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Since 2009, I have been writing articles about office organization, time management, work/life balance, email management, and productivity. I am passionate about helping people better manage the hours they choose to spend working and enjoy their non-work time as well.
7 Tips to Help You Leave Work at Work
It comes down to one word: accessibility. In the 1970s, open door policies were popular as a way to encourage...
When Productivity Gets Messy
My friend and colleague, Kip Soteres, published an article on LinkedIn about the messiness of change in business...
Time Management Boot Camp
Last year, I began a wonderful project with a technology company headquartered in Ukraine. They have a subsidiary called...
3 Tools to Overcome Feelings of Helplessness at Work
A few months ago, I was hired by a client to lead a webinar on time management. There were 700 enrollees, which was by far...
Productivity in the Generational Divide
"You're old and stale and holding the company back." "You're young, inexperienced, and a big slacker." Maybe these...
Time For Your Loved Ones
A Valen-TIME for You! Below I have included links to posts I've published in the past few years that could...
Email Overload: The Dangers of CC and Reply All
An empty shelf. A partially-filled desk drawer. These are things that businesspeople are drawn, sometimes compelled, to...
Random Acts of Kindness…er…Productivity!
Kindness and empathy are vital human needs. Much of the pain that we see in our world right now comes from a lack of...
A Compendium of Goal Setting Blogs
Only 12% of people achieve their yearly goals. Here is Dr. Melissa’s best advice on how to succeed when setting goals.
The Rainmaker’s Rainmaker
If you are outside the legal profession (and missed the John Grisham novel in the 90’s), then you may not be...
Electronic Task Management Tools: Email Integration Edition
I am a huge proponent of “use what you have” with regards to electronic time and task management. There are several reasons...
3 Things To Do at Year-End
New Year's Eve is a celebration of time. A year of your life is about to pass. Another year is queued up. What are...