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The recipe for putting together effective teams
Forming effective teams is a challenge for many companies. Write down the following ingredients for putting together a successful team: 1. Have clear objectives Without a well-defined goal or clear guidelines regarding what is needed from the team, it’s impossible…
Stop pre-occupations!
Our personal productivity system is surrounded by things that we need to do, problems that we need to solve, questions, requests, projects… All these things we are still undecided about are called “pre-occupations”. That is to say, things we worry…
8 leadership strategies to be success in your business
Adopting a suitable strategy is essential for leading your projects to success. We’ve already defined the qualities a good leader should have but, in addition to these, your leadership should be backed up by actions like these: Count on your…
How to avoid procrastination?
Putting things off for no reason is a habit that not only harms our productivity but also our happiness. When we put off a task over and over again, we should ask ourselves why we’re doing it: Do we lack…
A guide to make your commute to work more effective
Do you feel like your commute is a waste of time? For many of us, the work week doesn’t just cover our 40 hours at work but also the time it takes us to get there and back. The minutes we…
How should we listen during negotiation process?
A good negotiator is a good “listener”. God gave us two ears but only one mouth so that we listen twice as much as we talk. We should do it with interest. And actively. Negotiations tend to unfold in the…
The importance of delegation skills in your business (II)
How does one delegate properly? We’ve already shared some good reasons why you should learn to delegate. So, now, how do you do it properly? Success in delegating is not measured by how many times we do it; it’s not…
The importance of delegation skills in your business (I)
Why do we avoid delegating? Leadership and delegation go hand in hand. For some people, delegating is easy. For others, leaving even the most trivial task in other people’s hands is practically mission impossible. Many claim that it’s more efficient…
How to start the day productively?
Good morning! Starting the day productively is easy if we know how. What do you typically do when you wake up? Some people go directly to the kitchen to make the first cup of coffee of the day, others prefer…
10 leadership skills every leader needs to success
Good leaders share a series of leadership skills that make them the best people to head teams. They know how to ask for advice, have a high degree of emotional intelligence, act with fairness and empathy, take risks. These are just…
The good time management
A good time manager decides at every moment in time what she wants to do and not what the circumstances force her to do. A good time manager is totally aware that she is able to decide what she wants…
A little advice… say “no”
To be truly productive and avoid everyday distractions it is essential to detect what is important in your life (professional and personal) . Eliminate from your life anything that is superfluous, that does not bring you anything positive and that…
Training simulators: learn by doing
The best way of learning is by doing. The more we do something, the better we get at it. How often do students finishing their long years of university study feel lost when facing their new professional challenge, which, in…
Intelligent negotiation VS negotiation tactics
It’s always more intelligent to negotiate looking for common interest and building long-term relationships than to turn the process into a mere contest. If we’re capable of working with the other negotiator to satisfy the interests of both parties, it’s…
Just one extra task each day can make a difference
Getting through your daily To-Do List isn’t easy. But then, when you’re done, another task gets added on top. Another one? Think about it: one extra step each day adds up to 365 tasks completed by the end of the…
Myths about gamification
Gamification doesn’t work Of course there are gamification programs that don’t work, but that doesn’t mean the concept is intrinsically flawed. When programs are implemented properly, companies find that the effectiveness gamification is no myth. Gamification is dead Saying that…
Your time isn’t worth anything
That’s what the following behaviors communicate: Saying yes to everything. If we say “yes” to everything people ask of us, we hold up our priorities in response to anything that crosses out path. Saying “no” is a skill successful people…
Multi-tasking is incompatible with efficiency. Why?
Monday morning. We sit down in front of the computer with a cup of coffee and open our mail. We’re almost ready to start answering e-mails and begin our workday when suddenly the telephone rings. In the middle of the…
To Do List: the tool to be truly productive
One of the keys to avoid stress at the very beginning of the day is to learn to be planned using taks lists. Our day is full of commitments, meetings, emails, interruptions … utter chaos we must learn to control if…
How a Serious Game is made
In the world of e-Learning, a growing trend, well-known by online training experts, predominates. This involves “serious games,” the cornerstone of “gamification” and the engine of many training programs for companies and businesses. Most serious games are RPGs (Role Play…