Effective Productivity
Linking Rewards to Achievement
If you study hard, you may get good grades. This is a natural reward. However, if you lose some weight and you let yourself buy new clothes this is an constructed reward. Sometimes rewards come as a direct product of achieving our objectives. Other times there is little tangible reward for meeting a goal. Personal satisfaction is reward enough […]
Effectivity - Are you just Getting Things Done or are you Getting The Right Things Done?
Two years ago, when I owned a building company in Australia, one of my teams needed some sound insulation batts to fit into the walls of the house they were building. Someone had to take a trip 40 kilometres down the coast to buy them and it had to be done straight away. So the foreman asked […]
Emigrating from the Procrastination Nation
Every weekend, all over the world, cyclists get geared up for training. Some jump on their bikes and go for it. Others load their bike and an armful of gear into their cars and driving to the perfect starting point. They park under the shade of a tree and lay a tarpaulin on the ground. On […]
