by Ken Giffin | Mar 22, 2023 | corporate behavior, employee engagement, leadership, operational efficiency, productivity
A recent Harvard Business Review article 2023 titled “Beware a culture of busyness” captured our attention. The author provided a term social scientists call “time poverty” that refers to employees being increasingly focused on, and rewarded by, being busy. This...
by Ken Giffin | Jan 12, 2023 | productivity, self-improvement
2023 is starting out like a mad dash. If you are anything like us, then you are flooded with new project ideas, a sea of new emails, and a big question of how this will all be completed. Two key things however, might be missing for you right now: Priority and Focus So...
by Ken Giffin | Aug 24, 2022 | employee empowerment, leadership, operational efficiency, productivity
A recently overheard leadership story grabbed our attention. It started out as a normal tale of business challenges and “fire drills” taking up everyone’s attention and time. However, as the story kept going, the focus from the leader was to place blame on team...
by Ken Giffin | Apr 27, 2022 | corporate behavior, meeting management, operational efficiency, productivity
The word “no” has an extremely negative connotation. It is often associated with difficult colleagues – people who aren’t “team players” and participants who aren’t dedicated to the cause. But what if “no” was an empowering word and a chance to get your...
by Ken Giffin | Jan 26, 2022 | meeting management, motivating people, productivity, skills development
A new year means new plans, new goals, new action items – and for many – a new business focus. Now that all of the “newness” has been created, how are you, as a leader, going to help bring your team into 2022 and make sure everyone is focused and ready to execute?...
by Ken Giffin | Jul 2, 2021 | leadership, motivating people, productivity, team development
Scan any publication today and you’ll find stories on the post-pandemic office environment. This Daily Buzz article is a good example. Much of the focus is on what percentage of employees are coming back to offices vs. quitting, how office environments will shift...
