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Quick Hack to Make Your Boss (and you) More Productive

Both Sides of the Table

Yesterday I wrote a post about the " Urgency Addiction ” and how many people start important tasks late and then motivate with a huge wave of productivity and inspiration driven by deadlines and commitments to others. “A study by Microsoft showed just how lethal interruptions are to productivity.

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Focus@will Launches Paid Subscriptions

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Focus@will , the operator of the music streaming service aimed at helping users become more productive, said today that it has is launching its paid subscription service to consumer tomorrow. The company claims its service helps increase attention span up to 400 percent while working, studying, writing and reading.

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8 Strategies For Remaining Cool And Collected At Work

Startup Professionals Musings

They realize that their productivity is suffering, as well as their health, but they don’t know what to do about it. Take the time to fully focus on each task you are faced with, and your decisions and productivity will improve. In my experience, it’s all about work-life balance and enjoying the role.

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The lion and the ant: A managerial lesson

Berkonomics

So the lion recruited a cockroach who had extensive experience as a supervisor and who was famous for writing excellent reports. He also needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports. The Ant, who had been once so productive and relaxed, hated this new plethora of paperwork and meetings which used up most of her time.

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8 Keys For Transforming An Innovation Into A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m happy to add my own insights here for your consideration to her suggested eight essential lessons, with supporting case studies, for evolving any innovative idea into a business reality: Every innovation must solve a customer problem. Write down your business model and five-year plan. Plan for change before the crisis.

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7 Scenarios Where A Business Plan Is Still An Asset

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, they are probably in such a hurry to give you money that they don’t want you to waste time writing anything down and passing it along to new investors. There is no substitute for knowing your customers first hand, and iterating on a minimum viable product to find the most marketable solution.

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7 Ways Fun At Work Leads To Innovation And Creativity

Startup Professionals Musings

I don’t have any big scientific studies to prove this, but in my considerable business experience, I haven’t seen many successes come out of a group of fearful pessimists or unhappy people. Productive group activity. If you want to be heard, write down the message and deliver it in a positive tone. Be perceived as a leader.

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