The Creativity & Productivity Blog
The Creativity & Productivity Blog
We’ve all been there. You turn up to a meeting and the table is full, but an eerie silence ensues. Everyone’s waiting for someone else to kick things off. Without a clear facilitator to go through the necessary meeting management steps, meetings like […]
Read article "8 Effective Tools for Common Meeting Management Tasks"
Whether you’ve been in the business world for years or are just starting your academic career, writing a document can be intimidating. But not to worry: If you’ve been staring at a blank page with no clue how to get started, you’ve […]
Read article "Document Writing, Step by Step (with Templates)"
The ability to generate ideas — and implement them efficiently — is crucial for the long-term success of businesses, yet few take the time to create a culture that truly fosters creativity and innovation. The first step to establishing such a culture […]
Constant innovation is crucial for businesses who want to stay ahead of the competition. But how do you create a real culture of innovation? How do you foster a free exchange of knowledge and manage ideas efficiently? In this article, we’ll discuss […]
Writing a blog post is not the same as writing a Great American Novel, yet some of the best writing advice ever shared applies as much to blogging as it does to other literary genres. Read on to find out what acclaimed […]
Read article "What Hemingway, Twain and King Can Teach Us About Blogging"
American companies hold an estimated 11 million meetings per day. It’s predicted that the unproductive portion of these cost the country a whopping $37 billion yearly. To ensure your meetings are, in fact, conducted productively, there are a few simple rules that […]
Read article "12 Ground Rules for Conducting Effective Meetings"
We’re spending more time in meetings. Today’s executives devote an average of 23 hours a week to them, while in the ’60s, meetings took up less than 10 hours for the average executive. But the fact that we’re spending more time on […]
Read article "6 Productivity Tips to Keep Your Meetings on Track"
What’s more important when you’re trying to make changes to your life, health, and career: Setting goals or building habits? For most of us, we’ve been taught it’s the former. Goals help us stay focused and keep us moving in the right […]
We may be living in the most creative epoch in history. Almost each and every one of us, whether directly employed in a creative profession or not, is required to constantly learn and reinvent ourselves. Things are moving at a fast pace […]
Read article "4 Strategies to Make Creativity a Key Part of Company Culture"
Every company, whether global or local, will depend on the effective sharing of information. Whether it’s between job applicants and hiring managers, or between COOs and their employees, effective knowledge management is vital. Here’s how… Onboarding employees, sharing best practices, and communicating compliance […]
Read article "5 Ways Knowledge Management Can Boost Your Business"
