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Don’t Answer Every Email

I just spent an hour on the phone with several clients and possible clients…it was productive and I wouldn’t have gained nearly as much if I had tried to conduct these conversations via email. Too often we are tethered to our mobile devices and feel like we have to immediately get to every email. That’s […]

1 Simple Lesson From My Vacation

I just got back on Saturday from one of the best vacations I have ever had. I went to Club Med’s Sandpiper Bay resort in Port St Lucie, Florida. That being said, you’d have no idea you were in Florida. More importantly, you don’t get great cell phone reception at Sandpiper Bay and you […]

What Do You Do With Your Day?: A 1 Week Challenge

Everyone is asleep right now, so I am up doing some reading with the TV turned to the Clemson vs. UNC game muted in the background. The reading got me thinking about productivity and how we choose to live our lives. What we are doing that is productive and what we are doing that isn’t […]

February 2, 2016
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The above quote by Peter Drucker should be committed to everyone’s memory because in our always on environment, it is often really difficult to differentiate between the urgent and the important. This is a challenge at the top of the organization and the bottom. And, the ability to stay focused on the important against the […]

February 1, 2016
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Let me ask you a question? If I were to ask you if you are busy or not, what would the likely answer be? I’m sure for most of you, you would be telling me just how busy you are. But that’s not the point of anything. In fact, if you are “so busy,” I’d […]

productivity

Don’t Answer Every Email

1 Simple Lesson From My Vacation

What Do You Do With Your Day?: A 1 Week Challenge

Efficiency vs. Effectiveness

Are you focusing on the right actions?

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