Get More Done – Interrupt Your Interruptions
Constant interruptions reduce focus and effectiveness. Learn how the human brain handles interruptions (poorly) and how to work more effectively by stemming their flow.
Constant interruptions reduce focus and effectiveness. Learn how the human brain handles interruptions (poorly) and how to work more effectively by stemming their flow.
Pexels – CC0 License We need not discuss how the last year has had a massive impact on your business and what measures you likely put in place to secure your survival – you know that story only too well. Of course, it’s true to say that something as increasingly turbulent as the last year…
https://unsplash.com/photos/7RWBSYA9Rro No matter what type of business your run, no matter how big or small it is, there is no denying that equipment is of paramount importance. You cannot have an effective business without quality equipment in place. Therefore, no matter whether you are looking for hotplate tools or temperature controls or something different,…
When you run your own business, making sure everything goes smoothly is one of your top priorities. It’s up to you to make sure everyone knows what they’re doing, and you’re moving in the right direction and at the right pace. Being a leader, you’re responsible for those working under you, and it’s your responsibility…
pexels The year 2020 was incredibly tough for all types of businesses. Some companies were able to get themselves through hard times, while others are still struggling. If your business is experiencing financial difficulties, here are five options to focus on. 1 . Review Your Budgeting When your business is experiencing financial trouble, the…
When you run a business, you must be constantly looking for ways to improve, and customer service is an area that you cannot afford to look past. Good customer service is going to mean you have a higher chance of satisfying your customers, and thus improving your overall reputation as a brand, which plays a…
Sometimes, providing customer service feels like a losing battle. No matter how many resources you dedicate to the task, you still wind up with unhappy clients on the other end of the line. If you find yourself in this position, you’re not alone. It’s something that affects countless firms out there, including some of the…
It is a common refrain across every industry and every size organization today. In addition to, “I am having trouble finding the right people or any people in some cases! And once we get them, keeping them is harder than ever.” There are a lot of innovative ways to address the shrinking labor pool and…
Constant interruptions reduce focus and effectiveness. Learn how the human brain handles interruptions (poorly) and how to work more effectively by stemming their flow.
And we can create whole new pathways, new structures and frameworks constantly. This neuroplasticity requires the crucial ingredients of time and intention. Typically in unexpected change, we go through various phases including: Shock | a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience | “What is this?” Denial | looking for evidence it is not…
Source The world is changing at an ever-increasing pace, and so should your company. In order to remain competitive, you need to keep pace by hiring writers that will spek the language of your consumers. By investing in bilingual employees who are able to speak and understand the changing trends you are enabling your content…
Want your organization to win in 2022? Start by practicing these winning habits.
Many acronyms are negative and self-inhibiting. They stop us from pondering possibilities or alternatives. Here’s one that will switch your thinking from negative to positive.
Your #1 job as a leader is to create a compelling vision of winning
Curiosity: a strong desire to know or learn something
Your employees are making decisions right now. How do they now the best ones if they don’t know the business of your business?
To make this a reality, leaders need to develop transparent thinking in themselves and their team members.
Roger Bannister set out to become the first athlete to break the four-minute mile. “Experts” told him it was impossible. Some even suggested he was risking death; doctors told him his heart would explode! Not only did Bannister not die, but the week after he broke the barrier another runner followed in his footsteps,…
No doubt 2020 was a challenging year in so many ways. Whether you were busier than you ever dreamed because market conditions changed in your favor, or you were shut down, had supply chains completely disrupted, or found your customers were negatively impacted, 2020 tested us at work. And that doesn’t even begin to cover…
Effective business management requires balancing the big picture with the details.
Today’s uncertain and volatile business landscape calls for new ways of thinking and working. So why do most companies attempt to solve problems and manage massive change in the wrong manner? A lot of it has to do with the way the human brain works. Our brains love certainty and predictability. So when faced with…
Individual and organizational brains in constant, unexpected change If you are like many, you were certain in April that by June we would see a settling in to the ‘new normal’. And then in May, once again, many of us were sure that by the end of June, our norms would be reset, and we…
During times of uncertainty, human beings seek community and safety, and many find it in the workplace. Work typically provides a much-needed sense of stability and control over at least one aspect of our lives when everything else has gone topsy-turvy. Yet, millions of people have lost their jobs, either temporarily or permanently, due to…
Why is it so hard to keep up with the pace of change these days? Some ascribe it to the overwhelming amount of information we try to process every day. Others point to the rapid pace of change. Both are partly to blame. But the primary reason is our brains were not constructed to work…
The human brain is an amazing tool. But there’s one thing it doesn’t handle very well – change. Especially change of the magnitude brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nobody saw this virus coming, but it has turned our world upside down. Our challenge as leaders is how we respond to it – a task…