by Marco Sacca July 15, 2016 Follow @AccuraCastITJuly 15, 2016 If you work in a small team, or you’re the person who never takes leave, you might find yourself often alone at work. There are no colleagues to talk to and it feels like you could get away with doing less work. While this seems … Continue reading I Think We’re Alone Now: How to Use Your Time Alone in the Office Efficiently
Category Archives: Productivity
3 Ways to Run More Effective Client Meetings
by Maddie Cary July 13, 2016July 13, 2016 PPC agency life can be hectic – bouncing from tasks, meetings, phone calls, training, blog-reading. Within a given week, I can average 4-7 meetings per day. Sometimes it’s amazing that we can balance getting all of our tactical work done when comparing the time we spend living … Continue reading 3 Ways to Run More Effective Client Meetings
The Goldilocks Rule: How to Stay Motivated in Life and Business
by James Clear July 11, 2016 Follow @james_clearJuly 11, 2016 It was 1955 and Disneyland had just opened in Anaheim, California when a ten-year-old boy walked in and asked for a job. Labor laws were loose back then and the boy managed to land a position selling guidebooks to visitors for $ 0.50 a piece. … Continue reading The Goldilocks Rule: How to Stay Motivated in Life and Business
Why Circular Urgency is Killing Your Productivity (And How to Fix It)
by Sean Ogle July 11, 2016 Follow @seanogleJuly 11, 2016 For the past year, I’ve been on a relentless pursuit to analyze my productivity. I talk to a lot of people in typical day jobs who are beginning to pursue entrepreneurship – and often I see them have a grass is greener mentality. I hear … Continue reading Why Circular Urgency is Killing Your Productivity (And How to Fix It)
Do You Need a Task Management System?
by Jake Stevens July 7, 2016 Follow @seostevensJuly 7, 2016 Running a business is not an easy process by any means, and one of the most challenging parts of running a business is managing what it is that you need to do, when you need to do it and how long you can devote to … Continue reading Do You Need a Task Management System?
Overloaded and Overwhelmed
by Dave Brock July 7, 2016 Follow @davidabrockJuly 7, 2016 All of us, customers, sales people, marketing, customer service—everyone, daily face a number of converging forces which adversely impact our own and our organizations’ performances. The result is we are overloaded, overwhelmed, and probably not accomplishing what we should or could achieve. Taken individually, none … Continue reading Overloaded and Overwhelmed
Start a Side Project on Your Next Lunch Break — 8 Project Ideas to Try
by Benjamin Brandall July 4, 2016July 4, 2016 Thinking of starting a side project? A month back, I realized I was getting to the point where I wasn’t bothering to take lunch breaks. I read as a big part of my job, and I didn’t want to get involved in anything heavier than reading articles. … Continue reading Start a Side Project on Your Next Lunch Break — 8 Project Ideas to Try
Be the Best, Do What You Do Best
by Barry Roos July 3, 2016 Follow @roositesJuly 3, 2016 Do What You Do Best In this day and age we tend to get involved with lots of different things. For instance, to manage a website these days, you need to be part web designer, part web developer, part SEO specialist, part social media specialist, … Continue reading Be the Best, Do What You Do Best
Competing for Time – Management Strategy
by Brent Pohlman July 1, 2016 Follow @brentpohlmanJuly 1, 2016 Today, now more than ever, people are inundated with all kinds of information from audio, television, etc. We have reached a time when there is literally more information than we can possibly consume. Smartphones are contributing to this. Think about it for a second, do … Continue reading Competing for Time – Management Strategy
Fun vs. Function: Walking the Narrow Social Media Tightrope
by Joe Phelan June 28, 2016June 28, 2016 Social media is a fantastic, and often invaluable, method of communication. It is flexible, inclusive and, perhaps most importantly, simple to use. Within seconds questions can be asked and answered, opinions spouted and shared, often with nothing more than the click of a button or the swipe … Continue reading Fun vs. Function: Walking the Narrow Social Media Tightrope