Tag: Performance
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Which Role Will You Play Today?
You’re reading the latest novel and suddenly, out of nowhere, you’re completely blindsided by the way the hero in the story behaves. What the heck just happened? Why did she do that? Doesn’t she know better? Well, maybe she does and maybe she doesn’t. It’s hard to say with the limited information you have. So…
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Your Personal Effectiveness Program (Part 5: Prioritizing Your Task List)
Today you continue your journey to improve your Personal Effectiveness. So far in our program, we have worked on developing skills and honing techniques to make you more productive and more effective in your everyday work and life. In this final article in the series, we’ll review your task list and determine where to spend…
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Focus on People, Not Productivity
7:00am. Get up. Get showered. Get breakfast. Get coffee. Yes, all the coffee. 8:00am. Commute. Ugh. 9:00am. Hello, old friend. (My workspace…at the office.) 9:02am. This is kinda weird. Everyone is so quiet. Tina and Yvette aren’t hugging and chatting. Carol and Frank aren’t sharing weekend stories. I thought people would be happy to finally…
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Your Personal Effectiveness Program (Part 3 – Tame Your Inbox)
Today you continue your journey to improve your Personal Effectiveness by tackling that out-of control email inbox. Yeah, it’s out of control, and you know it. But you can’t quite figure out how to tame it. Before we get started, understand one thing: you’re worth more than the email that comes your way. So why…
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Your Personal Effectiveness Program (Part 2-GTD)
Your desk is a mess. Your closet’s a mess. Heck, your life might even be a mess. But it doesn’t have to be that way. All you need is a little nudge (and a plan) to get you moving in the direction you want to go. Today you continue your journey to improve your Personal…