Category: Professional Development
How Can You Manage Your Time Better?
One of the best approaches to time management is to acknowledge that no one can do everything. Yet, many time management trainers still focus on schedules and productivity instead of prioritization, energy and coping with distractions. The truth is that time is limited and you are a finite resource. The…
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Time Management Without the Clock
We all want to be productive in the workplace, right? This means days filled with tasks that are all considered “top priority.” If you’re like me, you may be good at creating task lists, but do you know how much time to devote to each task? If I’m so organized,…
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Thoughts about Finding Work-Life Balance
The idea of work-life balance can be controversial. Some successful people say that it's nearly impossible to achieve a real balance between one's career and one's personal life. Others use some variation of the tired phrase, "Work to live, don't live to work." It's important to remember that work-life balance…
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Strategies for Balancing Work and Life
At the beginning of a new year, you've probably been hearing a lot about work-life balance. You may find yourself asking: How am I supposed to achieve this balance? There are so many suggestions out there that it can be difficult to decide what advice to follow. One approach is…
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The Benefits of Work-Life Balance
The modern office can be hectic. New projects, deadlines and new crises can result in long hours at work. Worse, smartphones enable our jobs to spill over into our homes, allowing emails and messages to demand our attention at all hours. Research indicates that a lack of balance between work…
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Five Principles of Goal Setting Theory
Most westerners believe you can achieve more by setting goals. But why is this such an accepted practice? Psychologist Edwin A. Locke and his colleague, Dr. Gary Latham, are credited with popularizing the modern concept of strategic goal making. Their work, research that spanned 25 years, confirmed the ancient notion…
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Goal Setting Quotes Throughout History
January is a time when many of us take a breath and collectively endure the ritual of setting goals for the coming year. The custom is commonly regarded as a positive tradition and either taken for granted or at least in good humor. But where does the idea of setting…
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The Importance of Writing Down Goals
If you have spent any time in corporate life you are probably familiar with the concepts of goal setting, S.M.A.R.T. goals and so on. While you may know that those who engage in a deliberate process of identifying and setting goals are more successful overall than those who don’t, you…
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How to Improve Emotional Intelligence
If you want to know how to improve your skill at shooting hoops or playing the guitar, you practice. If you want to learn more about how to use Microsoft® Excel®, you take a class and complete examples that help you with your tasks. Can you improve your social, interpersonal…
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Strategic Thinking Training, Generate Highly Effective Managers
Companies that have traditionally rewarded employees for productivity understand that there might be another factor that makes management more effective: Strategic thinking. In fact, the Management Research Group (MRG), an assessment design consulting company, found that a strategic approach to leadership is 10 times more important to the perception of…
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