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Efficiency

Bringing New Employees into Your Business

Joshua Zerkel • January 16, 2012

Get new hires up to speed on their role in the big picture, and use a variety of training methods to integrate them into their day-to-day duties.

Categories:
  • Time Management
Tags:
  • Efficiency,
  • Organizing,
  • Productivity

Keeping Up with Your RSS Feed on the Web, iPad, or Smart Phone

Joshua Zerkel • January 2, 2012

Which programs and apps are best suited for your needs?

Categories:
  • Time Management
Tags:
  • Digital Organizing,
  • Efficiency,
  • Organizing

It’s Time for a “Time Makeover”: 5 Tips for Mastering Your Calendar

Joshua Zerkel • December 19, 2011

Take control of your busy schedule with a few easy ideas!

Categories:
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management
Tags:
  • Efficiency,
  • Organizing,
  • Productivity

4 Top Year-End Productivity Tips

Joshua Zerkel • December 16, 2011

The final month of the year is here, and for many of us, it’s a time of wrapping things up before the new year rolls around. This year, as part of your year-end wrap-up, consider taking a few moments to revisit the systems that serve you every day, and see if you can improve them.

Categories:
  • Home Office,
  • Paper Management,
  • Space Management & Storage
Tags:
  • Efficiency,
  • Organizing,
  • Paper Management,
  • Productivity

Set Aside Time to Check Email

Joshua Zerkel • November 21, 2011

In the age of smart phones, it’s tempting to respond to every single email the second it comes in. It might feel productive—but not if it’s distracting you from all the other tasks you have to complete! Schedule specific times to process email and your productivity will soar.

Categories:
  • Productivity,
  • Technology & Applications
Tags:
  • Digital Organizing,
  • Efficiency,
  • Productivity

What to Do with Your Unwanted Stuff

Joshua Zerkel • November 14, 2011

A frequent by-product of the organizing process is usually a bunch of stuff you’ve decided you no longer want, love, or use. Getting rid of all this stuff can sometimes be a challenge – but don’t let that stymie your progress!

Categories:
  • Home,
  • Home Office,
  • Planning,
  • Space Management & Storage
Tags:
  • Clutter,
  • Efficiency,
  • Organizing,
  • Productivity

Partner Up for a Productivity Boost

Joshua Zerkel • October 5, 2011

Getting things done can be a challenge when you have a laundry list of to-do’s begging for attention. Engaging help is a great way to work through your list.

Categories:
  • Evernote,
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management
Tags:
  • Effectiveness,
  • Efficiency,
  • evernote,
  • Planning,
  • Process,
  • Productivity

Get Yourself an Organizing Buddy

Joshua Zerkel • September 13, 2011

Having a partner help you stay organized can be key to succeeding.

Categories:
  • Maintenance,
  • Productivity
Tags:
  • Efficiency,
  • Maintenance,
  • Organizing,
  • Productivity

Three Tips for Greater Effectiveness

Joshua Zerkel • September 6, 2011

As with all things that are worthwhile, building your effectiveness habits take time and effort—but it’s worth it.

Categories:
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management
Tags:
  • Effectiveness,
  • Efficiency,
  • Goals,
  • multitasking,
  • Productivity,
  • Time Management

The Social Media Time Suck and How to Avoid It

Joshua Zerkel • August 26, 2011

With all the options in social media, it can feel like your time is being sucked into a vortex. You can get your social media under control with these strategies.

Categories:
  • Networking,
  • Time Management
Tags:
  • Efficiency,
  • Social Media,
  • Time Management
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