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How to Eliminate Indecision and be More Productive

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Limit your options – If you’re purchasing new furniture for the office, don’t look at 23 different desks. Becoming more decisive gives you a sense of control and competence, and in the long term, that leads to more confidence and higher productivity. List the pros in one and the cons in the other. Related articles.

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10 Free Productivity Apps for the iPhone

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I’ve been using an iPhone for about three years now and it’s become an indispensable tool in my productivity toolbox. Here are ten free productivity apps for the iPhone. It’s a way of tagging things you NEED to remember, so you can be more productive —even when you can’t remember what you were going to do next.

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Theme and Variations

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While still focusing on personal development, leadership and management skills, productivity, and related tools, the overarching theme will be the not-for-profit/NGO environment. That is, if you click the link, and purchase the product or service at the other end, I get a couple of dollars from the transaction.

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The R’s Of Employee Motivation

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Smart managers never overlook this fact: loyal, productive employees are one of your biggest assets. For individual rewards, how about gift certificates for DVD rentals, music CD purchases, theme park tickets or “Dinner for 2? at a local eatery? You are limited only by your imagination and budget. A WIN-WIN-WIN situation for all.

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Eight Ways to Eliminate Paper and Clutter in Your Office

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Bank statements, voided checks, purchase records (purchase orders, payment vouchers, vendor invoices), and sales records (invoices, monthly statements, shipping papers andcustomers’ purchase orders). Productivity' Personnel and payroll records. Monthly financial statements. Archive off site. Consider leaving a comment!

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Evernote Tips Tricks and Resources

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Version 1 came bundled as bonus software with a scanner I had purchased and I have stuck with it through its evolution to version 4.5 (pre-release). Incidentally, if you are at all interested in leadership, productivity, social media, personal development and more, Michael Hyatt’s blog should be on your reading list.

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Eight Ways to Keep Your Office Clutter-Free

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Bank statements, voided checks, purchase records (purchase orders, payment vouchers, vendor invoices), and sales records (invoices, monthly statements, shipping papers and customers’ purchase orders). 5 Productivity Habits to Rock Your World (lifehack.org). Personnel and payroll records. Monthly financial statements.

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