Marissa Brassfield

Marissa Brassfield

Los Angeles
Trusted advisor, simplifier, and loving catalyst of your biggest and best initiatives. Discovering how to stretch time, maximize ease, and optimize work-life alignment.
Dec 11

The Ridiculously Efficient Productivity Formula

Thinking back to Econ 100, the formula of total productivity is typically written as output divided by input, but the
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Dec 10

Mac Productivity: Focusbar Keeps You on Task

Focusbar is a free Mac productivity tool that hopes to keep you on task with subtle reminders whenever you'
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Dec 10

High-Performance Workers Are Like Elite Athletes

I've often compared the level of discipline and focus found in high-performance workers to that found in elite
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Dec 09

ROWE Your Way to Peak Productivity

A Results Only Work Environment -- often shortened to ROWE -- fosters productivity and boosts employee health, according to a
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Dec 08

How I Boost Productivity With Exercise

It's no secret that I'm a big fan of health and fitness: I boost my own
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Dec 08

What Motivates Employees? [INFOGRAPHIC]

This Rypple infographic examines what motivates employees, from incentives to company culture and managerial techniques. I've written about
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Dec 08

How Do You Define Productivity?

It's a simple enough question: how do you define productivity? For the Ridiculously Efficient, productivity is doing more
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Dec 07

Ineffective Leadership Costs Your Business 7 Percent of Annual Sales

Ineffective leadership costs the average business the equivalent of 7 percent of its annual sales, according to recent figures from
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Dec 07

The Wonderful Wunderlist To-Do Application

The Wunderlist to-do application (Free, Mac App Store) by 6Wunderkinder is an excellent free cross-platform task management tool. It'
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Dec 06

The Business Impact of Stress [VIDEO]

This video on the business impact of stress shows the implications of stress on sales, productivity and employee retention. It
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Dec 05

5 Leadership Must-Reads

Developing your skills as a leader should be an ongoing pursuit; accordingly, today's Monday Must-Reads focus on leadership.
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