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The Cognitive Costs of Losing Focus at Work

The Cognitive Costs of Losing Focus at Work to Interruptions

Focus at work is under siege. Everything can interrupt your focus. Coworkers asking you out on a break. A nearby call ringing its way into your focus. And most of all, the myriad distractions new tech put on the table. The buzzes, the dings, the rings. The trouble is, if you don’t focus at work, work doesn’t get done by itself. Hence, focus at work matters.
The Cognitive Costs of Losing Focus at Work

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Tiny Tweaks for a More Productive Work Environment

Tiny Tweaks for a Productive Work Environment

Productive work is oftentimes unattainable. Very often we end up doing futile work on things unrelated to our productivity. And, by all standards, work should be productive. Yet, other than procrastination, there are countless reasons why it’s tough to do productive work. Most of the time, work inertia makes it hard to change things for the better. Chiefly, having spend so much time training to do things a certain way makes us reluctant to change.
Imagine, however, that you could bring forth change with a few tiny tweaks. Nothing too complex, no relearning or brain rewiring. Instead of huge changes that might not even work for you, try the shortest path to change. Tiny tweaks for productive work means that you invest as little as possible to get the greatest possible return.
Tiny Tweaks for a Productive Work Environment

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5 Steps to Setting Smarter, Achievable Goals

5 Steps to Setting Smarter, Achievable Goals

Achievable goals are the pinnacle of a smart goal-setting strategy. Sure, you should be able to achieve your goals, generally speaking. Yet, there is a lot more to achievable goals. This is because goals are high-productivity enablers. By itself, goal-setting provides structure to individual or team efforts.
And making sure that goals are achievable builds on that. Most of all, achievable goals motivate. They become a milestone. One that requires resilience. To put it simply, achievable goals are something people feel. Achievable goals reward because they feel like the achievement that they are.
5 Steps to Setting Smarter, Achievable Goals

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A Quick Guide to Running Meetings Like a Pro

A Quick Guide to Running Virtual Meetings Like a Pro

Virtual meetings are a modern flavor of regular meetings. With the help of technology, participants can meet up despite limitations like different locations, different time zones or differing schedules. Real-time virtual meetings allow participants to meet up from anywhere, at any time. And, alongside many other productivity and collaborative tools, they enhance and improve cooperation.
A Quick Guide to Running Meetings Like a Pro

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If You Want Millennials to Outperform, Find Out What Motivates Them

If You Want Millennials to Outperform, Find out What Motivates Them

Millennials are one of the largest generations in history. And they are set to transform the world we live in. By the time they retire, millennials will change transportation, commerce, work, education. Everything will be different. Even right now, they are already repainting the landscape.
Born between 1980 and 2000, millennials are the product of wave after wave of incredible changes. Hence, they’re less homogenous than other generations. Hence, diversity and tolerance are key aspects of this generation. At the same time, globalization and social media have had a significant impact. So many things have happened between 1980 and 2000. Each of them enough to make the world never the same again.
If You Want Millennials to Outperform, Find Out What Motivates Them

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Prioritization Is an Art - Here Are 5 Ways to Master It

5 Prioritization Tips to Achieve Goals Faster

Prioritization is simple to understand: first things come first. Yet, taking it to the next level is both challenging and rewarding. There’s nothing quite like prioritization when it comes to achieving goals. Here are 5 ways in which you can master prioritization and unleash your productivity.
Prioritization Is an Art - Here Are 5 Ways to Master It

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Align Teams and Reach Short-Term Goals with These 4 Tips

Align Teams and Reach Short-Term Goals with These 4 Tips

Align teams with your goals, vision, and value and enjoy the ride. It’s simple as that. When you sync teams with the overarching vision, you get maximal efficacy. It’s unbeatable and uncanny. Almost as if each team member acts as an engaged and caring parent. When you align teams, what you reap is what you sow. Full convergence of talent, wits, skill, experience, and know-how. Here’s how to align teams and help them reach short-term goals.
Align Teams and Reach Short-Term Goals with These 4 Tips

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How to Stay Focused When Working from Home

4 Quick Tips to Stay Focused and Productive When Working from Home

Stay focused and work will be a breeze. Yet, working from home is a challenge in its own right.
Let’s be honest, working from home is uniquely challenging. That’s because most people stash all sorts of fun things at home. Think home entertainment, from Netflix to video games. Gym equipment, kids, pets, deliveries, random visitors. There are countless opportunities for distractions.
How to Stay Focused When Working from Home

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Team Resilience

This 4-Step Plan Helps You Increase Team Resilience

Team resilience is not just survival. It is changing the rules of your fitness. And this goes beyond adaptation. Team resilience is nurtured, not bought just as true grit is nurtured, not bought.

It’s tuning your team so that it adapts to a new reality. One that’s tougher, meaner, against you. Team resilience is all about moving along this new reality.

Team Resilience

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