Amanda Abella — June 21, 2018 — June 21, 2018 People often ask me what my productivity secrets are. They ask how I’m able to get so much done while still have downtime to decompress. Although I do work a lot (I’ve put in the time), I’ve never subscribed to the idea of working 18 … Continue reading 5 Ways Batching Helps You Get More Done
Don Dalrymple — March 22, 2018 Follow @dondalrymple — March 22, 2018 Perfectionism can be the antithesis of good business. That fixation of doing things right, rather than doing the right things, can move us away from the goals that matter. I think there’s a lot of talk on KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators), but it’s … Continue reading What Gets Measured Gets Done
Laura MacPherson — January 31, 2018 — January 31, 2018 How many times have you answered “How are you?” with “I’ve been really busy”? American culture prizes busyness. We associate activity with success — regardless of whether that activity is actually productive. Curiously, we also associate stress with success. When someone drops a significant stressor … Continue reading How to Overcome Distractions to Get More Done With Less Stress
Dana McInnis — January 17, 2018 — January 17, 2018 Your company has invested thousands of dollars in deploying new software. It’s taken months, if not years to plan and install. It’s been hyped up at all of the company meetings. It’s part of the corporate strategy. Finally, it gets deployed and everyone is trained. … Continue reading User Adoption: Easier Said Than Done
Iain Carruthers — January 15, 2018 — January 15, 2018 There’s a lot of conversation about Jobs To Be Done in innovation and start-up circles. There’s a certain degree of hype about it, but at its core is common sense and a good corrective to corporate and marketing myopia. So what are the key principles … Continue reading What You Need to Know About: Jobs To Be Done
Martin Hinshelwood — January 9, 2018 Follow @MrHinsh — January 9, 2018 geralt / Pixabay In my last post about Professional software teams creating working software David Corban made a good point. How do you determining what “Free from fault or defect” means? Since that is different for each Product and may change over time … Continue reading Getting Started with a Definition of Done (DoD)
Emily Ferrall — October 5, 2017 — October 5, 2017 geralt / Pixabay In the age of social media dominance, many companies are utilizing a tactic known as purpose-driven marketing to go beyond just selling their product and help promote issues that benefit their industries as a whole. Purpose-driven marketing, to put it simply, is … Continue reading Examples of Purpose-Driven Marketing and Social Media Activism Done Right
Stephanie McGuinn — September 6, 2017 Follow @PIMidlantic — September 6, 2017 Devanath / Pixabay Companies like Publix Super Markets have stood out as one of the “Best Places to Work” for years thanks to having what many call the best-in-industry employee benefits. Included in these benefits are stock options and bonuses tied to profits, … Continue reading Incentive-Related Pay Creates Positive Attitudes… If Done Right
Kevin George — August 18, 2017 Follow @imkevin_monk — August 18, 2017 Consider this. A financial investment company keeps calling you every now and then to tell you about their ‘awesome’ plans, whether you are interested in them or not. Urgh!On the other hand, you have been watching advertisements of a specific investment company, considered … Continue reading How Email Marketing Done the Inbound Way Fetches Great Results! [Infographic]
Kara Jensen — August 13, 2017 Follow @BopDesignSD — August 13, 2017 At the beginning of a website project, a schedule is determined for design, copywriting, development, and QA. However, for a variety of reasons, B2B websites often don’t launch on the pre-determined target date. Let’s take a look at 5 common reasons why a … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why Your B2B Website Isn’t Getting Done on Time
