I recently read a statistic about the myth of multi-tasking. Did you know that research shows that a person who is interrupted takes up to 50 percent longer to get back on task and is 50 percent more likely to make a mistake? That’s staggering, especially since we get interrupted multiple times a day, intentionally
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Considering the phrase “know when to let go to the right people” appeared to me today in an article that I was reading in Inc. Magazine. Now, it has me asking the logical questions: How do I identify the right people and how do I let things go to them? The first question is more
This morning I was listening to a Seth Godin audio book called Leap First, and I came across an interesting nugget about change. The gist of it is this…any type of growth requires change. You can’t grow wiser, smarter, stronger, more intellectually aware or compassionate…bottom line – you can’t grow if you won’t change. Now,
I’m a firm believer in giving feedback and being honest with people. I’m a firm believer in accountability. I believe feedback can be a life giving gift. I also believe that not giving feedback and not holding others accountable can be cruel and selfish. Holding back on feedback and accountability is often driven by cowardice,
There are a multitude of articles about how to use Evernote for note taking and organization. The way I use Evernote is a result of reading many of those articles and adopting some of their ideas. Nevertheless, I talk to people all the time who are looking for ways to organize their thoughts, tasks, notes,