by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Starting a business is exciting. It’s an opportunity to do engaging work, fulfill your dreams, and make billions of dollars, right? Entrepreneurs tap the untapped markets, machete the jungles of bureaucracy, and give birth to products that people don’t even know...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Usually, I like to focus on the positive – how we can pursue excellence and personal development. However, there are times to cry “foul” and accept the penalties. Today is one of those days. In organizations, time is not budgeted or tracked with anywhere near...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Do you, as Dr. Piers Steele says, “voluntarily delay an intended course of action despite expecting to be worse-off for the delay?” This classic definition of procrastination shows that we are not ignorant of the consequences of our delays, and thus need to take...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
No, I’m not from the UK. Yes, the list below came from people who work at a blood center. Groan. Sorry. Moving on. Working at a blood center requires excellence in the areas of biotech, healthcare, customer service, marketing, and IT. Many blood banks...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Guest Post by Lydia Ramsey, America’s Business Etiquette and Modern Manners Expert You return to your office at the end of the day and settle in to check email. An hour later, having downloaded your messages, choosing which to read first, deleting the...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Being a one-man show is exciting. And stressful. And lots of other things. But, I’ve found a productivity superhero who is an example of what one dedicated person can achieve. It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s Scott West of Savannah Master Calendar. Those...
