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Is employee motivation a concern?
A story/puzzle When Mike first started his career, he came to work early, left late, and never had to be told twice to get something done. Mike feels that the generation entering the workforce today ...
Managing up: How to influence your boss
How do I influence my boss? It is a question that comes up every time I do a one-day training course on managing multiple priorities. In my experience, there is no single correct answer. I have see ...
The no.1 productivity law
When I first started teaching one-day workshops on managing multiple priorities back in 2009, I came across Parkinson's Law. Parkinson's Law is the principle that work expands to fill the time avai ...
Is email a productivity tool?
Are you familiar with Pavlov’s dog experiment? In the 1890s, Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist, discovered he could trigger the salivation of a dog. In his experiment, he rang a bell and then ...