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Things to do before bedtime

Every day is a new challenge.

To get the most of each working hour, Matthew Toren suggests that these 5 things to do before going to sleep will increase our productivity:

1 Take a look at the calendar

2 Get the gym bag ready

3 Turn off the phone

4 Write in your journal

5 Read a real book

Read the full article here.

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Four ways to really accomplish more with less

In an increasingly competitive global environment, doing more with less has become a mantra in many organizations. However, this expression evokes skepticism since it often implies that the management is raising the bar on goals and expectations while spending less money.

For valuable and motivated employees this could be frustrating. Managers should focus on those who want to give their best, but cannot because of organizational barriers. They should shift the focus from what employees have to do in order to do more with less to how leaders need to respond.

There are at least four ways to increase productivity even with resource constraints:

1. Specify “must-win” battles

2. Avoid the trap of routines

3. Design and treat training as a process, not an event

4. Provide “freedom to act”

Read more on the Business Week’s article By Mark Royal and Tom Agnew

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Image source: Diplofoundation

Leadership Lessons From The Geniuses Of Jazz

According to Frank J. Barrett book nurturing spontaneity, creativity, experimentation, and dynamic synchronization is the only approach to leadership.

The controlled chaos of the social web sounds a lot like jazz. That means it’s time to reinvent the standards. Following practices can help your organization emulate what happens when jazz bands improvise.

  • Improvise through the chaos
  • Embrace errors as a source of learning
  • Perform and experiment at the same time.
  • Rely on minimal structure and maximum autonomy.
  • Jam and hang out
  • Lead using “provocative competence.”

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