Hold a mobile device at eye level to avoid “text neck.”Dr. Dean Fishman adopted the phrase after seeing a huge influx of younger patients visiting his chiropractor facility … Avoid writing redundant combinations that give readers a sense of “deja vu all over again” …
It’s not always bad to procrastinate, it can even create a productive time to work through other tasks. Stanford University philosophy professor John Perry advocates doing small, low-priority tasks as you defer a larger, important task. This can build a sense of accomplishment and energy and keep your productivity high even while you defer work.
Not all executives are content to have access to documents only on their smartphones, tablets or laptops. If you work for a boss who still depends heavily on paper and attends up to a dozen meetings a day, here’s an organizing solution for you.
Three “C’s” shape the way other people listen to us, says Susan Mason, of Vital Visions Consultants. If they think we possess competence, character and a can-do attitude, they’ll find us credible, and they’ll be more influenced by what we say.
Question: “Since taking this job four months ago, I have been bothered by a co-worker’s relationship with my manager. This woman does everything for him. She even writes his emails and drives him on personal errands. In return, he occasionally covers up for her and handles some of her responsibilities when she has a deadline to meet. He also shares a lot of information with her…
Is having birthday cake in the break room becoming a bit stale? Break out of the rut when it comes to celebrating staffers’ birthdays with these ideas:
Writer Anne Lamott offers this pearl to remember when working through a huge task. “My 10-year-old brother sat at the kitchen table near tears,” surrounded by books on birds, immobilized trying to finish a report he’d had three months to write. “My father put his arm around his shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. […]
With all those details swirling around in your head during the rush of the workweek, it’s not surprising that you can’t always “let it go” at day’s end. The solution? The best tactic, says time-management expert Laura Stack, is a “brain dump”—or weekly review session—every Friday afternoon.