Oct 16
Competition in Work Teams: How Gender Affects Creativity
If creativity is what you're after, don't force your female employees to be part of head-to-head
1 min read
Marissa Brassfield
Trusted advisor, simplifier, and loving catalyst of your biggest and best initiatives. Discovering how to stretch time, maximize ease, and optimize work-life alignment.
Oct 16
Stress Management 101 for Support Staff
If you work for an entrepreneur, you don't need me to tell you that stress management is the
6 min read
Oct 03
Virgin Group Announces Unlimited Vacation Policy
Richard Branson is one of today's most heralded visionaries. His latest policy move at Virgin marks another tremendous
1 min read
Oct 02
9 Responses to Google's Email Rules
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="qjIevT1b2TiONgze9L57hM5hnO8Wv6FA"]"How Google Works," the recently published business book by Eric Schmidt
5 min read
Sep 28
Disappearing Office Forces You to Stop at 6 PM
Amsterdam design studio Heldergroen has an approach to work-life alignment that we at Ridiculously Efficient can definitely get behind: a
1 min read
Sep 24
Stressed Out? Take a Walk
The best way to beat stress, according to new research, is to get a group together and take a walk.
1 min read
Sep 19
Minimizing Miscues When Inviting Remote Participants to In-Person Meetings
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="njluQZFMrsfTasJzZHDpJbeNygnIWOZF"]Every team I've ever worked with makes the same mistake when
2 min read
Sep 18
Meeting Expectations: Do We Need a "Wasted Time" Fine?
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="SjFLjvhhMXrlpMuhqxQpibCzHIKzpyat"]If I look at my published work over the years, I'm
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Sep 16
How to Reframe Meetings to Keep Them Action-Oriented
I'm on a crusade against pointless meetings. Here are some of my favorite ways to reframe meetings so
2 min read
Sep 09
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Sep 09
The Only Purpose for Any Meeting, and 3 Meeting Types to Ditch Now
Any meeting you have should be for one purpose and one purpose only: making and committing to a decision.
Let
2 min read
Sep 08
Limit Meetings to Protect Your Well-Being
It's no secret that I am not a fan of excessive meetings. A day full of back-to-back meetings
2 min read