Taking time away from the office is crucial not only for reducing stress, but also to gain new perspectives about your business. But a trip to the mountains or the beach won’t reduce your stress if you spend the entire time worrying about not having a company worth mentioning when you get back. That’s why […]
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Do you wish you could be more productive? You’re not the only one. Small business owners are working long hours—but with little to show for it, a new survey from The Alternative Board reveals. A whopping 84% of entrepreneurs in the poll work over 40 hours a week. What’s more, only one in 10 feel
Words have a way of losing their original meaning over time. Take the word “deadline.” It conjures up images of an old movie with a cynical, chain-smoking reporter hunched over his typewriter in the dead of night, feverishly writing his big story in time to meet the deadline lest he face the wrath of his
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By Sujan Patel Set SMART goals…. Work according to your circadian rhythm…. Learn to prioritize your top three to-do items and tackle them before anything else … The web is full of productivity advice for entrepreneurs. And while these tips, when implemented appropriately, can be incredibly helpful, there’s a corollary that’s missing. What about the
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Think back to your previous jobs and it’s likely that you can remember departments that were siloed, each focused on its own wants, needs, and goals. The mail room, for example, might have wanted to end its workday at 4 p.m., even though the packaging department frequently had last-minute shipments. No matter what industries you’ve
Our time is a valuable commodity, and it should not be wasted in frivolous meetings. Countless hours are consumed by business professionals attending meetings that produce no valuable results; frustration is often a byproduct of such wasteful meetings. As a leader, you can communicate to your staff that you value their time by planning and
