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Top Productivity Secrets – Master Class

26/06/2019 /

Productivity is probably one of the most commonly used words today.

All of us are looking for ways to improve, increase, hack or boost our productivity, whether that may be in the workplace or overall lives.

Articles are constantly being published and appearing on our newsfeeds on the latest secret to increasing our productivity.

Yet in all this mayhem we can end up feeling overwhelmed, not knowing which tips to implement. And we end up not doing anything at all.

In this free Masterclass, Niklas Goeke provides actionable tips that we can adopt in our everyday lives to improve our productivity without having to turn everything upside down. It’s all about small steps!

Click here to sign up to the Master Class (did I mention it is free?): Master Productivity – 14 Day Course

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6 High Performance Habits

17/10/2018 /

Many of us wish to reach success. What the definition of that is varies from person to person, but #1 New York Times Best Selling author Brandon Burchard has put together the 6 High Performance Habits that people that are considered successful generally share:

  • Seek clarity
  • Generate energy
  • Raise necessity
  • Increase productivity
  • Develop influence
  • Demonstrate courage

High Performance therefore seems to be the result of simply performing specific actions day in and day out: you have no more excuses! The book also includes a professional assessment to measure one’s own progress in reaching his or her goals.

 

 

Seven steps for effective problem solving in the workplace

21/07/2016 /

Ask anyone in the workplace if problem solving is part of their day and they’d certainly answer “Yes!”. But how many of us have had training in problem solving?

Because people are born problem solvers, the biggest challenge is to overcome the tendency to immediately came up with a solution. The most common mistake in problem solving is to put the solution at the beginning of the process, when what we need is a solution at the end of the process.

Here are seven-steps for an effective problem-solving process.

  1. Identify the issues
  2. Understand everyone’s interests
  3. List the possible solutions (options)
  4. Evaluate the options
  5. Select an option or options
  6. Document the agreements(s)
  7. Agree on contingencies, monitoring, and evaluation

Read the article written by Tim Hicks

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05/04/2016 /

Everyone strives for a reasonable work/life balance, but it’s a common experience that it is often very hard to reach. Professional help may come in handy.

In a recent Time magazine article Tim Ferriss, author of the international bestseller The 4-Hour Workweek, has shared six tips to enhance productivity, illustrated the science behind them, why they really work and have a positive impact on your daily routine.

  1. Manage Your Mood. Most productivity systems underestimate the impact of feelings. If you are calm and happy you are more likely to get your work done sooner and better.
  2. Don’t Check Email in The Morning. Checking your inbox first things first in the morning amounts to having your priorities hijacked by whoever has decided to send you a message.
  3. Before You Try To Do It Faster, Ask Whether It Should Be Done At All. Not all the things you are planning to do really need to be done before you call it a day. Focus only on what is really important and set your priorities accordingly.
  4. Focus Is Nothing More Than Eliminating Distractions.
    Concentration is key to successful prioritization.
  5. Have A Personal System. Productive people have a routine, a system of their own to get things done, and they stick to it.
  6. Define Your Goals The Night Before.
    If you wake up and you have already thought about what should be your priority during the day you are halfway to success.

Do you want to know more?

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9 Productivity Tips from People Who Write About Productivity

16/02/2016 /

In recent years, work has become more complex due to technological innovation. Now, more than ever, we need strategies for being productive. Here are some advice given by 26 bestselling science and productivity writers for achieving top performance at work:

1. Own your time;

2. Recognize busyness as a lack of focus;

3. Challenge the myth of the “ideal worker”;

4. Intentionally leave important tasks incomplete;

5. Make a habit of stepping back;

6. Help others strategically;

7. Have a plan for saying no;

8. Make important behaviors measurable;

9. Do things today that make more time tomorrow.

Read more on Harvard Business Review

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4 Reasons Why You Should Leave Work On Time

11/02/2016 /

According to The Australia Institute‘s recent research, when employees do not leave work on time, the number of negative impacts associated far outweighs the number of positive impacts. Current working arrangements negatively impact on a range of personal situations. Whether you’re an employee or a manager, the following four reasons should further convince you to leave work on time:

1. Increased mental health;
2. Greater Productivity;
3. Positive personal relationships;
4. Improved physical health.

Read more here.

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Top Team Building Activities

17/03/2015 /

Team building activities are essential in creating a productive team, since they serve to increase communication among team members in a positive working environment. Actually staff are most productive when they are happy within they role, and feel that they are making a valued contribution to the team’s goals.

Team building does not have to be painful, annoying or even embarrassing. There are many valuable team building exercises that can be effective in uniting groups, developing individual skills and collective strengths.

There are four main types of team building activities, which includes:

1. communication activities and icebreakers;

2. problem solving and/or decision making activities;

3. adaptability and/or planning activities;

4. building trust.

If you want to learn more on team building activities, read here: http://www.huddle.com/blog/team-building-activities/

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6 Things The Most Productive People Do Every Day

16/12/2014 /

Ever feel like you’re just not getting enough done?

Below are six tips Tim Ferriss, author of the international bestseller The 4-Hour Workweek, offered:

1) Manage Your Mood
If you start the day calm it’s easy to get the right things done and focus.
Studies demonstrate happiness increases productivity and makes you more successful.

2) Don’t Check Email In The Morning
Research shows emails:
– Stresses you out.
– Can turn you into a jerk.
– Can be more addictive than alcohol and tobacco.
– And checking email frequently is the equivalent of dropping your IQ 10 points.

3) Before You Try To Do It Faster, Ask Whether It Should Be Done At All
Everyone asks, “Why is it so impossible to get everything done?” But the answer is stunningly easy: You’re doing too many things.

4) Focus Is Nothing More Than Eliminating Distractions
What’s the best way to sum up the research? How about this: Distractions make you stupid.

5) Have A Personal System

6) Define Your Goals The Night Before
Define your one or two most important to-dos before dinner, the day before.

Once you are more productive, you’ll have a lot more hours to fill.
So why not use them to make others and yourself happier?

For the article: Barking Up The Wrong Tree

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Things to do before bedtime

18/11/2014 /

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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