“The value of an idea lies in the using of it. “ – Thomas A. Edison

Are you constantly looking for ways to become more productive each day? If you’re like me, you’re always looking for and getting ideas from friends, colleagues, and even strangers about how to boost productivity and get more tasks accomplished in better, easier, and faster ways.What is “3-screen productivity” and how can it save you, not hours… not days… but weeks, each year?!

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Please comment and share your thoughts about 3-screen productivity below. Thanks!

Do you use LinkedIn to network with colleagues, business professionals, and potential customers? If so, you’re probably somewhat familiar with the Search function that exists within the site. In fact, you probably use the standard People Search option most often. It’s supposed to be the simplest way to find a connection you are looking for. Here’s a brief description from the site:

“People Search in the search box lets you quickly find the person you are looking for by title,company, school, name, or other characteristics. Don’t worry about knowing the full name or exact search term. Just type in the relevant keywords and hit search. You can also quickly find one of your connections by typing their name and clicking on the suggestions that will be automatically generated” (Source). 

Here’s the problem with the Search system within LinkedIn: it’s extremely [Read more...]

Do you write marketing plans? Anyone can write one—as long as you use the executive summary format. Here are the five questions you need to ask yourself and your team in order to design it:

1. What’s the urgent problem?
2. What’s the unique solution?
3. Why am I stuck? Why are we stuck?
4. What’s the process?
5. What’s the first physical action we’re going to take to get from problem to solution?

To learn more about the process and each question, [Read more...]

Having great talent on your team can really make a big difference in your company. Most entrepreneurs don’t spend enough time on the single, most important activity that can boost the overall productivity of the company: having a strong hiring process. 

I don’t have an HR department, and I have very little time to interview. If you’re like me, you can follow the following three tips:

Tip #1: Prequalify 80% of the time. Promote 20% of the time. The nice thing about this method is that it’s nearly automatic. I don’t have to spend a lot of the time narrowing the initial list down. 

Tip #2:Send interested candidates to a 24-hour recorded message of yourself speaking. it’s another filter that you can use to narrow down the candidates. I want absolute certainty that this job is the right fit for them before they even talk to me.
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