productivity

What I Learned on the Internet, Writing Edition

December 18, 2009

In many businesses, the most effective way to get something done is to put it in writing. Business writing helps drive clarity and accountability, and gets things done. Below are some tips from around ‘net to improve your writing. Note: This is part of the What I Learned on the Internet Series. Write Efficiently – [...]

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Productivity Questions to Improve Personal Effectiveness

December 1, 2009

Want to be more productive? Answer these productivity questions and learn what makes you productive. To get started, here are some questions Peter F. Drucker hints at in The Effective Executive (page 96), plus a few that have helped me: Do you work better in the morning or at night? Do you need to make [...]

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What I Learned on the Internet, Productivity Edition

October 2, 2009

The Internet is full of sites that can help you procrastinate, but it’s also filled with tips on how to be more productive. The articles below can help you get things done better, faster, or in some cases not at all. Note: This is part of the What I Learned on the Internet Series. The [...]

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101 Ways to Create Humor at Work

September 24, 2009

With all of the benefits to having humor in the workplace, every office could stand to have a little more fun. But how do you incorporate humor into the corporate world? It’s easier than you might think. From individual activities such as reading office jokes, to team-building games using improv, to community-wide fun at work [...]

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How to Stop Hitting Snooze and Wake Up Early

September 10, 2009

One of my biggest challenges since graduating college has been learning how to wake up early. It seemed that every morning I would hit the snooze button 6 or 7 times, wasting an hour of productivity (or at least uninterrupted sleep). But last year, I decided I had had enough of the snooze button. By [...]

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12 Effectiveness Lessons from The Effective Executive

July 1, 2009

Peter F. Drucker’s The Effective Executive is one of the best-known, oft-cited books on management ever written. Since it’s publication in 1967, it has transformed regular managers into effective executives by answering the question, “What makes an effective executive?” The book is filled with insights and perspective and is still just as applicable today, 40 [...]

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How To Use Humor During a Recession

May 26, 2009

During these tough economic times, it might not seem like the appropriate time to use humor or have fun in the workplace. People are losing jobs, salaries are being cut, and the overall economy seems to keep sinking. But this is exactly the time that humor is needed. Dire times require increased teamwork, creativity and [...]

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Anecdotal Evidence Suggests Humor has Connection to Employee Performance

May 21, 2009

I recently came across an interesting paper titled Humor in the Workplace: Anecdotal Evidence Suggests Connection to Employee Performance. The topic of the paper covers both studies and anecdotal evidence regarding the value of humor in increased workplace productivity. Some highlights include: Humor is “one of the soul’s weapons [used] in the fight for self-preservation.” [...]

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5 Productivity Tips from the Stand-Up Comedy World

May 12, 2009

Unlike the corporate world, the realm of stand-up comedy is less structured and requires more personal discipline to be productive. There is no boss to assign you something to do, and there’s no one looking over your shoulder making sure you do your work. And while some comedians are blessed with the ability to just [...]

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Why Stress Isn’t a Bad Thing

May 5, 2009

I recently posted an article called Creating a Sense of Urgency that talked about how to be more productive by creating a sense of urgency for yourself to get things done. In the comments, someone asked why I was encouraging more stress, and what I meant by saying “stress isn’t always a bad thing.” This [...]

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