Personal Productivity


Recent Personal Productivity Articles

The Way I Work: Rashmi Sinha of SlideShare

As told to Liz Welch |  May 27, 2012

A fan of quick meetings and rapid software development, SlideShare CEO Rashmi Sinha would rather make mistakes than overthink.  Read more


How to Create a Productive Work Environment (Clue: Don't Ignore Your Health)—Part 2

By Curt Finch |  Mar 18, 2011

While trying to get out of my office and take a nice stroll around my office building, I noticed that I was hit with unwanted noise.  I found my ears...  Read more


How to Create a Productive Work Environment (Clue: Don't Ignore Your Health)—Part 1

By Curt Finch |  Mar 16, 2011

Technology has greatly aided our lives and made several previously difficult tasks easy.  But technology has also brought some negative changes. ...  Read more


How Self-Tracking Can Benefit Business

By Christina DesMarais |  Mar 14, 2011

What if you could track everything you do in life? That is the idea behind self-tracking, a new method of tracking daily tasks, whether by using a health mon...  Read more


The Way I Work: Jamie Latshaw of Lexicon

As told to Liz Welch |  Mar 1, 2011

Jamie Latshaw is a stay-at-home mom. She also runs one of the fastest-growing companies in America.  Read more


My Favorite Tool for Staying Organized

As told to J.J. McCorvey |  Mar 1, 2011

Entrepreneur Teresa Meyer explains how she uses Evernote to stay organized.  Read more


Innovation to Help You Concentrate

By John Gerzema |  Dec 16, 2010

How new technologies like Instapaper and Trippy help people concentrate and focus on meaningful tasks.  Read more


The Way I Work: Lani Hay of Lanmark Technology

As told to Liz Welch |  Nov 1, 2010

Government contractor Lani Hay spends her days meeting with politicians, partying with celebrities, and advising the military.  Read more


3 Task Management Apps

By John Brandon |  Nov 1, 2010

A review of the latest smartphone apps designed to keep you organized  Read more


How Do You Get Away From It All?

By Evan Klonsky |  Oct 14, 2010

Downtime can give you a clear head and even a fresh perspective to return to your business. Here is a list of what successful entrepreneurs do to let off steam.  View slideshow


SwiftKey for Android

By Curt Finch |  Oct 5, 2010

Recently I was speaking at a PMI conference ...  Read more


The Way I Work: Michael Arrington of TechCrunch

As told to Liz Welch |  Oct 1, 2010

Michael Arrington loves breaking tech stories, but he’s not big on PR people, conversational niceties, or sunlight.  Read more


How to Run an Effective Meeting

By Josh Spiro |  Aug 4, 2010

Meetings are the bane of the corporate world but even small businesses can't avoid them completely. Here's how to run your meetings without wasting time or m...  Read more


Social Media Remorse Syndrome

By Curt Finch |  Jul 30, 2010

Toni Bowers at TechRepublic has written about a new syndrome that a...  Read more


Eric Ryan, Co-founder of Method Home

Eric Ryan |  Jul 7, 2010

Eric Ryan co-founded Method Home, the home products maker marked by their clean, elegant designs, and their environmentally safe ingredients. Here is the ...  Watch video


The Way I Work: Justin Kan of Justin.tv

As Told to Liz Welch |  Jul 1, 2010

Justin Kan, the 27-year-old co-founder of Justin.tv, doesn't mind his lack of work-life balance.  Read more


How to Organize Your Workspace

By Josh Spiro |  Jun 22, 2010

Business opportunities can easily get lost amid piles of papers and disorganized hard drives. Here’s how to structure your time and space more productively.  Read more


25 Tips for Perfecting Your E-mail Etiquette

By Lindsay Silberman |  Jun 14, 2010

Do you have bad netiquette? In other words, are you appalling colleagues with your awful e-mail manners? Clean-up your act with these etiquette tips from the...  Read more


How to Use Google Apps to Improve Your Business

By J.J. McCorvey |  Jun 10, 2010

Google has generated plenty of buzz with its cloud-based office suite. Here's the rundown on its features and how you can use them to upgrade your company.  Read more


When Is The Best Time for a Meeting?

By Courtney Rubin |  Jun 4, 2010

Try Tuesday afternoon – or maybe not having a meeting at all.  Read more


The Way I Work: Blake Mycoskie of Toms Shoes

As Told to Tamara Schweitzer |  Jun 1, 2010

Blake Mycoskie, founder of Toms Shoes, built a lifestyle business based on social entrepreneurship.  Read more


How to Create a Productive Office Environment

By Lois Goodell |  May 28, 2010

Designing your office is more than just picking out paint and carpeting. A few small investments of time and money can foster a more productive workspace.  Read more


How to Organize Your E-mail Inbox

By Nicole Marie Richardson |  May 6, 2010

Let your inbox fill up, and you may face missed deadlines, neglected employees, and unaddressed customer complaints. A productivity expert shares her tips fo...  Read more


My Son, the Entrepreneur

As told to Leigh Buchanan |  May 1, 2010

Lorraine Earle of Johnny Cupcakes is a doting mother who also runs the family business founded by her son, John.  Read more


A Tool to Boost Personal Productivity

As told to J.J. McCorvey |  May 1, 2010

How entrepreneur Matt Everson of Astuteo uses RescueTime software to get more done each day.  Read more