Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R), talks about getting out of a rut. You don't always have to do things they way they have always been done. (C) 2011 Laura Stack. All Rights Reserved. https://theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]
Time Management Skills: Are the Boxes on Your Calendar Bursting With Meetings
Posted on 12/17/2011 by ·
Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R), gives pointers on keeping your schedule under control. (C) 2011 Laura Stack. All Rights Reserved. https://theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]
Time Management Skills and the Extreme Work Week
Posted on 12/05/2011 by ·
Let's face it: despite the management cliché claiming otherwise, you can't just "work smarter" if you expect to compete in the modern workplace. You'll also have to work harder, and probably longer. In today's high-pressure office environment, the real go-getters generally put in half again more hours than their 9-5 co-workers; and in many cases, management expects and requires them to do so. Indeed, some professions now view a 40-hour work week as part-time, at best—which means that if you limit your hours to the traditional number, you also limit your opportunities for advancement. As a result, many white collar professionals end up working a minimum of sixty hours a week in order to meet their job requirements. And that doesn't include drive time, work-related calls and email, … [Read more...]
Managing Your Time: Are the Boxes on Your Calendar Bursting With Meetings
Posted on 11/30/2011 by ·
Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R), gives pointers on managing your time and keeping your schedule under control. (C) 2011 Laura Stack. All Rights Reserved. https://theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]
Increasing Productivity: Telecommuting and Your Family and Friends
Posted on 11/21/2011 by ·
In this month's newsletter article, Telecommuting: Creating a Productive Home Working Environment, I discussed some ways of keeping your home office productive. Here are a few more thoughts I'd like to share. Although telecommuting has many advantages, it does have its challenges. One of the greatest lies in getting your family, friends, and neighbors to take your work habits seriously. They may (at least subconsciously) assume that just because you're home all day, you're not really working—and so you can do anything for them at any time. Allowing them to continue to think this way will play havoc with your personal productivity, so nip such tendencies in the bud right away. Let's look at friends and neighbors first. While some may respect your work schedule, others won't think twice … [Read more...]
Managing Your Time: Vacation in the Summer Sun
Posted on 11/15/2011 by ·
Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R), discusses a vital part of managing your time: the importance of vacation time as it relates to being productive. (C) 2011 Laura Stack. All Rights Reserved. https://theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]
Time Management at Work: Wasted Time?
Posted on 10/26/2011 by ·
How much time is wasted at work in your experience? I just read a recent article at SmartCompany which talked about a recent study by Ernst & Young. The study indicates that 18% of time at work could be considered unproductive. That it a lot of time that could be spent creating value! Some of the items the 2500 respondents referred to as time wasters are: Internal administration, red tape and meetings Waiting for IT systems Jobs needing to be redone Some time wasters are beyond an employee's control, but some of that wasted time could potentially be used in other ways. Would love to hear how you handle seemingly unavoidable time wasters in your day. … [Read more...]
A Fun Little Tool for Increasing Productivity
Posted on 10/20/2011 by ·
It's frustrating to want to print from a website when the formatting doesn't work. It's inefficient to try to copy and paste into another document to print. I found a useful little tool on the web that makes it easy to print from websites, so I wanted to share it with all of you! Check out PrintFriendly when you need to print from a website. It allows you to see a preview of how your printed page would look, and also allows you to print as a PDF. Just enter in the url you want to print from: Click "Print Preview" to see what your page will look like, then select Print or PDF and you're all set! Increases efficiency, saves ink, and saves time. Very … [Read more...]
Time Management Skills: The Fine Art of Putting Things Off
Posted on 10/14/2011 by ·
Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R) shares time management skills: tips on getting to those unpleasant tasks we've put off. (C) 2011 Laura Stack, All Rights Reserved https://theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]
Time Management Skills: The Art of Self-Discipline
Posted on 09/27/2011 by ·
Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R) talks about how self-discipline affects our productivity. (C) 2011 Laura Stack, All Rights Reserved https://theproductivitypro.com … [Read more...]
