Productivity

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[ad_1] Sole proprietors, or solopreneurs, represent many small businesses throughout the United States and across the globe. In America alone, more than a third of the entire workforce engaged in some kind of independent work in 2015 — a growth of 700,000 workers compared to 2014. More than 10 million people …

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[ad_1] This article originally published on June 12, 2012. In his book, Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours, author Robert Pozen reveals his secrets and strategies for productivity and high performance, focusing on results produced rather than simply hours worked. In this edited excerpt, Pozen lays out six steps to analyze …

[ad_1] Are you sure you can build a successful side business? It’s smart to start thinking along these lines while you have a full-time job. Your side gig could become a long-term solution to financial needs and an enriching life experience. But what do you need to start a successful side …

[ad_1] Chatbots are wonderful tools for productivity and efficiency. They allow you to automate tasks which would otherwise take forever to complete, thereby enabling you to focus on other more important things related to your business. Bots are also potent enough to render app fatigue irrelevant. With the sheer number of …

[ad_1] Between the two of us, we have been in business for more than 60 years. We have managed thousands of employees and worked with dozens of executives and hundreds of business owners to help them be more productive. And throughout our experience, we have found all those people expressing a …

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[ad_1] Not everyone is capable of building a business on the side because, let’s be honest — it’s so damn hard. People fail at building a business when they’re working on it full time, so imagine how difficult it is when you’re doing it on the side. But still, some people …

[ad_1] One of the greatest battles waged by managers each day is trying to boost the productivity of their employees. Whether it’s because of a lack of motivation or engagement, procrastination and inefficiency can often get the best of employees. According to research by Microsoft, people in the United States …