You see it everywhere, that constant checking of email. In the office, email is often allowed to intrude at any time throughout the day and is given priority over the current task. Outside the office space, those PDAs, like the Blackberty and Treo, pop up at meetings, lunches, soccer games, and even the dinner table. The purported reason is to sta
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Addictive Technology and Email Management
Posted by dlanders under TechnologyFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 6031 days ago
Dividing Sick Leave and Vacation Days: Using or Losing Earned Time
Posted by dlanders under Employee BenefitsFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 6031 days ago
The Fair Labor Standards Act was passed 70 years ago with guaranteed vacation as part of the package. The premise behind their push is that the right to a break from work should not depend on how healthy you or your family are. Now this movement wants to have guaranteed sick time also.
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Reading Digitally with Improved Comprehension
Posted by dlanders under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 6031 days ago
With all the predictions of a paperless society, shouldn't paper-bound books now be a thing of the past? Yet bookstore browsing and shopping is still going strong. What happened with the digital reading idea?
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Changing Times
Posted by dlanders under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 6031 days ago
Tips for keeping up with the pace of modern life
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Finding Time: Outsourcing Your Personal Tasks
Posted by dlanders under ManagementFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 6031 days ago
The concept of outsourcing overseas certainly is not a new idea, but it normally refers to the business world where jobs are sent overseas. Businesses now outsource more than $20 billion. As we struggle to find that elusive work life balance amid all of the daily tasks we face, outsourcing is becoming an increasingly popular time management option
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Right vs Left Brains in Tracking Time
Posted by dlanders under ManagementFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 6031 days ago
What are your experiences as a dominant right- or left- brained person dealing with the opposite in a business situation?
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Stress management
Posted by dlanders under ManagementFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 6031 days ago
Techniques for Managing Stress in the Workplace and Home Businesses
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The Office Germ
Posted by dlanders under ManagementFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 6031 days ago
Nothing hurts office productivity like unplanned absences of colleagues and key staff members. When they are not present, you may be stalled on a project. Your may have to take on additional work to cover their tasks. Your time management efforts for that day are shot. Can you prevent this?
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Stress that is Good for Your Productivity
Posted by dlanders under ManagementFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 6031 days ago
Stress that is good for you? It is possible. Good stress stems from working hard and productively, feeling accomplished at the end of a challenging day. Good stress relates to concentration and creativity. This kind of stress is what encourages you to finally sit down and accomplish your goals. Without it, we might not ever finish something unplea
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Modern Life Syndrome
Posted by dlanders under ManagementFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 6031 days ago
Pay attention... focus... concentrate... prioritize... Easy to say but hard to do when so much is vying for your attention. What strategies can help you master these basic concepts? You are bombarded with so much information today that you can lose the ability to find time to think. Everything is being thought out for you. Companies want to hand y
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