Team meetings play a traditional and sometimes obligatory role in office culture, but that doesn’t mean they’re appreciated. On the contrary, a recent Harris poll revealed that 46 percent of employees would prefer to do anything else other than sit in a status meeting. Seventeen percent said they would rather watch paint dry. Yikes. Transforming those counter-productive […]
Motivation in the workplace is defined as “the willingness to exert high levels of effort toward organizational goals conditioned by the effort’s ability to satisfy some individual needs” (Robbins in Mobbs and McFarland, 2010). Motivation — vital to business and life. Because motivation is vital to the success of any business. As a subject, motivation […]
When new leads come flooding in, outsourcing work is a smart scaling tactic that many entrepreneurs deploy. Hiring a freelancer or two to help carry your burdens will empower you with more time, and they become the perfect people to reach out to when you eventually require full-time employees. As a freelancer turned entrepreneur myself, I’ve sat […]
In today’s global and distributed business economy, virtual teams are becoming the norm. In fact, 43 percent of employed Americans said they spent at least some time working remotely in 2016. And as more and more companies begin to embrace this idea, expect that number to increase significantly. While having a remote team has numerous […]
Miscommunications happen frequently with most everyone I know. Technology has allowed us to communicate faster but not necessarily better. While some miscommunication is merely annoying, it’s those awful miscommunications that occur at the most inopportune moments that put unnecessary stress on us all, creating conflict and can be a disrupting influence in relationships. While some […]
When you’re scheduling meetings between clients, vendors, and your employees, things can get sloppy real quick if you’re not organized. Disorganization tends to cause rushing between appointments. Even worse, you’ll earn a reputation as someone who’s unprepared or forgetful. That’s not fair to anyone — especially to yourself. Instead, you need to optimize meeting times […]
One of the great things about technology is that it allows you to work more effectively — even if you have a remote team. Building and managing a virtual team can be a great way to take advantage of a talent pool available in multiple locations. However, one of the difficulties involved with managing a […]
Like it or not, we all need a daily routine. It keeps us in check. It also ensures that we get stuff done and maintain a healthy work-life balance. The problem? To create the best routine requires knowing a lot about each person out there. The routine that works best for me may not work for […]
What are the perfect workday hours to maximize your motivation? For me, it depends and varies based on the day. We’ve been working eight hours a day since Robert Owen coined the slogan, “Eight hours labour, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest,” back in the 18th Century. Today, the average American works 8.8 hours a […]
You wake-up bright and early. You have every intention to kill it today. Then, three hours later, you realize that you’ve accomplished absolutely nothing. What’s the deal? To be fair, we all have one of those days when we’re not a peak performance. And, that’s alright. But, if this becomes a chronic problem, then you’ve […]
John Rampton
John's goal in life are to make peoples life much more productive. This allows us to spend more time doing the things we enjoy. He recently was recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as being one of the top marketers in the World. John is Founder and CEO of Calendar.