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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | THE ORGANIZED EXECUTIVE'S BLOG APRIL 17, 2012 How to schedule items on your to-do list OK, go ahead and do so, because clear stretches give you your best chance of being productive, especially when you are tackling a project that is new, requires highly creative thinking or is unfamiliar to you. This is a guest article by Jeff Davidson. Peak energy and alertness for most people is at 8 a.m. | | THE ORGANIZED EXECUTIVE'S BLOG JANUARY 3, 2012 3 strategies to revive employees’ work ethic Carefully edit the negative language and overtones out of employee email, notices and other forms of communication, and look for creative ways to present them in a more positive way. Following is a guest article by Eric Chester, author of Reviving Work Ethic. You want more business and higher profits in 2012. Reboot your thinking. | | | | | | | | |
| - Working in a cave
Even the color of the walls can affect whether workers are creative or extra attentive to details. Recently I spent the day working in a cave. OK, it wasn’t literally a cave, but it was a windowless, dark green office two stories down from my usual workspace. It felt like a cave. Early in my career I worked in an office with no windows. MORE >> -
 Why your business needs balance: men and women
Hierarchy is great for some situations, for example, when consistency is required; a network structure is better for others—like when creativity or buy-in are needed. This is a guest article by Caroline Turner, principal of DifferenceWORKS. But, McKinsey concludes, the facts argue in “[favor] of greater gender diversity.”. MORE >>
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