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Overcoming Boredom The Productive Way

I dread the winter months because I'm forced to take my jogging indoors on the treadmill, which is a source of boredom at its best. Yet, I've decided it's time to turn this negative process into a better, more productive one. Read on »
 
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The Productivity Double Standard

Business process improvement is a major initiative of many companies. So why aren't executives looking to improve their own efficiency? Read on »
 
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Why Being On Time Matters

Process improvement mostly consists of tasks like analysis, optimization, and implementation. But sometimes the best way to improve business process is to simply focus on being on time. Read on »
 
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Performance Reviews Still Stink!

Every employee dreads the performance review, and research shows they are a waste of time. A new Wall Street Journal piece notes they may finally be losing steam. Read on »
 
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Business Process Traps Woman in Airport

Business process is supposed to make everything efficient. In this case, however, a broken business process apparently left a woman stranded in the airport. Read on »
 
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[VIDEO] Hard Work Pays Off In Seconds

When it comes to business process optimization in the office, many of us have the same goal in mind: to enhance productivity and increase satisfaction. And while process improvement is a great start in the journey, there's one key factor we should all keep in mind when setting our sights on achieving optimal results in any given process. Read on »
 
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Increase Productivity by 5% In One Day

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? Read on »
 
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When Your Emails Aren’t Being Read

Business process improvement is the reason we send emails instead of memos. What do you do if someone doesn’t seem to read your messages because they ask questions you’ve already answered? What happens if they simply don’t do the work assigned? Read on »
 
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Setting Our Sights On 2012

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? Read on »
 
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Campfire Stories, Part 3

Business process analysis is a complicated process, but the result is often easily retold. Once again we're featuring some "campfire stories" of great business process improvement here on The Methodology Blog. Read on »
 

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