• 15 Surprising Things Productive People Do Differently

    I write about leadership development.

     

    Secret #1: They focus on minutes, not hours.

    Average performers default to hours and half-hour blocks on their calendar. Highly successful people know there are 1,440 minutes in every day and there is nothing more valuable than time. Money can be lost and made again, but time spent can never be reclaimed. As legendary Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller told me, “To this day, I keep a schedule that is almost minute by minute.” You must master your minutes to master your life. (more…)

  • 5 Traits To Cultivate To Become A More Productive Manager

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    Victor Lipman , CONTRIBUTOR to FORBES

    Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.

    Successful management is all about building long-term productivity, both for your team and your organization

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  • WHY YOU MUST SUPPORT COWORKER FRIENDSHIPS FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

    by Dora Wang on Jan 19, 2015 10:00:00 AM

    Are your employees friends with each other? You might not have thought about this question before, but it’s actually one that can have significant impact on your organization. Work friendships help make employees more engaged and more innovative—and they need you to help make that happen. (more…)

  • Motivating Millennials -What do they Really Want

    omqi3%2fraw_profile_logo_by Margaret Wood Oct 19,2016

    Millennials are truly an enigma! Motivating Millennials is the ultimate challenge. To give a perfect example, when polled by the NY Times recently, Millennials voted cereal for breakfast to be an “inconvenient” food.  Why?  “…because they had to clean up afterwards…” While this may seem trivial to some, the message here is clear: this generation won’t be bothered with the mundane. So, what do Millennials really want…? (more…)

  • Improving Workplace Culture 101

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    By Margaret Wood, Oct 21, 2016

    Thousands of companies globally are making sweeping changes in improving workplace cultures. Creating the best culture  can be challenging – especially when working with a vastly diverse group of people. (more…)