Mon.Jul 18, 2016

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How to Create Your Don’t Do List for Increased Productivity

Office Dynamics

I have been preparing to teach the last 2 modules of my 12 part Star Achievement Series to a long-time client in Charlotte in early August. In so doing, I came across a piece I love, but can’t take credit for and want to share it with you. I bet like me, you never thought about creating a Don’t Do list. By the way, I love Daniel Pink’s work and encourage you to dig deeper into the resources he offers.

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Why You Need to Fail to Have a Successful Career

On The Job

Not many people get pay raises, promotions or great new jobs because they fail. "Fail" is often a dirty word and can kill careers. Have the word "failure" follow you around for long, and you may even start to believe you are one. But Baba Shiv, a professor of marketing at Stanford Graduate School of Business, explains that it's how you approach failure that makes the biggest difference.

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What is Universal Basic Income?

Small Business Labs

We've been getting a lot of questions about the universal basic income (UBI) these days.  The concept is simple. Under a universal basic income system citizens (in some proposals, residents) of a country would regularly receive an unconditional sum of money from the government. Under almost all UBI schemes everyone would get the UBI regardless of whether they work, how much they make or their net worth.

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The Productivityist Podcast: Stephan Spencer

Productivityist

On this episode of The Productivityist Podcast, I speak with Stephan Spencer. Stephan is a man of many talents and projects, including hosting The Optimized Geek and writing the book The Art of SEO. The focus of our conversation is on optimization. And I’m not just talking about search engine optimization (although as a Patreon supporter you will hear about his fascination with that subject matter).

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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3 Tips for Transitioning to Overtime Compensation Compliance

Small Business CEO

By now you’ve heard the news: The Department of Labor issued revised overtime compensation guidelines earlier this summer. The decision will impact an estimated four million Americans and increase the salary threshold for overtime exemption from $23,660 to $47,476 annually. photo credit: Anders Adermark / Flickr. As small business owners look ahead to December 1, the overtime compliance deadline, many know that they will have to make changes.

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