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How do you work from home?
More and more companies provide you with the opportunity to work from home, depending on the nature of the activity.

I Am on Vacation
To be on vacation may sound a bit out of season for us, but in some countries high season is in full swing… so, you can have it anytime.

My Time Is Not Different From Your Time
So much was written about time management that I am certain my time is different from yours or even from the time we had yesterday in the same time frame.

Why Are You Lazy?
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Let’s not start with the usual bs that you are never lazy… I’m not buying it. I don’t believe you don’t experience such lazy moments daily

What Can You Do With a Poorly Performing Employee
No, you should not let a poorly performing employee go. At least not on the first warning, because then you will end up alone in the company.

You Can’t Even Imagine How Much You Can Achieve Without Email
I am not starting a cult called “Without email”, but if you are employed – you are in great danger for the electronic letter to eat your heart out.

Why Everyone Hates Corporations
Everyone hates corporations because they are bacteria eating all our resources, of course. If we look around us, without corporations we would not be here.

Useless Procedures with Annoying Results
You obviously encountered some useless procedures until now and not only they don’t solve anything, but they are really annoying.

Time Management Sucks
Dears, relying on time management techniques definitely suck and it’s a lot like treating a severe toothache with dandelion tea.

FAQ
According to an almost accurate translation, FAQ mean answers to the most frequent questions which may pop up when something new is introduced.

Don’t Leave Any Unread Emails
If you work for a company, no matter the size, it’s quite obvious you need to deal with a whole bunch of unread emails every day.

How Much Stuff Can You Do Right at the Same Time?
I have written many times about multi-tasking and in the meantime not a lot has changed – because you can hardly execute more tasks at the same time.

How to Travel With Kids by Plane / Train / Bus
One of my favorite shows is to see how some parents travel with kids by plane, train or bus and how they treat them.

What Is Competition Good For
No matter the line of work, competition is the one that keeps us alert or motivates us to become better – it applies for both individuals and companies.

Why the To-Do List Is Not Helping
The to-do list is a sequence of stuff to do without necessarily having a clue on how to do it.

What Do You Do On Autopilot?
What do you mean you don’t work on autopilot? You may very well think you don’t, but you have another thing coming.

Who Do You Carbon Copy
If you don’t know who you are supposed to put in Carbon Copy, the easiest is to place there everyone who has something to do with that message, either directly or not, along with all their relatives. Not really everyone, save some for the blind copy, a.k.a. BCC.

Let’s Complicate
Why not complicate because it would be too embarrassing to simplify; especially when dealing with things that “have always been this way”.

How Do You Set your Highest Priority?
It’s very good to have priority, especially when the rest of the world needs to wait for you. Of course, this lasts until somebody decides to dodge you or runs you over on the cross-walk.

If You Suffer From Micromanagement-itis, You Weren’t Vaccinated For Sure!
For the sake of all employees, know there is hope if your boss suffers from micromanagement-itis. If you have a sick boss, help him. Don’t let him in his/her own misery, as it will torment you too.

How Easily One Gets Distracted
It’s very easy to get distracted from your current activity and you can realize it only by recalling how many interruptions you had during the day.

Let’s Have a Meeting About Nothing
I know this has never happened to you – participating to a meeting on nothing and less likely, calling one yourself. This is a privilege that few mortals have. Very often :)

What Can You Do to Be a Productive Manager
If you are not a productive manager, sooner or later your team will be counterproductive and this will affect you and the company.

What (NOT) To Do On a Plane
If last week I was telling you about what (not) to do at the airport, today you are going to read about proper behavior on the plane.

Counting Only on the Yearly Evaluation is Dumb
Yes, you read well, it’s dumb to wait the yearly evaluation as the only way to manage your people and their performance. You cannot count only on these.

14 Minutes a Day
Yes, you read it well: 14 minutes every day, meaning 1% out of the 1,440 minutes that a day has. 14 minutes in which you plan what to do during that day.

What Is Change?
Change is not what it may seem and I don’t even want to go near the famous resistance to change that has been part of the struggle.

I Don’t Have Time
Take a deep breath, then exhale relaxed, go to a place that allows you to see the bigger picture before saying you don’t have time.

What Can You Do to Receive an Answer to Emails
If you want to receive an answer to your emails you would need them to be read first of all. I know this information doesn’t help but, dooh.

The Importance of Calendar Planning
Organizing activities in a calendar is similar to a doctor’s appointment. Imagine the chaos if all the patients would go to the doctor whenever they feel.