productivity at work Archives

How to Stay Focused at Work and Avoid the Rabbit Hole Effect

by Karin Hurt | Jan 24, 2025 | Asking For a Friend Featured | 0 comments

How to Stay Curious Without Getting Completely Sidetracked The rabbit hole—oh, it’s so easy to fall in. One minute, you’re casually researching a small question, and the next, you’re 27 tabs deep into a full-blown investigation, possibly involving conspiracy theories,...

Help Your Team Shift from Busy to Productive

by David Dye | Sep 15, 2023 | Podcast | 0 comments

What do you do to help your team shift from busy to productive? Is your team doing what you asked, but they’re focused on counting the metrics, and how busy they are as opposed to the quality metrics of how well they’re accomplishing those tasks? In this...

How Can I Be More Resourceful (When Resources are Scarce)? [VIDEO]

by Karin Hurt | Jun 8, 2022 | Asking For a Friend Featured, By Karin Hurt | 0 comments

Getting Scrappy And Resourceful with What You Have From Where You Are This week on #AskingforaFriend I speak with Scott Lesnick, a resourcefulness expert about how to be more resourceful– particularly when you’re really stretched and stressed. Scott offers...

How Do I Maintain Productivity as I Return to the Office? (Video)

by Karin Hurt | Jul 8, 2021 | Asking For a Friend Featured | 0 comments

If you’re like so many managers we’re talking with, working from home enabled you to be surprisingly more productive. So, how do you maintain these new levels of productivity when you head back to the office? How do you “land in the and” to...

Productivity at Work: How to Lead Highly Productive Teams

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Mar 15, 2021 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Winning Well | 1 comment

To Lead Highly Productive Teams: Keep Them Focused on What Matters Most If you want to increase productivity at work, maintain a relentless focus on what matters most in three areas. First, ensure your team understands their big strategic priorities. Next, give them...