productivity – CainEllsworth

What Matters Most

“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker One of the things I hear leaders talk about repeatedly is productivity. Usually, the conversation is about how they – as well as the rest of the organization – need to be more productive. Most organizations … Read more

Relax

For some of us, Monday is a holiday. Here in the U.S., we spend Memorial Day weekend grilling or boating or really anything outside in the nice weather – it’s the unofficial start of summer. It’s a holiday, but we’re usually busy. Remember to take some part of the weekend to rest. In our society we don’t … Read more

The Key to Productivity

“Productivity is being able to do things you were never able to do before.” – Franz Kafka Advance apology – the title of this post is misleading. I don’t think there really is one key to productivity. If there really was just one, and I knew it, I’d have already written my book, sold millions of … Read more

Value Your Energy

“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.” – Aristotle Someone recently clued me in to an organization called The Energy Project. If you’re interested, click here to get to their web site. The gist of it is this: a huge percentage of people are disengaged, beaten down, unproductive, etc., and as leaders … Read more

3 Thoughts About Productivity and Innovation

“I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.” – Georg C. Lichtenberg We spend a lot of time internally, with clients, and on this blog talking about productivity and innovation. Sometimes we talk about them as though they’re … Read more

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