Dealing With Idea Overload In Three Easy Steps

Here are a couple of ways to help you sort your ideas and keep yourself from wasting valuable time you could be spending on more fruitful ventures.

Business Owners - Are You Thriving or Simply Surviving?

If you are tired of the daily pressure to single-handedly hold everything together – this article is a must read.

Managing Work, Inspiring Life

Think about your office environment for a moment. Frantic meeting schedule and looming deadlines aside, how conducive is your workplace to stimulating playful imagination and creative brainstorming?

Improving Productivity - How to Eliminate Workplace Conflict & Instantly Improve Productivity

The same problems that plagued people in ancient times are still with us today. People are still rude, selfish, insensitive, and difficult -- some of the time. Unfortunately, you may be forced to work with these difficult people. That's life.

How To Stop Email From Killing Your Productivity

In this email, I provide some tips on how to tame the email beast. Don't let email run your life - learn how to keep it a useful tool.

The Profitability of the Canadian Furniture Industry

Pre-tax profits as a rate of return on total sales among furniture manufacturers exceeded the same ratio among manufacturers in general in 1999, 2001 and 2002. However, the relative strength of furniture manufacturers with respect to this measure does no longer prevail at the present time. The rates of return on sales among furniture manufacturers were well below those of manufacturers in general throughout most of the 1990s and again in the years after 2003.

The Importance of Trust in the Work Place

The article gives suggestions on how to build trust in the workplace and why that it is imperative to productivity and moral.

Feedback: The Dirtiest Word in Our Workplace

Feedback has been hailed as the most powerful tool in the modern workplace. So why is no one is using it and what can be done about it? After years of researching interpersonal skills and then training supervisors and managers on the fine art of giving feedback, I think I have finally figured it out--but I would appreciate your feedback !

Stop Multi-Tasking - It's About Time!

Why multi-tasking can actually interfer with productivity, and what to do instead.

Meaningful Meetings - Stop Wasting My Time!

Got meeting skills? Meetings can consume major portions of the workday for everyone who attends unless they are planned properly and run effectively. Use these simple tips to keep your meetings running smoothly and shut-down the ever present know-it-all.

Communicating Best Practices - Is Someone Missing From Your Team?

Spreading best practices is crucial to your organization's success, so you rely on colleagues and other helpers to supplement your skills and knowledge. But your team may be missing a crucial player who could make all the difference as to whether employees actually embrace your message.

That's the E-Fax, Jack

Our office uses e-fax. That means we don't have a fax machine at all - our faxes are sent and received online. Is it worth it?

Prioritizing for a Highly Effective and Successful, Busy Life

Prioritizing includes two steps: Determining what needs to be done and deciding on the order in which you will do the tasks.