Busywork and how to prevent it
For most people, quantity of work matters way more than quality — and that likely (has to) hurt business productivity. Continue Reading
Priorities
“But what’s the project objective, sir?”
Most offices are a giant priority vacuum. What now? Continue Reading
You don’t need a mail manager program, no
It’s amazing how email — essentially a series of 0s and 1s transmitted electronically — manages to confound people with Ivy League MBAs on an hourly basis. Continue Reading
Friday afternoon at work: Use it better
Friday afternoons at work are a wasteland, right? Cue Trump: “Wrong!” It’s all about using them properly. Continue Reading
Goal setting activities: Your 2017 guide (you’s welcome)
Process is important when setting goals and strategy, but it can’t be allowed to overwhelm actual productive results. Continue Reading
We think about business competition all wrong
Stop thinking your rivals’ market share is some flag you need to capture, and then maybe we can fix a few societal ills as well. Continue Reading
Busy Busy Busy: Why are Americans so obsessed?
Get off the cross, as others need the wood. Continue Reading
The United States of Nervous Wrecks
Work = stress = anxiety = we’re all popping meds = guys getting richer = less scratch for us = anxiety = we’re all nervous wrecks. Continue Reading