Archive for June, 2012

[VIDEO] Great Company or Great Waste?

Friday, June 29th, 2012

In a new viral video of from American Eagle Outfitters, hundreds of staffers appear to be having a ton of fun at the office. But what does this clip say about workplace culture and employee productivity?
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Improving Performance through Scorecards

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

If you’re new to business process improvement, you might think scorecards are only used when playing mini golf. But today’s guest post highlights how you can increase employee productivity through a relatively simple mechanism.

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Attention Trainers: Stop Doing This

Monday, June 25th, 2012

Productivity training, skills training and other employee training programs are critically important. But one expert lists what trainers should stop doing right away.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Pep Up Your Productivity

Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

Everyone wants to increase productivity, from students to employees to managers. A new infographic includes some data and suggestions for how to increase productivity at work and school
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Marketing in a Post Groupon Era

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Business process improvement is sometimes done by trying to make huge changes in the behavior of the market. Today’s guest post by Christopher Wallace discusses the business process behind Groupon—and makes some recommendations.
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The Trouble With Time and Attendance

Monday, June 18th, 2012

Time and attendance tracking is a mainstay of business and secondary education. But everyone knows that watching the clock is the worst way to measure results. One student recently paid a serious price when shooting for perfect attendance.
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Competition is Unproductive

Friday, June 15th, 2012

To increase productivity at work, we often turn to competition. It turns out struggle does not create the best possible outcome after all.
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Kill Chaos with Efficiency

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

Chaos at work is a serious problem, according to today’s guest blogger. To improve employee efficiency, Joe Baker recommends a five-point strategy.
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Increase Your Productivity, Dump Bad Habits

Saturday, June 9th, 2012

I’m guilty. There are days when I walk out of the office wondering what I did all day long. If my boss stopped and asked me that question, I’d probably stutter and say, ‘Well, I answered some emails and looked at that project we were talking about.’

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A Little Queueing Theory

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

Anyone who wants to improve productivity needs to know a little queueing theory. That mouthful to say is luckily not too hard to understand.
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