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Problems with Traditional Goal Planning
Nearly everyone, at some point, has encountered the idea that goal planning is a key to achieving success. We find this notion everywhere, including in books and magazines, on television, in classrooms and seminars, and in blogs, newsletters, articles, and white papers. However, despite the pervasiveness of this idea and the good intentions of those who try to embrace it, most people fail to successfully set and achieve their goals. Studies on the topic have consistently [...]
Creating A Great Company Culture
Everyone wants to create a great company culture. But where do you start? Here are four areas of focus to help you create a great company culture. Company culture is the term used to describe the values and practices of a company and its employees. Although each company has unique qualities, in general, company culture is about creating a positive and productive work environment for its employees. What are the elements of a great company [...]
5 Things to Consider When Prioritizing Your To-Do List
Prioritizing and organizing your tasks is crucial to your to-do list. It's important that you only have one list, whether the tasks are personal or for work. These projects and tasks are all things that you need to complete and you should be able to prioritize them all in one place, if you take into consideration the following five things: Time Break down your list based on the due dates and the duration of [...]
How to Be More Persuasive: The Benefit Exchange Principle
The principle of benefit exchange is a key concept that you need to focus on to become more persuasive. This concept revolves around making the the person who you are trying to convince, influence, or persuade understand where you’re coming from and showing them what they will get out of taking your […]
Front Loading Your Work Schedule
After a few days of rest and relaxation, it can be difficult to come in to work and be productive on a Monday. The popular movie, Office Space, describes this all too familiar experience as “a case of the Mondays.” It’s ironic that the first day back to work, after recharging our batteries all weekend, is often the least efficient day of the week. Front loading your work schedule means scheduling your most important and largest tasks or projects on [...]
What is Planning and how should I do it?
What is Planning? The Planning Process includes the space between where you are, where you have been, and where you want to be. It is activity management. So what is planning? Planning is not unchanging. It is also not a meaningless collection of static plans. Planning is an ACTIVE process of evaluation and […]
Achieve Your New Year’s Resolution This Year
The New Year is a time of celebration and reflection. It allows you to look back over the past year and celebrate your successes as well as focus on the things in your life that need improvement. Although making a New Year’s resolution is very popular, few individuals actually reach their goals. Of the 40% of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions last year, only 8% actually achieved their goals. The key to successfully achieving [...]
Why the New Year is a Great Time to Launch Your New CRM Initiative
Launching a CRM initiative may be the best resolution your business can make. As various holidays wind down and we head into the New Year, many of us will make resolutions to implement positive changes and improvements in our personal lives during the coming year. The New Year is also a great time to make resolutions in business; to roll out new initiatives on an organizational level and embrace tools that can drive success during [...]
Why Should You Plan?
Why do you build a plan in the first place? Plans serve several functions: […]
Keys to Collaborating Successfully
Anybody can stand to benefit from collaboration with another person, business, or company. Collaboration will allow you to give and receive ideas that will help both you and the person you’re collaborating with. Here are a few tips….. […]