Ask Yourself These 2 Questions To Jump-Start Your Morning Productivity Technically, we all have the same wide-open opportunity every morning: to set some goals for the day and strive to achieve them. In practice, though, that doesn’t always happen. You … Continue reading Tips for breakfast
Managing the Perks and Pitfalls of Proactive People Companies need proactive employees. Proactive employees do more than they are supposed to, are good at realizing ideas, and work to overcome resistance to change. They are essential for suggesting, developing, and … Continue reading Proactive risk management
Waking up at 5 a.m. probably won’t make you more productive — here’s what will You’ve heard the stories. Apple CEO Tim Cook wakes up at 3:45 every morning. Both Vogue’s Anna Wintour and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey have alarms that … Continue reading Productivity and sleep
Crushing morale, killing productivity – why do offices put up with meetings? Just off to a meeting? Stop right now. Turn back. You will be stuck in an overheated room, chained to a table for an absurd length of time … Continue reading Addicted to meetings
Help Employees Create Knowledge — Not Just Share It Many leaders see organizational learning simply as sharing existing knowledge. This isn’t surprising given that this is the primary focus of educational institutions, training programs, and leadership development courses. It’s the … Continue reading Efficiency at scale
9 Things Great Performers Do Differently Over the past two years, I, along with a co-author who is a performance scientist and coach of Olympians, have been researching and reporting for a new book, Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid … Continue reading Cultivate purpose
The Management Myth During the seven years that I worked as a management consultant, I spent a lot of time trying to look older than I was. I became pretty good at furrowing my brow and putting on somber expressions. … Continue reading The dual brain of Taylorism
