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Schedule Breaks Instead of Wasting Time on Interruptions
While a 5 minute walk to the nearest coffee shop pales in comparison to your commute, it quickly adds up with all the other task-switching.
4 Ways to Leave Work At A Reasonable Hour (& Guilt-Free)
Instead of feeling guilty about not being the first one to arrive and the last one to leave, Jullien Gordon, Founder & CEO of New Higher, suggests that we keep four simple indicators in mind for when it’s time to shut down shop and go home, guilt-free.
To Be the Best, You Need to Be 10x Better
Whether you’re creating an innovative mobile user interface or a brand new web series, competition in the creative industry is as stiff.
How One Meeting Can Waste 300,000 Company Hours
The number of people at a meeting can exponentially depletes the company’s time.
The Most Productive Meetings Are 37.5 Minutes Long
Time spent together is not always time spent getting work done.
Innovation Requires Failure
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman famously said, “If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”
Kill The Dreaded Status Meeting
We’ve all been to the notorious status meeting, where in a round-robin fashion everyone says what they’re working on.
Authentic Ways To Network
To enjoy all the benefits of social currency, you first have to build it.
Skip Monday Blues with Sort-Your-Life-Out Sundays
“Sunday is [for] reflections, feedback, strategy and getting ready for the rest of the week.”
The Zero Notification Challenge
Co-founder and CEO of Buffer, Joel Gascoigne, undertook an experiment in which he disabled all notifications on his phone.
How to Deal (or Not Deal) with Phone Calls
Do you get pissed off whenever someone asks you to setup a “quick call” to chat?
Recover from Failure with a Deep-Tissue Post-Mortem
Get a “deep-tissue post-mortem” to thoroughly recover from failure.
Struggling to Explain? Say It like They’re Twelve.
Have you ever met with blank stares when trying to explain a difficult concept?
Stop Perfecting: Move Before You Are Ready
When do you decide to pitch a client that’s out of your league?
For Real Innovation, Get a Beginner’s Mindset
Whether you’re an agency of one or a corporate giant like Microsoft, losing what SalesForce.com CEO Marc Benioff calls “the beginner’s mind” can prove fatal.
End Holiday Email Tyranny via Auto-Delete
The forefathers of the eight-hour-movement are probably turning in their graves, as new research found that the average worker is almost umbilically tied to their work email.