It sounds easy, but it’s surprisingly hard for most of us: To become a better listener, stop focusing on what you’ll say next. By Art Markman February 13, 2015 Next time you’re at a meeting when you are not a central participant, take a couple of minutes and watch some of the other people at … Continue reading How One Simple Change Can Make You A Better Listener
Category Archives: Productivity
Top 7 Project Management Tools
InklyoFebruary 12, 2015 Keep Track Of Your Resources With Project Management Tools When you start a new project, you need to allocate money, supplies, and personnel to the task and then keep track of progress and the budget as you go along. Most people assume that only large projects, such as building a bridge or … Continue reading Top 7 Project Management Tools
Why Requirements Refinement Should Be An Ongoing Process
Business.comFebruary 11, 2015 The year, 1998. The place, some nameless IT office. A young man is preparing for his first day of work. He has no idea what a business analyst does, but he knows it has something to do with computers and will mean gainful employment for him. His mentor sits him down and … Continue reading Why Requirements Refinement Should Be An Ongoing Process
7 Steps to a Productive ‘Day Out’
Jenny StilwellFebruary 11, 2015 There are many ways that CEOs can take time out to strategically work on reviewing, improving and growing their business. You can look outward to other companies in your industry, other industries, emerging trends and new technology – all as input to your thinking about your own business You can look … Continue reading 7 Steps to a Productive ‘Day Out’
Rethinking The Work Week
Cord HimelsteinFebruary 8, 2015 If you’re a full-time worker in America, chances are you’re not getting enough sleep. That’s according to the American Time Use Survey, which examined 125,000 responses to calculate how much sleep we’re getting, and what we’re doing instead of it. The simple conclusion the survey came to is we’re working too … Continue reading Rethinking The Work Week
Social Networking Means You Can “Catch” Stress
Graham JonesJanuary 20, 2015 There is increasing evidence that as we use more and more online technology we are becoming more and more obsessed by it. The proportion of people who constantly check their mobile phones for messages or posts from friends is increasing at an alarming rate. Indeed, people are so keen to think … Continue reading Social Networking Means You Can “Catch” Stress
How to Build Your Brand By Giving It Personality
by Stephen Moyers January 20th, 2015 Stephen Moyers Stephen Moyers is a Writer, Web Designer, Blogger, Technology lover. He is currently associated with SPINX Digital – a Digital Marketing Agency based in LA, California.You can follow Stephen on Twitter and Google+. For better or worse, the cultural phenomenon known as “Kimye” is here to stay. … Continue reading How to Build Your Brand By Giving It Personality
Reviewing the Business Case for Lean Six Sigma
Chris ReesJanuary 19, 2015 SigmaPro uses a five phase approach to developing a sustainable approach to performance improvement. Review – the Organisation to determine strengths, weakness and opportunities for improvement and establish the business case Align – thinking at senior level to ensure that there is support to take action Launch – the initiative by … Continue reading Reviewing the Business Case for Lean Six Sigma
The Secret to Productivity: Focus
Personal Branding BlogJanuary 18, 2015 Technology has helped us do so much more, so much faster. But many experts argue that work-related systems and tools haven’t necessarily made us more productive. How many times does your phone, tablet or computer chime to indicate email or a Facebook notification? The reality is that while technology has … Continue reading The Secret to Productivity: Focus
What the Businesses Are Using to Improve their Productivity Efforts
Peter DavidsonJanuary 18, 2015 It’s no secret that being well organized and equipped with the proper tools in a business environment is fundamental to improving productivity. But with an abundance of tools and resources to choose from, it can be easy to get bogged down amongst too many tools, when there are really just a … Continue reading What the Businesses Are Using to Improve their Productivity Efforts