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How Henry Ford Changed the World with Efficient Systems and Processes
This week the spotlight is on the 5th building block of culture: systems and processes. PlanPlus Online prescribes 5 building blocks for building Culture: Shared Values Communication, Language and Symbols Rituals and Routines Habits of Effectiveness Systems and Processes The right systems and processes streamline tasks and increase efficiency. No one knew this better than Henry Ford. Ford started with a goal. In 1908 he said “I will build a motor car for the great [...]
3 Tips to Help You Integrate LinkedIn into your Customer Recruitment Efforts!
Connecting with potential clients through LinkedIn can be a powerful way to help build a relationship and stay connected to them. LinkedIn has become the largest business social network and should be used in your sales efforts. Like any great tool, however, it should be used wisely. Spamming connections or sending out mass invitation requests will not help you in the long run. Here are 3 tips to help you in your efforts to integrate LinkedIn into [...]
Culture of Productivity: How to Build and Develop it
How do you go about building a culture of productivity? Culture is traditionally defined as the beliefs, manners, rituals, customs, institutions, arts, and achievements of a specific society. When you think about culture, you likely think of countries with rich histories, elaborate traditional clothing, and unique religious rituals, but did you know that companies have cultures too? Culture evolves when a group of people gather together—so it makes sense that a culture would evolve in [...]
What is Heartbleed?
You may have heard the recent news about Heartbleed. The OpenSSL project has recently announced a security vulnerability in OpenSSL affecting version 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 (CVE-2014-0160). It has been big news and has potentially affected over 50% of the world wide web. So….next you may be wondering how it affects your data stored with PlanPlusOnline.com? We can confirm that any PlanPlus Online servers affected by the issue described in CVE-2014-0160 have now been updated. Although [...]
Springtime Goals and New Beginnings
It’s already April and spring is right around the corner… This week is the perfect time to reflect on the progress of our New Year’s Resolutions and goals for 2014. Over the past few months, many of us have drifted, forgotten about, or maybe even given up on our New Year’s Resolutions and goals for this year. While you can’t go back and change the past, you can be proactive about changing your future. Spring is a [...]
Take a Lunch Break to Optimize Your Day
Have you ever noticed a difference between the days you take a lunch break versus the days you work straight through lunch? It’s not always easy to squeeze time into our busy schedules, but taking a lunch break will actually improve your afternoon productivity and effectiveness. Taking a break, even for just 15 or 20 minutes, boosts your energy levels and helps you sustain concentration throughout the rest of the day. The following 3 things [...]
New Build 142 Is Here!
PlanPlus Online gets better all the time with new features and enhancements included as part of your existing subscription. These new features and enhancements (which we call a “build”) are now live in your account. You can look for the following updates as part of this newest release: […]
Progressive Goal Planning™ Part Two: Applications of Progressive Goal Planning
Progressive Goal Planning in a Company Setting Progressive Goal Planning can be used as a way to describe your company's approach to goal setting on an individual, departmental, or company-wide basis. Progressive Goal Planning sets the tone for frequent and successful goal campaigns. It sets the tone for individual and personal engagement in goals. It can create a culture and establish an expectation of a contribution from each employee toward a particular goal. It sets [...]
Progressive Goal Planning™ Part One: An Alternative Approach to Setting and Achieving Goals
Progressive Goal Planning offers a viable and effective alternative when other approaches fail. Progressive Goal Planning is the process of planning sequential goals. Each goals builds upon previously attained goals and ultimately toward the achievement of a greater, overarching goal. However, your end goal may not be known at the beginning of the process. In Progressive Goal Planning, there's no real end to the process. However, there is a basic evolution of goals toward a true [...]
New Features Coming Soon (Build 142)
Good news coming your way. Build 142 is coming soon. PlanPlus Online gets better all the time with new features and enhancements included as part of your existing subscription. Over the next few weeks you will see an announcement when you login indicating when this set of features (which we call a “build”) […]