What does delegating mean to you? By definition, it means to entrust or transfer (as power, authority, or responsibility) to another. For most of us, though, it is just means to “ask for help”. But when should you delegate, or why would you want to? What are some of the benefits of effective delegating? Join… Read more
“Time Management is the key to success”, said Debbie Rosemont, in a recent interview with Smartsheet.com. “Time management is about planning and thoughtfulness. We can’t fabricate more time. We only have 24 hours in a day, so we really have to be thoughtful about how we use our time. This way, we get the important… Read more
Leading Your Team to Success People are often are promoted to leadership, management or executive positions because they have a highly developed skill set or many years of experience. However, even the most experienced and skilled people have areas in which they could benefit from additional training or support. Smart companies invest in their leaders because they understand… Read more
Looking to increase productivity at work? Clutter at home can serve as a source of stress, distraction, and cost time and money. Being surrounded by clutter can affect you, emotionally, physically, energetically and can impact your ability to get to work on time, have what you need when you need it and focus on your priorities… Read more
If you’ve been with us for our series on taming email, we’ve touched on some great general advice and also tips and tricks specific to Gmail users. If you are an Outlook user, today is your turn! There are endless Outlook tips, features and tricks you may not know about that can make your email life… Read more
Writing out your goals increases your chance for success, but finding a way to regularly review and visualize what you want, or want to accomplish, has a tremendous impact on your motivation to take action (and if you believe in the law of attraction – to manifest your dreams). Simply Placed team member, Linda Wenzinger,… Read more
If you’ve been a part of the Simply Placed community for a while, you know that we’re big proponents of planning as an organization strategy; even just for a few minutes a day. Taking a little time to prioritize, plan each day and follow that plan to the best of your ability increases productivity tremendously… Read more
We are pleased to bring this guest post to you, written by Stacy Fisher- Gunn … Creating a culture of self-care can improve team collaboration, productivity and performance. While most of us inherently understand the benefits of staying well, self-care continues to be a powerful, yet underutilized, tool in the workplace. Self-Care is a preventive health… Read more
Delegation is an important productivity tool and time management technique that is overlooked by some business leaders and managers. There are several common reasons why some people are reluctant to delegate. Those we hear most frequently are “it will never be done the way I would do it” (or, I like to be in control and worry it won’t be “perfect”), “it’s… Read more
As part of our series on small things you can do to make a big difference, today’s simple tip for reducing clutter is: make a decision! Barbara Hemphill of the Productive Environment Institute coined the phrase “clutter is postponed decisions.” When we leave email in our inbox, or things scattered around our homes or offices,… Read more
“To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, subtract things every day.” – Lao-tzu In his bestselling book Essentialism, author Greg McKeown shares the business parable The Goal, where fictional character Alex Rogo is overwhelmed with the responsibility of turning around a failing production plant in three months. Initially Alex sees this as… Read more
You may have heard that a popular idea among Silicon Valley tech companies is “done is better than perfect.” This idea is not intended to promote that people or companies should do shoddy work. The point is that we should not waste time on non-essential activities; we should just get started and get things done…. Read more
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