by Megan | Mar 3, 2017 | Productivity
Are you ready to hire a consultant? Consultants can seem a large expense for any business and not every member of staff will understand the implementations put in place. Some believe that consultants provide recommendations that do not actually reflect the day to day...
by Mary McDonald | Oct 12, 2016 | Productivity
World events interrupt our concentration – it’s hard to stay focused With the impending presidential elections in the United States, the turbulent weather (Hurricane Matthew in the US, with worldwide coverage of the damage to the Caribbean and eastern US...
by Mary McDonald | Aug 10, 2015 | Communications, Productivity
I recently received a call for a HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) vendor event in a nearby major city. The invitation was NOT sent bcc: (blind copied); however, the body of the note did say to contact the sender at her_email@domain.com (anonymized to protect...
by Mary McDonald | Jul 30, 2015 | Productivity, Systems
As July comes to a close, what did you hope to accomplish this month, that a) didn’t get worked on; or b) is still unfinished? What can you do to ensure it’s done – and to get work completed on schedule in the future? Did you have a problem with...
by Mary McDonald | Jun 7, 2014 | Blog, Productivity
Clutter – it’s everywhere if we let it be… and it’s insidious, sneaking up on you. When we moved to a new home we had a chance to declutter, and although it was sorta weird not putting everything out that we had in the old house, it was also really nice. Although you...
by Mary McDonald | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog, Coaching, Productivity
I’ve been using calendars (and organizers, and to-do lists) for years. I’ve tried electronic and paper; web-based and not; and have found the following to be my personal preference for this: 1) Web-based if you move from machine to machine, or if you need to share...
