Personal Productivity

Recent Personal Productivity Articles

Bored? Blame Yourself (and Your Gadgets)

A new study links boredom not to the environment surrounding you. Rather, it's your inability to focus. Here's why.  Read more

6 Books for the Well-Rounded Entrepreneur

Starting a business, personal productivity, marketing skills--these good reads cover the essentials an entrepreneur needs to master.  Read more

5 Ways to Send Productivity Through the Roof

Here's how to motivate employees to get more done--no extra money or real effort required.  Read more

8 Qualities of Fearless Entrepreneurs

You know the type: They do things other business owners only dream of doing--and usually succeed. Here's what sets them apart.  Read more

4 Tactics to Make Smarter Decisions

Should you trust your gut or your data? Bestselling authors Dan and Chip Heath say, neither. Here's what really goes into making sound decisions.  Read more

Why You Can't Do It All

The simple rule for start-up survival is to focus on the 80/20 rule-the 20% of tasks that generate 80% of the benefit.  Read more

Caterina Fake: Great Entrepreneurs Are Like Sandwiches

Want to be more efficient and more creative? Serial entrepreneur Caterina Fake explains what you can learn from a PB&J.  Read more

Going to Prison Made Me a Better CEO

No, I didn't go as a criminal; I went to teach the inmates about leadership. But they wound up teaching me.  Read more

10 Tricks to Get the Creative Juices Flowing

Amateurs wait for inspiration to strike. The pros know how to cultivate creativity on an ongoing basis.  Read more

Find Your Productivity Hot Spot

Productivity expert Jason Womack says the secret to getting more done is to create a distraction-free zone. Here's what it should look like.  Read more

Excel at What Does Not Come Naturally: 7 Ways to Lead Better

It may seem counterintuitive, but you don't only want to lead with your strengths. Here's why and what you can do about it.  Read more

Your Customers' Top Priority? Time

If you want to garner consumer loyalty and confidence, this is all you need to know. Here's why.  Read more

Be Happier: 10 Things to Stop Doing Right Now

Sometimes the route to happiness depends more on what you don't do.  Read more

9 Life Lessons for Every Entrepreneur

Here's a set of simple rules to live and work by--from a very unexpected source.  Read more

To-Do Today: Eat Lunch With a Colleague

Ban mid-day meetings. Encourage employees to use lunch time to build relationships, and let their minds wander instead.  Read more

Why You Should Wait, Think--and, Only Then, Execute Furiously

In his wonderful book Wait , Frank Portnoy argues why speed isn't what makes all the difference, but how you use your time.  Read more

Starting a Business: The New 'Safe' Career?

Is it really that big a gamble to start your own business? Compared with other options, maybe not.  Read more

How Email Hurts Your Business

You use it every day, all day to do almost every aspect of your job. But email might be what's holding you back.  Read more

3 Tricks for Saying 'No'

Pushover? Stop rolling over when you're asked to do things not in your own best interest. Here's how.  Read more

3 Ways to Keep Meetings Short (Every Time)

These three steps will keep your meetings from dragging on and on and on.  Read more

10 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Brain While You Work

Going to Africa--literally or figuratively--refreshes your brain, which helps you be alert and propels you forward.  Read more

Best Reason to Go Home Early Today

Contracts and proposals and fame and fortune can wait until tomorrow. Today, even if just for one day, flip your priorities and go home early.  Read more

Don't Let Technology Slow You Down: 4 Tips

All of those whiz-bang gadgets and tools are great--until they get in the way of running your business. Here's how to make sure it doesn't happen.  Read more

Stop Overworking & Start Leading

Are you hurting your company by being an overwhelmed leader? Here are the benefits to trusting your employees with more.  Read more

Best Sales Advice From a Martial-Arts Master, Navy SEAL & More

My mentors have included an ex-Navy SEAL, a martial-arts master, and the top closer in the advertising industry. Here's what they taught me.  Read more