Is your desk buried under a pile of paper? Do you waste minutes—even hours—looking for an important document? Are your drawers so stuffed with folders and files that you don't have space for office tools, important contact numbers, or anything that you actually need? Here are some tips on conquering desktop clutter, forever. These habits are short, simple, and easy to … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Conquering Paper Clutter
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How to Use the 80/20 Rule to Work Less but Accomplish More
Many people think that being successful is about working harder. Actually that's not true. The secret is to work smarter. Think about it this way. If you look at your sales, the majority of your sales probably come from a few clients (or a few sales staff). On the other hand, there are also a few people or clients that cause the majority of your problems! This is the … [Read more...] about How to Use the 80/20 Rule to Work Less but Accomplish More
7 Tips for Organized, Effective Meeting Notes
The only thing worse than a long, boring meeting is a long, boring meeting that yields no results. After all those presentations, debates, and brainstorming on action plans, weeks pass…and nobody does what they promised to do. The problem? 1) People often leave meetings with no clue about what's expected of them. Or, 2) they get sucked into the rest of their duties and … [Read more...] about 7 Tips for Organized, Effective Meeting Notes
8 Ways to Stop Procrastinating…Now!
William James said it best: 'Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.' We've all been through this. We have a big deadline or a very important project, and we know and feel that if we don't start on it soon, we're going to be in very big trouble. But despite the panic (and our ever logical brain, nagging us to just roll up our sleeves and do … [Read more...] about 8 Ways to Stop Procrastinating…Now!
7 Secrets to Effective Meetings
How many meetings have you had this week? How much time did these consume? And more importantly, how much did the meeting actually accomplish? Chances are, most of those 'brainstorming sessions' and 'weekly reports' did nothing more than feed endless debates and pass information you already knew (or didn't need). The problem? Most meetings have the wrong agenda, the wrong … [Read more...] about 7 Secrets to Effective Meetings