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How to Turn Your Quarterly Plans into Action

How often do you look back at the last few months and wonder where the time has gone? What did you actually get done? It feels like you were just running around, dealing with one fire after another, but the list of ideas you wanted to implement is still just that– a list. The disappointment
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A Practical Guide to the Strategic Management Process

Do you have a vision for your company? What are the values behind your brand and what are your main objectives? And if you do have something you want to achieve, how do you plan on making it happen? Too many companies are flying blind with no clear direction of where they’re going or how
Productivity

11 Bulletproof Ways To Improve Concentration

In our modern world, where distractions abound around every corner, concentration has become a bit of a lost art. This is unfortunate. To achieve great things, in business and in life, almost always requires a great deal of focus. So today we want to discuss how to improve concentration.
Productivity

Use the Ladder of Inference to Make Better Decisions

The ladder of inference is helpful for making decisions that are based on fact, rather than your assumptions and interpretations.

Productivity

How to Institute an Effective Change Management Process

Knowing how to effectively lead a change management process can make those dreaded transitions easier.
Productivity

To Avoid Distractions, Stop Using Time Management

Time management isn’t a solution to productivity woes, but rather the cause. Before you stop your time trackers, let me explain.
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Successful Project Management: Why Planning on a Visual Timeline Is Key

At the end of the year, our team decided that we wanted to write case studies to share on our website. When we started out our case studies project, I felt nervous. I usually work alone, and it had been a while since I’d had to make sure other people on my team were informed
Productivity

What is Timeboxing? 5 Questions (and Answers) About This Productivity Strategy

Have you heard of timeboxing? This approach can help you take more control over your focus and your work. Here’s what you need to know.

Productivity

How to Avoid the ‘Tyranny of the Urgent’ and Focus on What Really Matters

In this blog post we’ll explain what the “tyranny of the urgent” is, and nine tips you can use to beat itand become more productive.
Productivity

How to Increase Your Attention Span at Work (and Get More Things Done)

Wondering how to increase your attention span at work? This guide has all sorts of actionable strategies to give your focus a boost.

Productivity

How To Manage Scope Creep in 5 Easy Steps

We’ll give you the exact definition of scope creep and explain the most common reasons why it occurs in projects of all kinds. Then we’ll share with you a five step process for managing it in the most effective way possible.
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6 Tips From a Project Scheduling Pro

Whether you realize it or not, you’re a project manager in some way. From school work, to a job in an office or even working freelance, you’re  responsible for managing your own project scheduling. It’s not always easy, but with a few tips and a little experience, you’ll be project scheduling like a pro in