Productivity Archives - Strategic Leadership

24 Aug

The question of the year: Are remote teams productive?

In Team

The question of the year: Are remote teams productive? We can't help ourselves. We all want to know the answers to these two questions: "Are people really working as much at home as they did in the office?" "Can you work from home and be and stay productive?" Despite wanting to give your teams the...

18 Mar

When the Bully is the Boss

In Leadership

Senator Amy Klobuchar’s nascent campaign is fending off a stream of stories from former staffers that she was a volatile, highhanded boss who often demeaned and humiliated people who worked for her. She has one of the highest rates of turnover in the Senate. “Am I a tough boss sometimes? Yes,” she...

12 Nov

The Compound Effect – Book Review

In Kerry Bellamy, Personal Development

The Compound Effect: Jump start Your Income, Your Life, Your Success by Darren Hardy is, not only a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best seller, it is a straight-talking practical guide to setting clear goals and doing the “stuff” that needs to get done in order to...

02 Aug

The Importance of Internal Consultancy

In Business, Chris Atkinson, Communication, Culture

Could high quality internal consultancy be a short cut to developing a powerful organisational culture?

07 Mar

Elon Musk Work Ethic: 10 Secrets for Insane Success

In Leadership, Personal Development

Elon Musk Work Ethic: 10 Secrets for Insane Success: Now, Elon Musk is a smarter than average individual with an enormous ambition and drive. But I think that us–mere mortals–can incorporate some of his productivity secrets into our daily lives. Here are the top 10 productivity secrets of Elon Musk work...

27 Oct

5 Things You Can Do To Lead Workplace Wellbeing In Your Team

In Chris Atkinson, Team

In the pursuit of productivity targets and results, one of the things that often suffers is people’s work life balance. The irony being that this has a direct impact on the very same targets we are trying to achieve. Employee wellbeing is taken into account in business decisions only...

09 Oct

Four Habits of Highly Effective Virtual Teams

In Leadership

Employers thinking about allowing — and even encouraging — employees to work remotely are inundated with conflicting information these days.