Personal Organization

My New Meeting Rule

We all know meetings are horrible. Lots has been written (including by me) about how to make meetings better. I have a new rule I am...

Teach People to Find Things

When I started my career in learning and development, the biggest problem we had was content. We spent a great deal of time, money, and...

Limiting Attendance at Meetings

One of the best rules for meetings is to only invite people who need to be there. Keep the meeting attendance as low as possible is the...

An Easy Way to Say "No"

I hear from many people who are frustrated with all they have to get done during the day. Many times, they will come in with a plan to...

Prioritization: Avoid This Costly Mistake

Someone you know (maybe even you) has made a resolution to be more productive this year. Good for you! Hopefully you do better than most...

Burnout Reality

Burnout has been a topic for as long as I have been in the workplace (and I started before people had email or cell phones). With the...

Burnout

Employee burnout isn't new - we've been talking about it since the 80's. The topic has taken on renewed importance now with the pandemic....

Is Venting Good?

I have always believed that venting was healthy. It enabled us to get things off our chest and out of our head. Keeping it in was somehow...