8 04, 2011

Productivity, Efficiency, Effectiveness: What’s the difference?

2019-04-05T14:28:15+00:00

The terms productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness are often used as synonyms in casual conversation and by many managers. However, there's a big difference in the results that are achieved by maximizing each of these measurements. Productivity Productivity is technically regarded as a measure of Outputs divided by Inputs. All of the activities that you get [...]

Productivity, Efficiency, Effectiveness: What’s the difference?2019-04-05T14:28:15+00:00
27 02, 2011

Year End Assessment

2014-04-02T18:29:28+00:00

Out with the old, in with the new. Was 2010 a year of success, a year of purpose, a year of meaning? Or, was it something less than that? If you are like me, 2010 was filled with some fantastic things, and some not so fantastic things. Some moments of joy, and some moments of [...]

Year End Assessment2014-04-02T18:29:28+00:00
25 02, 2011

How to Talk About What You Do

2019-01-10T18:57:28+00:00

A primary reason that many professional service providers fail to build thriving businesses is that they struggle to articulate in a clear and compelling way exactly what solutions and benefits they offer. They don’t know how to talk about what they do without sounding confusing or bland or like everyone else — and without using [...]

How to Talk About What You Do2019-01-10T18:57:28+00:00
25 02, 2011

My Modern Tool Box

2014-04-02T18:29:28+00:00

In my quest to find the most effective tools, I’ve realized that I need multiple tools to meet my needs. I have always used the simple analogy of the “tool box.” I assume modern workers go to work every day with modern tools in order to be effective. Like a physical tool box that sits [...]

My Modern Tool Box2014-04-02T18:29:28+00:00