Takeaway: It’s common productivity advice that you should begin each day by “eating a frog”—doing the hardest thing on your list. I find it even more helpful to begin each morning with the task I’m proudest (and most relieved) to have accomplished. Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes, 18s. There’s a common bit of productivity advice that suggests we begin
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We get asked lots of questions related to Productivity & Time Management in our workshops which we always enjoy answering. We especially liked it when this question was asked by a delegate on one of our Leading Remote Teams online training courses last week. So, our Productivity Ninjas put their heads together and came up with
Takeaway: Success can distract us from the problems that may compromise our future achievements and happiness. It can draw attention away from what needs to be fixed, provide a false sense of comfort, and lead to harmful side effects. Always be on the hunt for problems to fix—while also staying grateful (and humble), and recognizing the price of the success you’ve achieved. Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes, 1s. Ed Catmull, Pixar’s cofounder and past president,
Data from the Institute for Corporate Productivity’s (i4cp) latest pulse survey of 315 business leaders found that addressing the issue of racial inequity enterprisewide is a top priority for most companies. Among larger organizations (those employing >1,000 people), the importance placed on this is undeniably distinct—a combined 80% said last week that the level of this
Takeaway: The next time you reach a strong impasse with a problem, sleep on it, by writing down the problem before heading to bed. Incubating unresolved problems overnight lets your mind wander, rest, and unearth insights you might not otherwise have had. Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes, 13s. Podcast Length: 18 minutes, 34s (link to
On this Veteran’s Day, the National Native American Veterans Memorial will officially (albeit virtually due to COVID-19) open. The memorial has been in the works since 2013, when Congress authorized its creation for the purpose of providing an educational opportunity for the public to learn about the tradition of service of Native Americans in the
Takeaway: Last week I challenged you to go as many days as possible without charging your phone. Some practical tips to help you do that (especially during this anxious time): rethink which jobs you hire your phone for, rearrange your home screen, take advantage of your phone’s many modes, and opt to get news alerts from a
Takeaway: This week, try going three days without charging your phone. Or, if you can’t stomach that idea, try two. Estimated Reading Time: 44s. Could you make your phone’s battery last two days without charging? As a stretch goal, what about three days? How differently would you need to use the device to make it
With the U.S. Election Day (November 3) nearly upon us, most employers are anticipating disruption to their workforce cultures both before and after the election, according to the latest data from the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp). Of the 114 larger organizations polled (those with workforces of >1,000), nearly half (48%) reported that they
A flurry of news coverage followed publication of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ September jobs report, which found that 865,000 women left the labor force from August to September. In contrast, 216,000 men left the workforce during the same timeframe. Adding to the alarm, analysis of the BLS data by the National Women’s Law Center