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productivity

The Power of Now!

by Kevin Eikenberry on September 1, 2010

Every leader I talk with, coach or train tell me the same thing. They all tell me they have lots to do – more than they did six months or a year ago, with no end in sight. I could write a post about the factors that lead that to be true, but that isn’t this post. [...]

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Shut Down, Shut Off, and Think!

by Kevin Eikenberry on August 26, 2010

in Leadership,Learning,Personal Development

Yesterday I read an article in the online New York Times, titled Digital Device Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime. While I encourage you to read the article, the title gives you the message. I couldn’t have cited the research included, but nothing in the piece surprised me at all. Then, last night on the NBC [...]

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Making Decisions About Work Environment

by Kevin Eikenberry on June 4, 2010

in Creativity,Leadership,Learning

This is the final (for now any way) post in a loose series about the important of place, location and work environment and how it connects with our values, and ultimately how the intersection of these things relates to productivity. If you missed any of the others, or to provide a context for these thoughts, [...]

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Rework

by Kevin Eikenberry on June 1, 2010

in Books,Leadership,Learning

This week’s Resource Recommendation: Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. Normally there are some hot or trendy books that the business world is talking about. You see reviews like “must read;” you hear about the books online and at parties. This is one of those books right now. (It has been out for [...]

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The Myth of Multitasking

by Kevin Eikenberry on April 5, 2010

in Books,Leadership,Learning

This week’s Resource Recommendation – The Myth of Multitasking by Dave Crenshaw Normally I can tell you how a book makes it onto my reading list – it was personally recommended to me, I know the author, I read a review, or in some cases a copy was sent to me by a publicist or [...]

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Five Ways to Pick Your Best Development Tools

by Kevin Eikenberry on January 4, 2010

in Creativity,Leadership,Learning

Personal development. Professional development. Leadership development. Regardless of which words you use, chances are as the New Year begins, you are thinking about some sort of development; some sort of approach to creating change, growth and advancement in your life. As you think about our world today, the good news is that you have lots [...]

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Unleash Your Energy: Five Ways to Recharge Your Mind, Spirit and Productivity

by Kevin Eikenberry on December 28, 2009

in Creativity,Leadership,Learning

Since experts say we all are truly complex bundles of energy, it makes sense to think about how we can manage, use and increase the amount of energy in our bodies and minds. Because when we are better energy managers, we can create better results in all areas of our lives. The topic of personal [...]

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