July 23, 2010
When I was at my old company I had a large outsourced team based in the Philippines. Since I was only able to make it out there once every 10 weeks or so, we had to rely on tools that would allow us to transfer reports and communicate with one another from close to 18,000 miles away. At the time this was primarily done via email, IM and FTP. That feels so long ago because now, just a few years ago, we have seen a sharp increase in cloud-based tools for individuals and businesses. At the heart of these tools is the goal to keep people connected by allowing for access to data and the ability to easily communicate through a variety of channels.
July 18, 2010
An issue in many offices is that the real work gets done outside of the office, either early in the morning, at nights or on the weekends because team members are in meeting after meeting during regular work hours. Those meetings typically only add more to the to-do list and also soak up time that could otherwise be spent being productive working on projects. When not in a meeting, the remainder of the day is filled with interruptions, emergencies that usually aren't true emergencies, and just simply trying to get settled in to actually get into a flow.
June 28, 2010
A consistent theme through many of the conversations I have regarding productivity, work/life balance and time management focuses on the never-ending deluge of emails that many of us are receiving nowadays. In addition to more and more email piling in, we're being expected to and judged by how fast we can respond to said emails.
September 1, 2009
This was originally posted on workshifting.com (a client project) but thought these tips could be useful to you over here as 
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July 12, 2009
If you ever read this blog, follow me on Twitter or any of the other number of networks I'm on, you'll quickly realize that I am fascinated by anything that's behind-the-scenes. For example, I love that with New Marketing Labs I get to hang out with really cool companies at their offices. As I've said before, I try to look behind-the-scenes of other industries to learn from and apply to the way I do things with my businesses. That's why when I began reading about Reggie Love, the "body man" for President Obama, I became super interested. A "body man" in politics is not a personal bodyguard, the Secret Service takes care of that. Instead, a "body man", according to Wikipedia, is:
June 21, 2009
Being that I don't have cable at home I tend not to know what news specials are on, what new movies or coming out or pretty much anything else that I can't watch on Fancast (client) or catch up on with Google News or CNN. So, earlier this weekend I came across a news special that NBC put together entitled "Inside the Obama White House" The site has a total of 15 videos which take you behind the scenes of the White House.
May 30, 2009
Today's reviews are one about a company that everyone wants to know more about, Google, and the other about igniting the people in your company to do great things. First up is What Google Would Do? by Jeff Jarvis which I really enjoyed. Jeff broke the book up in a neat way and I really liked when he applied Google's success and theories to a litany of various industries. The second book is Gung Ho! by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles. You might recognize the two authors from their best-seller Raving Fans which you should've already read (and if you haven't, then buy it immediately!)
February 12, 2009
Earlier tonight I decided to watch a keynote by Gary Vaynerchuk that I like to watch often as a source of motivation. I've watched this presentation when I'm tired in the middle of the night; when I miss being home while I'm 10,000 miles away from my fiance; when I've been stressed out before with projects; or when I'm busy trying to crush it and just want that extra little shove.
February 3, 2009
For those of you who follow me on Twitter or Facebook you know that I've spent the past few weeks preparing to move up to Boston. This week was the big week and we moved on Friday and Saturday. So, that means that right now I'm living out of boxes. While some may not like this because they feel unsettled and unorganized, I love it. I hate moving, don't get me wrong. But, I love unpacking because it signifies the opportunity for a fresh start.
December 27, 2008
Yesterday you learned how to become a Twitter power user and today I want to show you how you can consume tons of information from your RSS feeds in a short period of time. I think this is a critical skill especially if you want to follow a lot of different feeds and don't want to spend your entire day doing it. One of the questions you'll hear asked of the A-listers is how do they manage their time throughout the day with all of the content they create and that they consume. This is one of those ways.
