and quoted in publications such as O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, Self.com and BusinessWeek.com. Her website, 45things.com, is listed on the Forbes top 100 websites for women.
Author and speaker Wendy Komac is a long-time turnaround specialist who has helped save companies by focusing on changing under performers to exceptional workers. She is the author of I Work with Crabby Crappy People, a humorous and highly informative book about achieving happiness and success.
Alexandra Levit’s goal is to help people find meaningful jobs - quickly and simply - and to succeed beyond measure once they get there. Follow her @alevit.
Eva Rykrsmith is an organizational psychology practitioner. Her passion lies in bringing a psychology perspective to the business world, with the mission of creating a high-performance environment. Follow her @EvaRykr.
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Just welcoming your expertise to the blog, Wendy. Given that 80% of change initiatives fail, we can... - alexandralevit:
Hi, R – I have two Homelanders too. I personally believe that the college market is going to... - rwilcox:
An interesting entry, although I disagree with your conclusions about salary. Here’s why: I have a... - RDS:
This is a fantastic list. Another good is 8 ways to keep your boss happy. http://www.inc.com/geoffrey... - Dush Ramachandran:
Thanks Eva. I’m glad you liked the article.
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