Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 5, 2023

Successful Working Managers Relentlessly Prioritize, Invest in People, and Delegate “I’m a working manager – not that all managers aren’t working, but I have an enormous pile of my work, besides having to lead my team. What is a working manager? To manage this overwhelm, Mind the M.I.T.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 15, 2024

He emphasizes the need to reflect on values, goals, and ideal work environment before making career decisions. By addressing these questions and creating a culture that aligns with employees’ values and goals, organizations can improve employee motivation and productivity.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Although most C-suite executives, mid-level managers, and data practitioners aren’t AI experts — no one is at this pace of change — they shouldn’t implement AI for the sake of implementing AI. Consider these findings: AI has proven to improve the productivity of 61 percent of employees. It’s only a matter of time.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2014

The 5 Choices is a nuts and bolts solution to greater productivity. Ironically, while we live in a time of unprecedented opportunity, we spend almost half—40%—of our time attention and energy on unimportant or irrelevant activities almost insuring that we miss the possibilities all around us. Q1: The Quadrant of Necessity.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 30, 2023

Helping your team focus and stay productive can be a challenging task. These ten strategies can be easily implemented to support them in this effort: Set clear goals and priorities. Team members must understand what is expected of them and their role in achieving the team's goals. I call them ‘ Energy Vampires ’.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 26, 2023

Students can choose various career paths when pursuing an MBA in supply chain management. These include supply chain managers, logisticians, and management analysts. Logistics Manager Every day, an unimaginable amount of goods and materials move worldwide to keep our economy churning.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

They are highly productive and successful. Horizontal alignment— Across the organization, all functions, departments, and teams work together towards a set of common goals. High performing businesses, athletic teams, pit crews, and marching bands are highly aligned, which produces clarity, focus, and energy. .

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

There is no secret for time management; it all depends on the person how they handle their routine and tasks and manage their time efficiently and productively. However, there are specific tips that one can follow to save time and be productive always. Set productive goals and important tasks and complete them in a day.

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HR Digest

APRIL 17, 2023

While this model has many benefits, it also presents challenges that can hinder productivity. This is known as the productivity paradox. Workplace Paradoxes: Hybrid Work Advantages and Productivity Issues The productivity paradox refers to the phenomenon in which increased technology and flexibility lead to decreased productivity.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 9, 2021

Having happy, productive employees is one of the greatest assets your business can have. Creating a happy and productive workforce involves many actions, with one of them being a workspace that’s fit for purpose. When your employees feel valued and comfortable in what they do, they can help some amazing results for your company.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

In fact, it is about those attributes that energize us and help us to deal with reality in a productive way. The kind of positive energy that most accounts for flourishing in individuals and in organizations is called relational energy.” They marshal positive energizers to foster improvement and goal accomplishment.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Episode 237: Do you ever get frustrated that your manager wastes time with bad delegation? Alright, today’s question comes from a manager named Declan, and that is not Declan’s real name, but we’re going to use the name Declan here. So Declan was frustrated, but so was his manager. (

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Learn how to hold engaging, productive virtual meetings while you work remotely. Save time, money and energy using these tips for running effective virtual meetings. You want your virtual meetings to be more productive than in-person meetings, and this is something that can be achieved with good preparation. .

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 5, 2017

What happens when you set a goal and fail to achieve it? In January of this year I set a personal goal. Does goal failure make me a failure? The goal was to complete the Mile Run Trail Challenge Half Marathon on April 1 st in under two and a half hours. Set weekly and daily sub-goals. I missed the goal.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2018

As with any growth and expansion, becoming more productive doesn’t happen overnight. If you want to take yourself to the next level, you must be more productive. To be more productive isn’t always easy — sometimes we need repeated reminders. Here are seven powerful phrases that will make you more productive.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 13, 2023

As the world grapples with waste management challenges, the city of Houston stands as a beacon of innovation. The need for sustainable solutions in managing biomedical waste has never been more pressing. In the realm of biomedical waste management, this means breaking down industry silos and fostering cross-sector engagement.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 15, 2013

And whether we are getting things done ourselves or through other people, we need to maximize productivity. Erik Fisher is the host of Beyond the To-Do List , a hugely popular business podcast about managing time, prioritizing tasks, and avoiding burnout. Time and energy. Is GTD still the dominant time management system today?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 21, 2023

Connect your ideas to the bigger picture – goals, values, long-term vision– and also consider the technical nuances and challenges for implementation. It can be overwhelming for your team and manager when you share too many innovative ideas at work all at once. Implementing new ideas takes work, time, and energy.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

When people misuse conflict energy, it becomes drama: they struggle against themselves or each other to feel justified about their negative behavior. Drama costs the US workforce over $350 billion per year in lost productivity, absenteeism, passive-aggressive behavior, and wasted energy. The cost is staggering.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 19, 2016

I ran into a profound message from a Google manager who wrote a simple email to his staff on Time Management. (By By Jeremiah Dillon , Head of Product Marketing, Google Apps for Work). Now, think about how you’re managing your time. It’s been said there are two paradigms to scheduling —  the manager and the maker.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 12, 2023

Answering e-mails can feel “productive.” ” A survey by e-mail productivity company, Gated, found “82% of people say e-mail is their primary means of communication at work, 74% feel guilt or stress over e-mails they haven’t read or replied to, and 67% of people feel overwhelmed by their inbox.”

