Category Archives: Productivity Management

7 Tips to Increase Productivity When Working From Home

Mia Naumoska February 25, 2021 Don’t work from bed. You want your bed to be a place of peace and calm, not work stress. Liz Grossman Kitoyi The situation we are in right now, the pandemic and our so-called “new normal”, has made some drastic changes to the global work scenario. Many global employers opt … Continue reading 7 Tips to Increase Productivity When Working From Home →

The Key to Continuing Productivity at Home

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Isaiah Stone January 26, 2021 When working requires a commute, people often want to just relax. Often, you may not have the energy, which is understandable after a long day of work. It’s difficult to pursue those personal goals when you find it difficult to stay motivated at home. You’re not nearly as productive as … Continue reading The Key to Continuing Productivity at Home →

Multi-tasking is a Misnomer: 11 Tips to Break Your Habit

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Susan Poirier November 16, 2020 Our magnificent brains have a restricted capacity for devoting attention. When you multitask, you are not training yourself to manage more activities, but in fact, you are simply instructing your brain to take on more, with limited individual attention. It isn’t an act of increased productivity. It is distributing your … Continue reading Multi-tasking is a Misnomer: 11 Tips to Break Your Habit →

9 Tools That You Can Use to Increase Your Productivity During the Pandemic

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Rahis Saifi August 24, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic shows little evidence of slowing down around the world. The timeline for the resumption of normality grows longer with each passing day. Also known as the novel coronavirus, it’s emergence has caused our lives to change in ways that were then unimaginable. Schools and non-essential businesses were … Continue reading 9 Tools That You Can Use to Increase Your Productivity During the Pandemic →

Saving Your Next Meeting From Its 2 Most Common Killers

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Ryan Lui July 29, 2020 Before Covid-19 happened, you probably already had enough meetings. Now, you probably have even more. Today, it’s never been easier for people to find themselves in a meeting, wondering, “why?” Priya Parker is the author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet And Why It Matters and is a … Continue reading Saving Your Next Meeting From Its 2 Most Common Killers →

How to Forestall Anxiety and Move to Practical Action

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Liz Kislik July 9, 2020 As the pandemic drags on, many leaders are feeling anxious and distracted and therefore, not always responding as thoughtfully as would be optimal. So Maureen Metcalf and I spoke on her podcast Innovating Leadership, Co-Creating Our Future, about how leaders can try to manage anxieties and concerns well enough to … Continue reading How to Forestall Anxiety and Move to Practical Action →

4 Long-Term Tech Changes We’ll See Affect Worker Productivity Thanks to the Pandemic

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Peter Daisyme — June 15, 2020 COVID-19 has already shifted the way the world works, but that shift is unlikely to go anywhere once a vaccine rolls around. The pandemic has caused worker productivity to drop by over 7%, and that number is sure to grow unless employees and companies alike adopt new on-the-job strategies. … Continue reading 4 Long-Term Tech Changes We’ll See Affect Worker Productivity Thanks to the Pandemic →

7 Ways to Maximize Productivity During Your Daily Commute

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Jayson DeMers — May 28, 2020 Under most conditions, your daily commute is a waste of time. You have to drive to and from the office, accomplishing zero tasks, for a set amount of time. While the length of a commute varies wildly, the average person drives 20-30 minutes one way, resulting in nearly an … Continue reading 7 Ways to Maximize Productivity During Your Daily Commute →

How to counteract dips in productivity as workflow disruptions become the new norm

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Sixty-two percent of companies have seen decreases in productivity since enforcing work from home policies. Amy Gesenhues on May 13, 2020 The number of employees working from home has skyrocketed from 5 million to 75 million since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, according to a recent report from 451 Research. “Sixty-two percent [of companies] … Continue reading How to counteract dips in productivity as workflow disruptions become the new norm →