Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R) gives advice on prioritizing so your most important tasks get done. (C) 2011 Laura Stack, All Rights Reserved https://theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]
The Productive Entrepreneur: Run Your 1-Person Business Like a 3-Person Business
Posted on 04/05/2011 by ·
While it's wonderful not to have to worry about the drama or indignities of the typical corporate job, as a "solopreneur," you face certain difficulties that larger businesses don't—not least the fact that you have to wear all the hats at once. Obviously, that's not an impossible task; at last count, there were about 20 million single-person businesses in the USA, accounting for a whopping three-quarters of all businesses. This does not, however, mean that it's easy. If you expect to succeed as an entrepreneur, hard work is a given. Now, we've all heard the business cliché "Work smarter, not harder"—and while that statement does hold a grain of truth, you actually have to do both. True productivity means working hard by working smart, using every business technique you can implement as … [Read more...]
Office Productivity: How to Turn an Unproductive Day Around
Posted on 03/24/2011 by ·
"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop." -- Ovid, Roman poet "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." -- Will Rogers, American humorist. "Oh that it were my chief delight/To do the things that I ought!/Then let me try with all my might/To mind what I am taught." Jane Taylor, English poet Inevitably, you'll experience days when time just seems to run away from you, or you hit an invisible wall and can't get past it, or accomplishing anything is like pulling teeth: laborious, slow, and painful. Maybe you're distracted, or you feel a bit under the weather, or you're just mad at the world. Whatever the cause, it adds up to "one of those days" when nothing of value gets done. You don't have to accept that. Here are a few things … [Read more...]
Increasing Productivity: Productivity Minute Video: Create a Process to Simplify the Task
Posted on 03/22/2011 by ·
Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R), shares tips on increasing efficiency by creating processes in order to simplify tasks. (C) 2010 Laura Stack, All Rights Reserved … [Read more...]
Increasing Productivity: Five Things to Do at Work Every Day to Boost Productivity
Posted on 03/18/2011 by ·
"Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort." -- Paul J. Meyer, American businessman "There are a million ways to lose a work day, but not even a single way to get one back." -- Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister, authors of Peopleware. "Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. Putting off a hard thing makes it impossible." George Claude Lorimer, American pastor Are you working at your maximum level of productivity? That's a question some people don't like to hear; they get all prickly if you even suggest that they're doing less than their best at all times. But as a productivity expert, I know how easy it is to get overwhelmed by minutiae. It happens to the best of us. I imagine you've probably … [Read more...]
Work Life Balance: Productivity Minute Video: Can Money Buy Time
Posted on 03/14/2011 by ·
Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R) shares tips on creating extra time by hiring out certain tasks. (C) 2011 Laura Stack. All Rights Reserved https://theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]
Productivity Minute Video: Increasing Productivity: Complete the Task in Less Time
Posted on 03/08/2011 by ·
Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R) gives advice on finishing tasks quickly. (C) 2011 Laura Stack. All Rights Reserved https://theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]
By Popular Demand: Time Management for High School and College Students
Posted on 03/05/2011 by ·
Both high school and college can, in their own ways, be as challenging as any job. So as you prepare yourself for adult life, it's important to become well-grounded in one of the most critical aspects of any successful career: good time management. Now, you can't really manage time of course; but you can manage how you respond to it, and you can certainly learn how to use it wisely. In this article, I'll offers pointers on how you can put your limited amount of time to the best possible use. Not only will implementing these techniques help you do better in school while carving out more time for yourself, while you're still in school you'll have a test-bed where you can refine these methods in anticipation of the day when you step fully into the business world. The Basics of … [Read more...]
Productivity Minute Video: Working on Mundane Tasks
Posted on 03/03/2011 by ·
Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R) shares tips on completing mundane tasks. (C) 2011 Laura Stack. All Rights Reserved https://theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]
