Author: Joshua Riddle
5 Ways to Eliminate Home Office Distractions
There are many distractions that you face while working from a home office. These distractions can include social networking, housework, children, and plain old-fashioned unaccountability. All of the above distractions can make it difficult to perform your necessary tasks effectively and in the time required by your deadlines. The funnyRead More
Balance = Personal Well-Being
The number of stress related disability cases in the United States has doubled and most Americans believe that merely working hard is not enough. As a result, the average person’s work and home life suffers. We lose out in our relationships with family, in our work quality, and in ourRead More
Taking Control of Your Task List
If you are anything like me you have a task list. Task lists come in many shapes and sizes. You might keep your list in Outlook’s To-Do bar or you might write it in a pocket sized notebook. Your list might be short and sweet. Or it may be aRead More
Awesomely Effective Email Communication
Most organizations believe email is one of their biggest productivity snags even though email is probably the most important office communication tool available. The technology has eliminated many of our personal boundaries. Some of us have even allowed email to drive our actions when in reality, our communications should beRead More
5 Personal Management Skills for Being Awesome
Why is it that we allow the everyday hustle to impede our progress in becoming the ultimate warrior of our professional lives through successful personal management? Some people even allow personal management to take a backseat to the results produced by their actions, claiming their success as evidence contrary toRead More
The Manager’s Guide to Increasing Employee Productivity
A high demand for the employee productivity lacking in today’s workforce leaves management teams wondering exactly what to do. The dazzling distractions of a high tech world constantly bombard the work environment. Employees are so busy texting, “tweeting” and updating their Facebook statuses that employers are left with unfinished assignments,Read More
Virtual Outsourcing: Rent a Coder with vWorker (Rentacoder)
So, you’re sitting at your desk and your staring at the most beautifully designed web application mock-up that you’ve ever seen. You can see the pages’ dynamic data and behaviors interacting harmoniously together. You can see the financial windfall that this application is going to provide your company. Then youRead More
The Art of Continuous Self-Development
The art of continuous self-development can be summed up in a single word. Change. The Japanese have added goodness to this simple concept through their term Kaizen. Kaizen literally means the following: “To become good through change.” As such, Kaizen is a great practice for improving your personal workflow andRead More