Steve Zakur — March 18, 2019 — March 18, 2019 With less than thirty days to go in the quarter, my mind returns to the business goals we set a few months ago. Some of those OKRs were related to organizational capabilities but the ones that are top of mind relate to pipeline progression and … Continue reading The Hour is Late: Achieving 1Q Goals
Dave Brock — March 17, 2019 Follow @davidabrock — March 17, 2019 Friday mornings are usually “Coaching” days. I have a number of standing calls scheduled with coaching clients. This morning, there was a call with “Bob.” At the appointed time, I called Bob, he picks up saying, “Hi, Dave…” “Bob, what should we focus … Continue reading Driven By Distraction
Choncé Maddox — March 14, 2019 — March 14, 2019 Do you ever feel like a slave to your to-do list? If your list is a mile long each day, you’re likely not alone. Crossing items off your to-do list can give you a feeling of accomplishment. However, it’s inevitable that more and more items … Continue reading 5 Effective Ways to Tame Your To-Do List
Piyush Rahate — March 16, 2019 — March 16, 2019 There has been so much written about Velocity and its impact on teams yet it is one metric that eludes everyone and keeps cropping up whenever there is discussion around productivity. Is it really a metric of productivity? Let’s explore. What is productivity? As defined … Continue reading Velocity, the False Metric of Productivity
Productivity by SMART Formula SMART formula is a term used by planning managers and management teams to push their teams’ productivity and engagement; the word smart is not the traditional English word used to describe clever people, it is a word of five acronyms where each letter describe a term, there are multiple versions interpreting … Continue reading Productivity by SMART Formula
Larry Kim — March 11, 2019 Follow @larrykim — March 11, 2019 Wondering how to de-stress at work? Stress from tight deadlines and high stakes can cause us to lose focus. If we let stress get the best of us, it can reduce our unicorn ideas to donkey fodder. But if we address it head … Continue reading How to De-Stress at Work Instantly: 15 Proven Ways to Calm Your Mind
Abby Miller — March 10, 2019 — March 10, 2019 rawpixel / Pixabay Business meeting are crucial if you want your organization to thrive. The problem? Most meetings are time suckers — escipically when nothing gets accomplished. So if you don’t want to spend the resources on unproductive business meetings, here’s 9 ways that you … Continue reading Want to Make The Most Out of Business Meetings? Here Are 9 Tips That Work
Syed Balkhi — March 8, 2019 Follow @SyedBalkhi — March 8, 2019 It seems like no matter what we do there just isn’t enough time in the day to get everything done on our agenda. After some soul-searching, we wondered if maybe we didn’t have too much to do, but maybe the distractions in our … Continue reading How to Eliminate Distractions and Get Work Done on Time
Howie Jones — March 7, 2019 — March 7, 2019 According to a study conducted by Verizon Business, meetings are the number one time waster in the workplace. That’s because most meetings are unorganized, have no purpose, and go so off-topic that the meetings runs longer than it has to. The easiest way to solve … Continue reading How to Create a Meeting Agenda That Really Works
Arik Hanson — March 6, 2019 — March 6, 2019 Had coffee with a relatively new friend last week. This friend had recently accepted a senior position with a health care company in town. Not surprisingly, we talked about her new role and the process she went through to find it. She talked a lot … Continue reading Is it OK to Not Always Find a Deeper Meaning in Your Work?
