Productivity

How to Mindfully Take Time Off — And Ultimately Increase Your Productivity

As a Leadership Development Expert & Executive Coach at Enerpace, I find that many of my clients find taking time off challenging. So how do you do it? Here's how to take full advantage of your necessary time off. In planning out the year and quarter, I proactively block vacation time.  For example, I hate Chicago in February – it’s cold with grey snow and few sunny days.  So I automatically block a week to someplace warm and sunny each February. I ...

By |2023-11-06T22:01:35+00:00November 6, 2023|Productivity, Self Care, VUCA|

How to Cultivate Team Accountability

What is Team Accountability? I define team accountability as shared ownership of team goals. In fact, what differentiates a team from a mere group of people IS their common interest in shared objectives. Let’s say a group of VPs report to a SVP. Even though every VP may not have a huge role to play in a project, if it’s a goal of the SVP, the entire team is responsible for doing whatever they can to achieve it. Sometimes that means sharing resources, brainstorming ideas, or transferring ...

By |2023-04-27T20:26:35+00:00April 27, 2023|Productivity, Team Alignment, Team Solutions|

Employee Productivity & Team Collaboration – a Challenge During this Time of Remote Work

Many are challenged working remotely with too much information between Zoom and all the other platforms and apps for remote employees. This is a real problem for both the company and employee.  By the end of the day, folks are exhausted from having to switch their attention so frequently. And, also frustrated from feeling they accomplished too little or weren’t able to produce their highest quality work. There are costs to productivity levels with this pull between individual and team over many platforms. Research ...

By |2021-08-24T19:59:56+00:00February 9, 2021|Productivity, Team Alignment|

Let’s Talk About Meetings – Efficient Meetings!

As a former corporate executive and as President of my own firm for almost 18 years, I know what a time-suck meetings can be. I literally have clients who have meetings scheduled, non-stop, back-to-back, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. as part of their daily routine! The “real work” seems to get done at night and on weekends, which is just wrong! When done right, a meeting can be so efficient that you end up giving time back to the participants! How? First ...

By |2022-07-29T10:30:13+00:00March 26, 2020|Productivity|
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