“A 2% increase in productivity equals an entire work WEEK every single year!” While I can finally say my home office is a “perfect productivity environment,” it hasn’t always been this way. Small, consistent investments to improve the quality of your workspace will pay off in a big way. Become a productivity environmentalist, and you … Continue reading “Why a 2% increase in productivity makes a huge difference”

A simple line that creates a personal connection. “I was thinking about you and wondering how you and your family are doing?” This is an email I received from my fellow LinkedIn Learning author and friend, Dean Karrel It really touched me that he reached out for no reason other than to check on me—to … Continue reading “How to make a personal connection while staying physically isolated”

Do you know someone who struggles with hoarding? An attendee approached me after an event in February and explained his challenges. He found himself unable to say “no,” and it was causing a rift in his marriage. My suggestion to him—and others dealing with this issue? Rather than trying to entirely STOP the behavior, implement … Continue reading “How a budget can help you stop hoarding time”

How would you feel about losing 28% of your day, every day? I talked about this as a speaker at the Kuali event back in February of this year. It sounds like a small number…28%. How bad can it be? Well, if you work a forty-hour workweek, that equals ten valuable hours each week. In … Continue reading “Why you’re losing forty hours of productive time each month”