by admin | Nov 11, 2021 | Creativity, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Productivity
I have always loved putting a pen to paper – especially a quality pen to quality paper. It relaxes me and puts me into the creative mindset much the same way that walking does. However for me, the tactile sensory appeal of pen and paper has, in most cases, given...
by admin | Mar 30, 2021 | Employee Engagement, Goal Setting, Performance Improvement, Productivity, Stress Management
Soma, a water filtration company has instituted several practices that I believe many teams could benefit from. Starting the Day with Meditation The Soma team starts each day with a quick huddle to focus on goals and surface any issues. That is followed by a short...
by admin | Mar 17, 2020 | Motivation, Performance Improvement, Productivity, Stress Management, Work Life Balance
How can you dramatically improve productivity, health, and retention in your workplace? It’s a simple formula: Let people do whatever they want, whenever they want, and judge them solely on results. I know it sounds crazy, but it is an extension of the time-tested...
by admin | Feb 19, 2015 | Creativity, Performance Improvement, Productivity
I continue to be fascinated by the insights into our brains and its mysteries that are being revealed by new research and technology breakthroughs. I’ve recently been reading “The Organized Mind” by Daniel Levitin. It’s filled with intriguing information about how our...
by admin | Feb 5, 2015 | Creativity, Employee Engagement, Performance Improvement, Productivity
It is interesting to see the increasing trend toward cost-efficient “bullpen” work spaces. When I started my career as a just-graduated engineer at Boeing, I was seated at a military-issue olive-green desk with a black phone, in the middle of a sea of identical desks...
by admin | Jan 21, 2015 | Creativity, Energy, Healthy, Performance Improvement, Productivity
This is the first anniversary of my stand-up desk. I wouldn’t even think of going back. I feel better; I feel more productive and creative and sitting down now feels like a well-earned reward rather than a life-sentence. Just having the option to move between the two...
