Call It Like It Is

I came across this product online and had to laugh: Crap Stamp

Truthfully, it would be a really good thing to have around. A lot of wasted time, energy, resources and money could be saved if people were willing to call a doomed project what it is...crap. It takes courage to halt a project in the middle, and even more so near the end, but part of being productive is recognizing when an effort is not steering you toward the right result. 

The best solutions is to stop, call it like it is, and redirect all efforts.  

Conative Check-Up

A New Start

It’s a New Year, which means a fresh start. Most likely, you are taking this opportunity to review your personal and company health. So, why not take this chance to engage in an Annual Conative Check-Up?

What is an Annual Conative Check-Up?

An Annual Conative Check-up is a quick reassessment of your “mind health.” If you or your team is straining under significant conative duress, than your productivity and physical/emotional health are doomed to a downhill spiral.     

Your brain is literally less efficient when you work against your grain.

Ready to Start Your Check-Up? (It will only take a few minutes but, if taken seriously, could change the course of your entire year.)

Ask Yourself These Questions: 

1) What tasks exhaust me, while also producing little results? 

Solution: How can I delegate, automate or rethink these tasks? 

2) What tasks do I naturally gravitate toward? 

Solution: How can I maximize, replicate or take on more of these tasks?

3) When does my team experience gridlock, frustration and progress-killers?  

Solution: How can we fill the “missing gaps” in our team? How can we remix partnerships/work groups for a more effective collaboration?

The more time you spend thinking through these questions, the more productivity-boosting benefit you will gain from the evaluation process. And don’t feel limited to an annual timeline; feel free to revisit these core questions every 6 months, quarterly, or even monthly.