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Whether you have your own business, work on salary for a corporation, or work independently as a freelancer, it is easy to get caught up in reducing your hours of effort. Working too hard to please your customers or your corporate masters can reduce morale and cram you into a bad habit that distracts you from the fine line of the “give and take” mechanism behind capitalism. (more…)

Productive meetings are good for business. They provide a forum to convey information to larger groups simultaneously as well as provide an avenue for brainstorming. However, meetings can also reduce worker’s productivity and eat up a significant amount of a company’s financial resources.  (more…)

One of the greatest challenges to improving your own productivity is determining which expert to follow. Should you get up at four a.m. every day? Invest in hand-written journals, phone apps or other tools to boost your output? (more…)

We all have 24 hours in a day yet some people tend to get a lot more done than others. It is not because they work longer hours but work smarter. It all waters down to good time management. Working Read more…

Some days you get out of bed and you feel supercharged, ready to face the world. On other days, you wake up lethargic and the low energy permeates throughout your day. While this could seem like a random occurrence and Read more…

Why do now what you can wait to do until tomorrow? Most people procrastinate occasionally, and some always put off their tasks until the last minute. While procrastination is incredibly common, it’s not a harmless habit. Avoiding work until the last minute can lead to shoddy performance. And procrastination is stressful — if you’re in the habit of putting things off, you’re probably all too familiar with the rushed, panicky feeling of trying to get everything done right before the deadline rolls around. (more…)

Every business requires effective use of available resources for it to reap maximum rewards. That is everyone’s dream. It rarely happens though. There is wastage everywhere. Human capital is the most vulnerable when it comes to waste. The time wasted in a single week is enough to complete several important tasks that a company may have to pay for. For example, the time each employee spends on social media can save the company from spending a single dime on social media. But it is not used to help the company. (more…)

Let’s face it, as happy as the holidays can be at times, they are also one of the most stressful times of year. Whether you are planning on traveling over the holidays, hosting guests or just have a million holiday parties to attend, most people’s holiday to-do list can get more complicated than a United Nations peace treaty. But before you book a flight to the first deserted island you can find, here are 10 tips to getting your holiday to-do list done without completely losing your mind. (more…)

A 2017 study estimated that there are 57.3 million freelance workers in the country. This represents 36% of the U.S workforce. Working remotely is quickly gaining ground among professionals and is at times a necessity for companies with a global outlook. (more…)