The Holy Grail of Productivity

Every company I encounter is trying to do more with less. I know numerous executives and managers who seem to acquire additional titles as often as they receive year-end bonuses. Employees at every level juggle To-Do lists more prolific than rabbits. Unbelievably, most accept this fate and persevere...

4 Steps to a Complete To-Do List Clean Out

We all have them -- those onerous, boring, or socially awkward tasks that haunt our to-do lists for days or weeks as we struggle to motivate ourselves to actually tackle them. Over time these dreaded items pile up, making you feel unproductive and guilty, and creating a further drain on your energy. Isn't...

Why Your Coworker Gets Special Privileges

our co-worker seems to get special treatment all the time and it drives you crazy. Now, it's possible that your boss is simply a bad manager who plays favorites (or who is too wimpy to stand up to an employee who doesn't take her job seriously). However, while some managers totally stink, most...

Ways to Keep Employees Focused on Work and Not Their Phones

The smartphone is arguably one of the best and worst technological advancements in recent years. Thanks to the smartphone, people have quick access to information and apps that make their lives easier. But these devices are also an addictive productivity-killer. In a 2016 CareerBuilder survey of...

How to Catch a Liar Before You Hire Them

Research shows that our ability to detect when someone is lying is just as good as an estimate or a guess. Perhaps, this is why lies get past us so often because our guess is that the person is not lying. For most people, the act of lying elicits several reactions because it takes the brain some...