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2014

The three of you had a common goal – a great performance. Trust is a tool to assess and manage (reduce and/or increase) risk, depending on the situation. When we don’t trust, we exert a lot of energy to keep up our guard, to continually assess and verify. This uses a lot of energy and time.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

However, when you don’t pay attention to tactics and effective management, you create needless conflicts, frustrations and hurt feelings. Leaders and managers often struggle with the difference between strategy and tactics or vision and operations. This type of meaningless work saps morale and wastes precious time and energy.

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 1, 2011

A new product that will provide you with the following benefits; Identifying and Aligning your goals , behaviors, abilities, and actions in a step by step process that will get you noticed and make you more successful. Coaching and feedback from Mike on your goals and effective steps to achieve success. Here is What You Get.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Managing small business finances can be a challenge, especially when you have lots of other things to deal with. However, the way you manage your finances will have a big impact on your overall business success and profits. Here are some tips to help you manage your small business finances. Create a cash flow budget.

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CEO Blog

AUGUST 3, 2011

I tend to avoid controversy so one of my time management rules is I do not do politics. I read a great book - Clean Energy Nation - Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels by Congressman Jerry McNerney Ph.D. And my son, David, runs Estill Energy, a solar company. It should be the common goal that unites.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

You can relax, though, because we’ve come up with five great ways to boost productivity in your small business. Covering everything from strategy and goal-setting to growth and pricing, they’re a one-stop shop for anyone who has hit a stumbling block within their business. Utilize Organizational Tools. Motivate Your Employees.

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Chart Your Course

MAY 31, 2016

Happy employees are more productive than their peers at work. In fact, this body of research cites that those happy employees are 12 percent more productive than their counterparts in the office. Here’s what you can do to boost happiness and productivity in the workplace. Provide Big Picture Goals. Give ‘Em a Break.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When you are the owner of a small business, one of your top priorities is to help your employees be as productive as possible. You might need to adjust your management style to help your workers be more productive throughout the day, or you might need to invest in new equipment and software geared towards increasing productivity.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

How can you manage to do it all—without burning out? Over a five-year span, one of my clients in the biotechnology field kept moving up through the ranks, from manager to senior manager to VP. Set realistic goals. Reevaluate your goals, objectives, and timeframe, making them more realistic where needed.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

How can you manage to do it all—without burning out? Over a five-year span, one of my clients in the biotechnology field kept moving up through the ranks, from manager to senior manager to VP. Set realistic goals. Reevaluate your goals, objectives, and timeframe, making them more realistic where needed.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 21, 2019

Are you ready to master your calendar and manage your time effectively and efficiently for maximum results? During his presidency, he launched some of the largest public works projects in history: the launch of DARPA, NASA, and the peaceful use of alternative energy sources (Atomic Energy Act). Eisenhower. Important/Urgent.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Why wellbeing initiatives work substantially better when people have great managers who engage them in their work first and establish trust. Organizations demand a person’s full energy at work. This translates into big differences in productivity. Remove abusive managers. Upskill managers to move from boss to coach.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 15, 2018

We all want to be more productive, it seems. Productivity isn’t about somebody standing over us with a stopwatch, shouting “Faster! It’s about moving ourselves closer to our goals and helping our team and organization move closer to theirs. ” like an old cartoon. Create a morning ritual.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 23, 2018

The summer months can signal the death knell for a business unless managed properly. Once airborne, only a tiny amount of energy is then required to keep it flying. If you don’t believe me, then let’s look at the research by American Express that reveals during the summer months there is: 20% decline in workplace productivity.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2023

We know that effective collaboration and cohesive teamwork lay the foundation for innovation, productivity, and overall organizational success. Great Teamwork needs Common Understanding: Shared Vision, Clear Goals & Understanding of Your Team Great teamwork is rooted in a shared vision and clear goals. And (drumroll please!)

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Here are four of the most important things you can do to keep your people happy and productive: Create a psychologically safe culture. Being rewarded for helping to meet organizational goals boosts people’s feelings of competence and engagement. Create meaningful and purposeful goals. 1 N A T I O N A L B E S T S E L L E R.

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