Want to stay more focused and cut down on time-wasting distractions at work?
Daniel L. Levitin, author of The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload, wrote recently in the New York Times that an essential key to optimizing focus, creativity and productivity is to schedule different kinds of work activities at different times during the day. Partitioning activities this way allows the brain to function most appropriately for various tasks. Continue reading →
Wait. Before you write this off as a cheap ploy to grab your highly divided attention, consider this:
Great sex is special because it doesn’t happen all the time. It’s not the same old same old. It’s not the status quo. And like exceptional customer service, it makes us feel really good. That’s why we call it great.
Let me tell you about two recent service experiences.
Good news! The local Chamber of Commerce has recognized your agency as one of this year’s Community Champions for your ongoing involvement with several local nonprofits.
The awards event was lovely. Your colleagues and staff appreciated the recognition from the Chamber, fellow members, and the nonprofits you’ve been loyally supporting. Now you can hang the plaque on the office wall and get back to business. Continue reading →
Remember those schoolyard encounters when kids vied with each other to prove they were the reigning subject matter experts? “I know more about the Yankees’ batting averages than anyone here!”
It took only two words to challenge those self-serving claims to authority, a forceful: “Says who?”
These days, instead of the schoolyard, we look to establish our authority in the conference room, the office, at sales meetings, on the phone and on the Web. Continue reading →