Posts Tagged ‘work’

Take It Easy: 12 Ways to Kill Stress Before Stress Kills You!

There’s been a lot of fuss around the blogs about the New York Time’s silly article about bloggers killing themselves. It’s clear to anyone who reads it — and should have been clear to the reporter, Matt Richtel, even before he wrote it — that blogging isn’t killing anyone. Writers don’t blog ’til they drop.

Rather, Richtel offers a picture of several driven bloggers who, quite simply… » Continue

April 11 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: , , , | 14 comments»

Happiness at Work - 12 Simple Ways to Make it Happen!

If you are a relatively junior employee at your company, though you carry out a very important role, you may not always be recognised. You might also face some of the following challenges:

  • Little fulfilment at work
  • Long working hours
  • Conflicting demands on your time and loyalty
  • Little balance between personal life and work commitments
  • Tight deadlines
  • Time management pressures
  • Strained relationships with the important people in your life
  • Tight personal finances
  • Lack of any say at
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April 11 2008 | By Arvind | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | 13 comments»

10 Steps To Working On The Road

Even if your work doesn’t need to be done in an office, it can be very hard to work when you travel. You may be a freelancer, you may own your business, or you may telecommute, but there are ten steps you need to take to prepare yourself to work on the go. They’re especially key for long-term travel, but if you’re only going for a week, consider making… » Continue

March 20 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: , , | 20 comments»

There’s More to Productivity Than Time Management

What does it mean to be productive? A typical definition might be something like, “Getting the most done in the least possible time.” In a workplace context, this means one and only one thing: more work. If the process for a task can be streamlined so it can be done in half the time, then you can have your employees do that task twice as many times.

In order to… » Continue

March 12 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: , , , , , , | 20 comments»

12 Steps Closer to Your Ideal Work Day

What would an ideal workday look like? While there might not be a single answer across the board, all of us can relate to the fact that many of our workdays are not designed for optimal productivity. We complain about too many meetings, not enough pay, travel that saps your energy and did I mention the hours? Why not take some time today to consider what… » Continue

February 25 2008 | By Mike | Tagged: , , , , | 12 comments»

Determine Never to Be Idle: A Simple Productivity Strategy

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much can be done if we are always doing.Thomas Jefferson

We lack time not because there is not enough time but because we lose too much of it. That’s why I believe this quote represents a simple but effective strategy to boost our productivity… » Continue

February 20 2008 | By Donald | Tagged: , , , , | 14 comments»

Job Satisfaction: Can You Love the One You’re With Before You Move On?

Have you ever noticed how jobs are like love affairs? You hit a bump in the road, even a patch of bumps, and there you are, climbing in bed with the statistics and making the livelihood you love all wrong. One day you wake up and say something like, “This job is just not giving me what I want; it’s not fun or challenging or collaborative anymore.” And you… » Continue

February 18 2008 | By Lisa | Tagged: , , , | 4 comments»

12 Steps Closer to Your Ideal Work Day

What would an ideal workday look like? While there might not be a single answer across the board, all of us can relate to the fact that many of our workdays are not designed for optimal productivity. We complain about too many meetings, not enough pay, travel that saps your energy and did I mention the hours? Why not take some time today to consider what… » Continue

February 5 2008 | By Mike | Tagged: , , , , , | 10 comments»

5 Things to Do If You Aren’t Celebrating Christmas

Christmas is a great holiday — you get to spend a day with your family, wallowing in nostalgia and familial love, and you get presents on top of that! But what if you don’t celebrate Christmas? What if you’re not Christian, or your family is too far away, or you have no family, or you just aren’t in the mood?

If you aren’t celebrating Christmas, it can be

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December 24 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: , , , , , , | 7 comments»

Do You Make This Mistake as a Professional?

Broken promises are one of the biggest mistakes that one can make in their career. Broken promises are a problem because:

  • Broken promises diminish the value of your word. People want to count on you when you’ll say you do something. If you regularly drop the ball people will rely on you less. Your reputation becomes one of a partial contributor and you will not be offered opportunities.
  • Broken promises decrease
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December 20 2007 | By Susan | Tagged: , , , | 8 comments»

Do Your Emails Suck? How to Write Emails That Get Results

Feel like a slave to your inbox? Improve your writing and you’ll save plenty of time by eliminating miscommunications and the need for follow-up. Email management productivity tips can only do so much if you don’t know how to write an effective email. That doesn’t mean you have to strive for lyrical prose in every message (though I always welcome lyrical prose in my inbox). The key is to… » Continue

December 19 2007 | By Pamela | Tagged: , , | 12 comments»

A simple way to reduce workday friction

The practice of courtesy is an effective antidote to the stresses of organizational life

Hamburger Management—the curse of all ultra-macho organizations—has no time for politeness or courtesy. In the faster, cheaper world of “winner takes all,” it’s fine to tell lies (called “spin”), deceive others (called PR), and bluff or cheat your way to success (called office politics). But taking the time to deal politely with others is classed as… » Continue

November 12 2007 | By Adrian | Tagged: , , | 9 comments»

Effective is Not the Same as Efficient

Are you efficient, effective, or efficiently effective? As you are focused on getting things done efficiently you may be making very quick decisions. You rapidly move through tasks and check things off your To-Do list one, two, three. You look productive because there is activity, your list is full of check marks or strikeouts showing completion, and your calendar shows meetings. That To-Do list isn’t too long and overwhelming… » Continue

November 1 2007 | By Susan | Tagged: , , , , | 17 comments»

The 7 Energy Sinkholes (and How to Avoid Them)

Energy sinkholes are situations that repeatedly drain your energy and stress you out. There are plenty of good reasons to invest your energy, so don’t waste your attention on a sinkhole. Unfortunately, it is often hard to see sinkholes since they rarely cause a drain all at once. Instead they slowly leech away at your lifeforce until your stressed, depressed and apathetic.

The best way to get… » Continue

October 11 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , | 45 comments»

15 Tips for Surviving a Task Explosion

A task explosion happens when you are suddenly faced with more tasks than you are used to. I’ve faced many times where you suddenly need to handle twice as much work, with twice the pressure. Stress levels rise, and you might feel about ready to snap.

I’ve prepared a survival list of things to do when you get caught in the middle of a task explosion. Hopefully… » Continue

October 4 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: , , , , , , , | 20 comments»

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