Show off star power with a desk manual
Showcase your talents by putting together a desk reference manual. Done bit by bit, it can become the ultimate productivity tool. Here’s how to do it.
Category: Productivity
‘Instant’ productivity, sans shorthand
Help! I’m doing the work of 3 people
Disagree with the boss … and win
What your boss isn’t telling you
Spot opportunities amid the daily chaos
Every day is filled with interruptions, distractions, emails, ringing phones and a flood of incoming information. Yet, certain events each day are different from everything else…
Update your style for citing sources
The basic information required for noting sources hasn’t changed since you wrote a high school term paper, but the wealth of information available in electronic formats continues to add new twists.
Being micromanaged? Let’s talk
If your boss’s micromanagement interferes with your ability to do your job, quit casting yourself as a victim. You can’t change the boss, but you can influence many of the situations you face, says Harry Chambers, a trainer and author of My Way or the Highway: The Micromanagement Survival Guide.
To forgive is divine … and productive
Want to step up your productivity by 25 percent? Simply forgive someone—the boss, a co-worker, a friend—for whatever “evil” he or she has done you.
Minimize the impact of interruptions
Consider yourself lucky if you can ever focus on your work for more than 12 minutes at a stretch. Use this plan to handle the interruptions you can’t avoid.