Hitting the Productivity Wall

Kevin Eikenberry

Our question today is about productivity and specifically, what to do when you “hit the wall” and are personally struggling, but others think you are doing better than you really are… I’ve got four suggestions below to help you get your “productivity mojo” back!

Addressing Sales Productivity

Strategy Driven

In the B2B market space all sales leaders face similar issues and these centre on sales productivity. This costs time, money and absorbs sales management time. STRONGMAN© is a process which significantly reduces time wastage and improves sales productivity. Salesforce Issues.

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5 Big Rules For Productive Conference Calls

Let's Grow Leaders

In fact, it’s that kind of thinking that leaves many managers moving from call to call with little time to connect with their team. Let’s be as productive as possible so we can all have some time back.” A little extra planning can save hours of lost time and productivity.

Stop Thinking “Productivity” — Start Thinking “Problem Solving”

Lead Change Blog

Whether you’re facing price pressure from domestic competitors, startups, powerful customers, or low-cost overseas providers, you’ve heard the mantra of “productivity” preached again and again. What typically comes to mind when your organization starts talking about increasing productivity?

Impact of Office Lighting on Employee Productivity

Strategy Driven

You just finished reading Impact of Office Lighting on Employee Productivity ! The post Impact of Office Lighting on Employee Productivity appeared first on StrategyDriven. Management & Leadership business management employee productivity office lighting strategydriven

Places for Productivity

Kevin Eikenberry

Today I’m talking about productivity and how our physical location is extremely important to our level of productivity. Check out the video below for my Productivity Checklist and start getting more done RIGHT NOW.

How cloud is changing product management

Lead on Purpose

Guest post by Mauricio Prinzlau A product manager is generally considered to be leading the product, as if the product were a business by itself. The product manager holds responsibility for various aspects related to product management, including developing roadmaps … Continue reading → Product Management Team Building cloud P&L PaaS pricing requirements SaaS security

Launching winning products and services

Lead on Purpose

One of the more difficult tasks for a company is launching new products and initiatives. It’s easier to focus on designing and building products than getting them successfully into the market. Launching your new products and services is critical to … Continue reading → Leadership Product Management #prodmgmt product launch products

The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity

Leading Blog

The 5 Choices is a nuts and bolts solution to greater productivity. To improve the situation we have we have five choices to make in three areas : Decision Management, Attention Management, and Energy Management. Q2: The Quadrant of Extraordinary Productivity.

Productivity Reminders…

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… For Managers. In knowledge world, productivity is hard to quantify. If you try to adopt old “command and control” style of management to drive knowledge workers, they get even less productive. Understand that knowledge workers cannot always be productive between 9 to 5. They have their creative zones and routines when they are most productive. Equate productivity, not with how much work is done, but how well.

August Frontline Festival: Leaders Share Tips about Productive Work Spaces

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This month’s festival gives tips about setting up a productive work space. Michelle Cubas, CPCC, ACC, of Positive Potentials, LLC shares that productivity is the result of an open mind and energy working together. Frontline Festival how to be more productive Productivity

How to Drive Productivity as a Leader

Lead Change Blog

Productivity is the lifeblood of any successful business, and optimising this is one of the omni-present tasks of leadership. With this in mind, strong and strategic leadership is crucial if you are to maintain a productive and contented workforce with a low turnover of staff.

5 reasons product managers need to embrace mobile marketing

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Guest post by Sophorn Chhay Mobile marketing isn’t only for the customer, it’s a viable avenue for product managers, advertisers and even sales floor assistants. If your brand needs to jump-start its product resourcing department, it’d better invest in mobile. … Continue reading → Product Management e-commerce mobile smartphones SMS

Improving Project Productivity

Kevin Eikenberry

The post Improving Project Productivity appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Leadership & Supervisory Skills Personal & Professional Development project execution project managementThis is a big topic for a short article.

The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity

Kevin Eikenberry

By Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill and Leena Rinne I am regularly told how productive I am. I suppose by many measures I am pretty productive. The post The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

Combining Mindfulness, Value and Leading Edge Product Management

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Guest post by Barry Libert Mindfulness is all the rage in the leading management circles of the world. In fact, according to HBR, “Time Magazine recently put … Continue reading → Leadership Product Management executive leaders mediator mindfulness platform valueLeaders from major corporations like Google, Microsoft and Aetna are all beginning the practice.

Frontline Festival: Leaders share about favorite apps, technology, and productivity hacks

Let's Grow Leaders

Now on to our topic for June: What tools do you use to stay productive? Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership has been tracking his productivity for around fifty years now. Productivity is never an accident. He’s always more productive afterwards.

Three Keys to Product Management Success

Lead on Purpose

As product managers you have a significant responsibility for the success of your company. With all the meetings, floods of email, and requirements to manage, the thought of spending time on areas of strategic focus can seem overwhelming. Start by focusing on three simple, yet powerful, keys to success: Know your market: Get a clear understanding of the market where your products compete, and work diligently to stay out in front of new trends and technologies.

3 Simple Ways Productivity Leads to Your Best Self

Strategy Driven

Improving your productivity is a simple place to begin - and with World Productivity Day upon us, there’s no better time than now to start discovering your best self! You just finished reading 3 Simple Ways Productivity Leads to Your Best Self !

The Secrets Of A Productive Business

Strategy Driven

So what are the secrets of those who are managing to get everything done? There are people in this world who are super-productive. Focus on your own management issues and stylings and think about whether these need working on. Photo courtesy of Pexels.

5 Ways to Increase Productivity

Ron Edmondson

If you want to increase productivity as a leader, you have to think bigger than what you can do. To increase productivity and get better as a leader: Change from being a manager of people to being a leader of people. Don’t just manage current systems.

