Every company and every employee wants to be more productive. Are there actually easy things you can do to make a significant productivity increase in only one day?
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We all want to increase our email productivity. One area where we tend to create headaches for ourselves is in the use of blind carbon copy (BCC).
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Today many of us will spend the final hours of the year wrapping-up the business process improvement projects and tasks we set forth in 2011. The question is, come Monday, what is your plan?
Banks aren’t known for making exceptions. If the employees of a branch had acted reasonably however, they might have kept the business of a notable Indianapolis resident.
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We’re all familiar with death by PowerPoint and email overload. But one executive thinks we should kill the status meeting.
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Previously on The Methodology Blog, we discussed why workplace rewards are typically not a good idea. Today, we’d like to address how to find happiness in your job.
As crazy as it might seem, 2012 is right around the corner. And if you’re thinking man 2011 really flew by, we couldn’t agree more! The fact is, we can’t stop time from ticking away. So, as we wrap up accomplishing the goals we set forth in 2011, it’s time we begin thinking about what we hope to satisfy in the new year.
Self-checkout kiosks are popping up just about everywhere: airports, movie theaters, subway and bus stations, photo labs and even supermarkets. And while the technology has improved productivity and efficiency in some of these venues, it has lagged in at least one.
A few months ago we attended a major industry conference with a huge corporate sponsorship. As far as we could tell, however, that effort was nearly a complete waste of cash.
Now that another round of the 24 Hour Web Project is over, it’s time to comment on whether this is generally a good business process and a healthy business practice. Our answer in two words: Yes, sometimes.
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