Category Archives: Productivity

If A “Fool With A Tool Is Still A Fool,” Why Do We Keep Giving Them Tools?

Dave Brock — December 27, 2017 Follow @davidabrock — December 27, 2017 A colleague specializing in sales and marketing automation tools is fond of saying, “A fool with a tool is still a fool.” My variation of this is that often tools enable us to “Create crap at the speed of light.” Tools have a … Continue reading If A “Fool With A Tool Is Still A Fool,” Why Do We Keep Giving Them Tools? →

How to Beat Procrastination and Use It to Your Advantage

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Ben Mulholland — December 21, 2017 — December 21, 2017 So, you want to know how to beat procrastination? Well, here’s the simple answer. You can’t. At least, not completely. No matter how hard you try, it’s impossible to completely eliminate procrastination. There will always be tasks you put off, and there will always be … Continue reading How to Beat Procrastination and Use It to Your Advantage →

6 Science-Based Ways to Motivate and Enable Productive Employees

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Michael Hayes — December 18, 2017 — December 18, 2017 A motivated employee is a high performing employee. This claim likely won’t be disputed by talent managers or executives, and in fact, research has shown it to the be the case. Creating a motivated work force should be a primary goal of any executive or … Continue reading 6 Science-Based Ways to Motivate and Enable Productive Employees →

Zapier – Fitting Square Pegs into Round Holes

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Michael Bellina — December 18, 2017 Follow @MigmanMedia — December 18, 2017 One of my favorite scenes from Apollo 13 was when the Apollo 13 crew was running out of oxygen and the ground team had to find a working solution based on what they had on the craft to filter their oxygen. They threw … Continue reading Zapier – Fitting Square Pegs into Round Holes →

A Day In The Life… The Ups And Downs Of Being Captain Obvious!

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Brian Basilico — December 13, 2017 Follow @bbasilico — December 13, 2017 Today I want to get into A Day in The Life, and the ups and downs of being Captain Obvious. What I mean by that is, I want to talk about some stuff that is just so basic, but a lot of people … Continue reading A Day In The Life… The Ups And Downs Of Being Captain Obvious! →

Why Your Click-Through Rate is Getting Shittier Every Day

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Chloe Rolph — December 12, 2017 — December 12, 2017 Free-Photos / Pixabay Who doesn’t love the honeymoon period of a social ad campaign? You’ve launched and things are fresh and exciting. Your audience can’t keep their thumbtips off your ads. Your click-through rate is soaring… 2.41%… 4.51%… 9.17%?! Nothing can stop us babe. The … Continue reading Why Your Click-Through Rate is Getting Shittier Every Day →

How to Handle Time-Wasting People in Your Business

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Miranda Marquit — December 8, 2017 — December 8, 2017 theTrueMikeBrown / Pixabay We all waste time on occasion. However, there are likely some people in your business that waste other people’s time. These time-wasting people can be frustrating. After all, do you really need to talk about their issue right this minute? And do … Continue reading How to Handle Time-Wasting People in Your Business →

6 Ways To Take a Business Break Over the Holidays

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Candace Huntly — December 6, 2017 Follow @SongBird_TO — December 6, 2017 One of the most important things you can do as a business owner is to take a business break – spend time away from your business. It also happens to be the hardest thing to do. And if you have a team that … Continue reading 6 Ways To Take a Business Break Over the Holidays →

Do Less to Do More

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Lacy Boggs — December 4, 2017 Follow @blogspiration42 — December 4, 2017 Free-Photos / Pixabay I’m not going to lie: committing to doing less in my business was one of the scariest things I’ve done yet as an entrepreneur. Which sounds stupid when you put it in writing — but I bet a lot of … Continue reading Do Less to Do More →