Aug 15
This Company Goes Email-Less for a Full Day
Once every quarter, the employees at LaSalle Network turn off their inboxes. What started off as a one-day experiment to
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team communication
Aug 20
Slack Tips from the Ridiculously Efficient Team
We've been using Slack over the past few months to streamline communication both at Ridiculously Efficient and with
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Nov 04
A Case to Replace Daily Standups With Texting
About a year ago, we had daily standups with our small team, just the four or five of us. Like
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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
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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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Aug 30
5 Phrases to Master to Seek and Destroy Your Team's Productivity Obstacles
Project managers and assistants must walk a delicate line between proactivity and micromanagement when working in small teams.
On the
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Aug 07
Do You Work for a Crazy Entrepreneur? Meet REBEL, Your Secret Weapon for Sanity and Productivity
Anyone who works closely for an entrepreneur knows that nobody really gets our jobs.
After all, who would ever want
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Aug 07
Announcing REBEL: The Ridiculously Efficient Big Efficiency Library is Open for Entrepreneurs' Teams
Have you ever felt frustrated because your assistant or key team members didn't get or understand how to
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Mar 22
A 4-Step Plan to Stop Micromanaging and Preserve Productivity
Managers, listen up: micromanagement kills your team's efficiency and will slowly drive you insane. I've prepared
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Feb 27
Yahoo, Don't Ban Telecommuting: Just Hire Better Managers
I've deliberately waited to weigh in on the Yahoo work-from-home ban; others have covered the story more than
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Jul 02
5 Tips for Interviewing
Whether you are in a position to conduct interviews with potential hires or a jobseeker who wants to ask the
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Jul 01
Weekend Reading: Career Guest Posts 6/25 - 6/29
Each week, I contribute dozens of articles on career-focused topics to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of
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