The Truth About Productivity

Kevin Eikenberry

Productivity is way more than just production. And if you are serious about improving your productivity and effectiveness in any area of your life, you need to focus on one very important thing. From This Episode: Read the Five Unusual Productivity Tips blog post here.

How To Double Productivity And Take Control Of Your Time

Tanveer Naseer

These tools will allow you to shift your focus from inaction to action and to significantly increase your productivity while minimizing your stress; you will be able to take control of your life by doing what matters most instead of just coming up with another busy to-do list.

How do you develop product leadership?

Lead on Purpose

One of the most challenging aspects of any product organization is knowing what products to build or services to provide. There are so many ‘voices’ and distractions vying for your attention that make it difficult to know where you should … Continue reading → Leadership Market-driven Product Management customer visits market sensing proactive processes win/loss

Combining Mindfulness, Value and Leading Edge Product Management

Lead on Purpose

Guest post by Barry Libert Mindfulness is all the rage in the leading management circles of the world. In fact, according to HBR, “Time Magazine recently put … Continue reading → Leadership Product Management executive leaders mediator mindfulness platform valueLeaders from major corporations like Google, Microsoft and Aetna are all beginning the practice.

Five Ways to Be More Productive Everyday (Starting Now)

Kevin Eikenberry

Everyone would like to be more productive (well, at least anyone who might be reading these words). Today, some simple and important ideas for raising your productivity, starting immediately. Leadership Learning Manage Projects Personal Development Success productivity time managementMulti. Tasking. Seriously. It is an illusion if you think you can do it without hampering the effectiveness of either task. Want proof? When [.].

To Enhance Productivity, Stop Doing Something!

Great Leadership By Dan

The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.” - Lin Yutang Companies must continue to find ways to improve their productivity and during the last several years there have been significant investments in software and systems to assist in that. So I would encourage all managers to find a way to stop doing at least 5% of what’s currently being done to enhance productivity. productivity teams time management Willy Steiner

10 Steps To Accelerate Meetings And Drive Productivity

Tanveer Naseer

It is estimated that 15% to 28% of every manager’s workweek is spent in meetings. A leader with accelerated speed and pace greatly increases the likelihood of a productive meeting. Leader manages the process Every meeting has two things happening simultaneously.

Software analytics and Product Management

Lead on Purpose

How have analytics affected your product planning? Here’s an insightful infographic from Nalpeiron that brings an interesting perspective to the value of analytics for Product Management: Product Management / Marketing analytics product

Management Styles

Strategy Driven

Organizations should coordinate management skills into its overall corporate strategy, in order to satisfy customer needs profitably, draw together the components for practical strategies and implement strategic requirements to impact the business. Under it, people were managed.

5 Best Ways to Irritate Your Employees and Paralyze Production

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Put That iPad to Work: Learn Tips and Shortcuts That Will Increase Your Productivity and Time Management

Kevin Eikenberry

The post Put That iPad to Work: Learn Tips and Shortcuts That Will Increase Your Productivity and Time Management appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Personal & Professional Development iPad productivityI own an iPad.

Make a Leap to Greater Productivity

Kevin Eikenberry

Achievement Leadership Learning Personal Development Success productivity time managementIt’s Leap Day, that once-every-four-years event that leads people to say things like “You have a whole extra day, how do you plan to use it?” ” Sounds nice, but wouldn’t you rather get a little time every day, for the rest of your life, than a random added day every four years (a day that, [.].

4 Ways to Promote Productivity

Lead Change Blog

Below are some of the aspects that demonstrate how good leadership can promote productivity in the organization: Goals. If the management of the organization is one that employs an autocratic style of leadership, they will not involve the employees in the goal making process. A motivated employee is a very productive employee, and this inclusion is one of the ways to boost their morale. Embrace the present and always strive for better work environment and productivity.

Managing Productivity and Morale

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Today’s business leaders face myriad challenges as they look for ways to improve return on investment (ROI) while managing resources effectively. The greatest resource of any organization is its workforce, and balancing employee morale with productivity is the key to creating an environment and culture where collaboration governs and success thrives. Managing Productivity and Morale. Melissa Russell writes on marketing and business management.

Under New Management

Leading Blog

It is hard to let go of the thinking behind some of the management tools we still use today. David Burkus reports on a number of seemingly radical management ideas in Under New Management. He also tackles the question: Are managers necessary? Management

Five Ways to Lead Product Teams More Effectively

Great Leadership By Dan

In order to bring quality products to market that delight your customers and meet their needs, a company must have leaders that run the product teams effectively. Read Brian Lawley’s guest post over at About.com Management and Leadership for 5 Ways a Product team leader or Product Manager can be more effective in accomplishing this and leading the team and the product to success. Brian Lawley product development product managers project managemen

Key elements of leadership and product management

Lead on Purpose

Most technology companies are comprised of people and teams that discover, define, design, develop and deliver products to the market. Their success depends largely on how well these teams work together to produce great products and services. The role of product manager has become increasingly important to the success of the products and the companies; it has become increasingly strategic. This situation requires product managers to be leaders.

Are You a Great Manager?

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Jack Litewka : “How can I know whether I’m a Good Manager or a Great Manager?” (I’ll I’ll assume that no one reading this article is a Bad Manager.) So if a leader is not taking the time to think about what s-he needs to do to continue along the path from Good Manager to Great Manager, becoming a Great Manager will always be out of reach. Good Managers Let’s begin by looking at what Good Managers do.

Managing Distraction in the Digital Era

Great Leadership By Dan

Distraction in the digital era has become an epidemic, robbing us of our focus, decreasing our productivity and hindering our overall life satisfaction. Amy received her BA from Harvard and MBA from Yale School of Management.