I happened across a 2016 article by Brittney Morgan in which she wrote of six key items we typically forget to schedule into our busy workday. The six are all important for our wellbeing and therefore our productivity and work……but how many of them have you skipped already this week? A Proper Lunch Break Did […]
Set yourself up for success late on Friday afternoons
No matter the time of year or weather, the sun always seems to shine more brightly on a Friday afternoon doesn’t it? While many of us allocate some of our weekend for work, there’s still a sense that the week is winding down after lunch of a Friday. I’m sure studies would show that workplace […]
As a leader, do you use ‘stay interviews’ to gain team insight & commitment?
A large percentage of organisations use exit interviews but how many have stay interviews? Why wait for a top performer to leave you before engaging in a meaningful conversation with them? As a leader, wouldn’t you like to get a deeper insight as to what makes your top performers tick? Dr John Sullivan is a […]
Mobile marketing strategies for n-f-p
An article written by Julie Szabo in 2013 refers to the skyrocketing use in the US of mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) to surf the net. Local data suggests Australia is not too far behind in this trend. However, many not-for-profit organisations do not have a mobile marketing strategy and therefore are missing out on […]
5 sentence rule for emails benefits you and the recipient
McKinsey and Company released a 2012 survey showing the time spent by an average worker in reading and answering emails was 28% of the work day! In a 2013 article Stephanie Vozza discusses how people can increase the productivity of their emails to claw back some of this wasted time. She reminds us that […]