December 23rd, 2011
by Harry K. Jones
Last month, I shared a very powerful time management tool which has proven to be very successful for those who have attended our time management seminars.
In that article, Start a “Stop-Doing” List, I explained that a “Stop-Doing” list is nothing more than a simple inventory of bad habits or negative actions currently practiced by an individual, team or organization that would provide better results if they were discontinued. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bad habits, lists, Productivity, stop doing, Time Management, to do lists
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November 29th, 2011
If you do not have vacation time blocked off on the company schedule now for the end of the year, do not despair. It seems everyone wants to have the holidays off, yet when we submit our annual vacation request, we may be turned down. If you are glum over the prospect of limited holiday time off, console yourself with what you will actually be facing:
Reduced traffic
Quiet atmosphere
Limited interruptions
Greater concentration
Shortened hours
Lower stress
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Tags: holiday, Productivity, Time Management, vacation
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November 29th, 2011
Disagreement is not something to be avoided; a definite advantage in diverse workforces is, in fact, diversity of opinions and perspectives. Yet discussions that include disagreement require a bit of extra care. If not respectfully managed, these conversations can easily create tensions that become non-productive and have effects far past the initiating conversation.
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Tags: anger, breath, Communication, conflict, disagreement, free activity, respect
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