Keyword: productivity
10 tips to simplify your work day to avoid burnout
Avoiding burnout As business pros, it’s our nature to overload our schedules with tasks, goals, and responsibilities. We want to make the most of our time, which is understandable as we are nearly always busy and our time is valuable. However, because of this, we can easily become overwhelmed, burned out, and over-stressed. When we feel this way, we are ...
What pros can learn from college kids about disconnecting, focusing
College study: disconnect and regain your focus In a study on the behavior of college students conducted by the University of Washington, it was determined that students decreased the number of electronics and the time spent on electronics during finals week. When students knew they needed to focus and be productive, they logged out of Facebook and Twitter, turned off ...
iPad app boosts productivity, saves professionals’ time
Boosting productivity with an iPad app Sometimes taking and creating effective notes, plans, and documents requires more than just typing on a computer. Some find it easier to understand or formulate ideas when they have more freedom to create, draw, notate, and even scribble. The obvious solution is to do all of your note-taking and document formation and creation on ...
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LinkedIn’s digital business card converter for iPhone
LinkedIn’s CardMunch In 2011, professional networking site, LinkedIn acquired CardMunch, an app that allows a user to take a photo of a business card which is then transcribed into usable contact information. Much like Google Googles can take a photo of an image, then search Google for like images or brand information, CardMunch can take a picture of a business ...
Which email style is effective, search or folders?
The science behind email organization We’re all looking for ways to improve productivity, and business professionals today spend a great deal of time in email which makes it an obvious choice for spotting potential inefficiencies. A new study by IBM researchers applies the science behind email organization and asserts there are only two types of email personalities – those who ...
TaskRabbit acquires SkillSlate, expands services platform
TaskRabbit acquires SkillSlate Today, San Francisco-based online marketplace for outsourcing errands and tasks, TaskRabbit has announced that they are using an undisclosed portion of their their nearly $25 million in funding to acquire SkillSlate, an auction-based website for local services. In a statement, TaskRabbit said, “SkillSlate crowdsources its network of service providers to help its customers with any task they ...
BestVendor is the Yelp of vendor services
BestVendor – useful social network With new startups launching every day to service business professionals, it can be difficult to keep up with what matches your personal needs and it can become tiresome to continually ask your Facebook friends what you should buy and how much you should spend (and to be asked), so New York startup, BestVendor has launched ...
Four habits to adopt for getting more work done
video platform video management video solutions video player Take control of your life Tony Schwartz, president and CEO of The Energy Project, outlines the top four habits he has adopted that have helped him to master productivity and get more work done, leaving more room for a personal life. Let’s face it, we are all being pushed or are pushing ...
21 quotes to inspire achievement of your 2012 goals
Goals are more action than talk While it’s important to have dreams and aspirations, there’s an even more crucial part to any goal. Actually taking the necessary steps to achieve your goals takes ample willpower, dedication, perseverance, and emotional and mental strength. Anyone can dream and make hypothetical plans for their lives, but it takes a special kind of person ...
App helps you blackmail yourself for not reaching goals
One way to accomplish goals? Blackmail As the year wraps up and everyone begins to wax philosophic about 2011 and preparing for 2012, part of the international introspection is also about what stimulus is most likely to help you achieve your goals. Do you accomplish more when you are rewarded, when you are acknowledged and praised, or when you are ...
New Dropbox for Android improves productivity
Dropbox 2.0 released Dropbox.com has long been hailed as a productivity tool that streamlines any business professional’s life, making all documents portable from a spreadsheet to a video. The free service is a drag an drop program for your files that saves any uploaded photo, document or video across your computers, smartphone and even the Dropbox website. The company has ...
5 Chrome extensions that will help you create rockstar presentations
Whether you’re a realtor needing to give a listing presentation, a startup company about to present a pitch, or a small business owner wanting to create the perfect sales presentation, having the right presentation software can make all the difference. While many presentation software options come with a hefty price tag, there is an easier, cheaper option—a simple Chrome extension. ...
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