Dateline: January 6, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. To start out the new year, we've taken our one thought for this week from a recent Fast Company post about being more efficient and effective in 2017. The article, This 100-Year-Old To-Do List Hack Still Works Like a Charm, describes a simple process for getting the right work … [Read more...]
Break Limits By Working With Those Different Than You
May 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: May 15, 2016 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Fast Company recently published a through provoking reading titled, "Why It's Better To Work With Someone Who Is Your Polar Opposite." The main idea is that in your work setting, working with those who are very different is healthy and productivity-enhancing. Of course, you have … [Read more...]
Emotional Intelligence in Your IT Leaders
April 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Dateline: April 11, 2014 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Do your IT leaders have a high level of emotional intelligence (EI)? Recently Sanjog Aul, founder and host of CIO Talk Radio recently interviewed consultant and former CIO Scot Berkey. Scot is also a long time facilitator at the SIM Regional Leadership Forum in Chicago and an … [Read more...]
Personal Productivity: When Do You Do Your Best Work?
September 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Fast Company recently published a thoughtful blog titled, Why Productive People Get Up Insanely Early by Paul DeJoe, the co-founder of Vancouver- based Ecquire, a sales productivity tool. In his quest to figure out how to appreciate the present, he stumbled upon an unusual solution, What I was depriving myself from was time in the day where there was no pressure and no expectations. For the … [Read more...]
