It's a simple enough question: how do you define productivity? For the Ridiculously Efficient, productivity is doing more work in less time. It's working effectively and efficiently, completing work tasks properly the first time in a time-conscious and resource-conscious fashion. To really define productivity, though, you...
Atos, a French tech company, hopes to ban all internal email within the next two years. "We are producing data on a massive scale that is fast polluting our working environments and also encroaching into our personal lives," said Thierry Breton, the chief executive officer of Atos. "...
Developing your skills as a leader should be an ongoing pursuit; accordingly, today's Monday Must-Reads focus on leadership. * Ten little details that will add up to a big difference in your leadership skills. [Terry Starbucker] * How to reach your organization's full strategic capacity by focusing on...
You might be tempted to take your work home with you on your days off, but before you succumb to this Ridiculously Efficient sin, try these ways to boost productivity and reclaim your weekend. 1. Leverage Parkinson's Law. Artificially constrict work periods and attack tasks with a sense...
You might think that the holidays are a time to escape work, but 68 percent of working adults will check their email on holidays like Thanksgiving, Hannukah and Christmas. Xobni also found that 79 percent of polled working adults receive email on traditional holidays, a fact that annoyed 37 percent...
It's a natural question that I get asked every day: "How can I be more efficient?" To become ridiculously efficient, though, the word you must fixate on isn't "how," but "why." Sure, I can recommend work productivity strategies and cutting-edge...
