IT Spend is one the rise. Companies are investing in the cloud and equipping managers and their teams with the skills needed to run those applications. But, are we also giving greater consideration and bigger budgets to the soft skills training necessary to turn that utility into actual productivity?
If you have never used lists to help organize your workday – or perhaps, in the age of smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices, you believe lists are dinosaurs – it may be time re-consider.
What happens when you have to work, but you don’t want to? We’ve all experienced it. On a Sunday night, you hear yourself say, “I don’t want to go to work tomorrow.” Or, perhaps you are at work with a looming deadline on a big project, but you’re just not in the mood . . .
I just returned from an amazingly productive week at the SHRM 2013 Annual Conference in Chicago, where I presented a SUPER SUNDAY workshop, Fearless Leadership:
What would happen if you stopped for a moment each week to define your true priorities and focused your time and energy on the tasks needed to complete them? Would you get more done? Would you feel better about what you accomplish each day?
Unlike 9 to 5 ‘ers, the work at home professional’s productivity is results based. Back in cubicle-land, you were expected to hang out from 8 am to 5 or 6 pm — no matter how you felt or what you accomplished. The measure was how many hours you put in. Not necessarily how effective you were.
For work at home professionals, the nature of our “workplace” can be . . . well, a barrier. Traditional work relationships are based on manning
Unlike the traditional workplace, virtual teams are driven ONLY by a common set of goals and objectives. You need committed and energetic people to stay focused on accomplishing those goals. And since “the virtual workplace” is a relatively new phenomenon, it can be difficult to identify those with previous, relevant experience.
I worked to build and cultivate a dynamic team. Why not use their expertise? They like manipulating databases, sound great on the phone and are “the whiz” at social media. With that kind of talent around, I’d be a fool to pass up a prime opportunity to delegate.
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