Productivity
Time zones, holidays and time math can be a real challenge in our global business world. Here are some handy sites to help.
Even the best planned projects can run into problems over time, no matter how hard you try to anticipate and prevent them. Be on the lookout for these common issues that can crop up as a project goes on and on.
What if we … ? Or maybe we should … ? Whatever the challenge you’re facing, it’s easy to get so caught up in trying to find creative solutions that you end up running around in circles and accomplishing nothing. Apply a little logic to the task by following these steps.
When you receive rude or poor quality service from, say, another department or a vendor, it’s right to complain. Just do it in a way that leads to improvement.
There are some specific steps you can take to break through your preconceptions and view problems and situations in new ways that will help you become a problem-solver for your boss.
So much to do and so little time … what worker wouldn’t like to “find” precious extra minutes? While a manager cannot magically pull time out of thin air, she can assist employees with making the most out of work hours. Here’s how.
Answer these questions “yes” or “no” to get a quick assessment of just how organized you are.
One of the most highly prized skills in our professional toolkit is the ability to prioritize. Prioritization is, generally, a labeling system in which our brains sort through multiple data points. What our minds label as most important is the thing we will act upon first.
When you’re assigned to lead a major change in your department, you want to start ASAP. But knowing what is not to be changed may matter just as much to your success.
For anyone charged with bringing lunch in for a large group, here are some lessons we’ve learned from our own past mistakes.
Perhaps it’s in the seat pocket in front of your last airline seat. Maybe it was left at a client location, hundreds of miles away. Wherever it is, you have things you need to do.
Check out these clever apps that automate processes that move information.
Let’s look at some good examples of SOP manual techniques … and some bad ones.
