Productivity Planner

Productivity benchmarks are as diverse as any performance and productivity metrics. The different benchmarks need to be customized to the goals of the company or organization that will be using them. Identifying the proper benchmark for you and your company will help in determining how to improve company productivity and performance.

Benchmarks are points that denote a certain level of achievement. Benchmarks are often set by pioneering companies. In example, the first Billion Dollar profit of a company can be considered as a benchmark of success. For company leaders and owners, the first billion may mean that the company is a total success and a force to be reckoned with. Another type of benchmark can be applied to output based institutions. Like in the case of TV shows or Soaps, the 100th episode may be considered as a significant benchmark in the life of that show. In the factory setting, a benchmark may be a high amount of output. No matter what type, shape or form a benchmark may take. One thing is important to remember, no two companies in different markets have the same type of productivity benchmark.

So, how does a company, organization or individual determine which benchmark is the right one for them. The answer is self reflection. Now, we know it might seem a bit spacey, but the type of self reflection we mean is not the same as with spiritual self reflection. What we are referring to is for a company to look inside of it. The company should be able to determine what it is all about before it can proceed to pick out the benchmark that it will set for itself.

One of the most crucial things that a company has to do is to look back on its goals and objectives. If a company works to gain as much money as humanly possible, then they can use the Billion Dollar Revenue Benchmark for their own. If on the other hand, the company ai [Read more →]

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Push These 5 Buttons for a Better Life

OK, you have all seen the commercials, just press the Easy button and troubles go away. And you all know the reality, which is why the commercials work. There is no Easy button–never was, and never will be. However, that doesn’t mean that life is all hard. It may be easy sometimes; it will be tough other times. But there are things we can do to make it easier. For positive changes in your life, press these Easier buttons:

Fitness - Life is easier when we’re in shape. We need not be world class athletes, but we must be more than weekend warriors when it comes to fitness. I fully recognize that this takes time and you already have precious little of that these days. But, if you don’t take the time to take care of yourself, you’ll end up spending more time in the doctor’s office, the hospital, or the cemetery.

Resources (gyms, softball leagues, community teams, online information) exist to help you with this one, but only you can get you off the couch or out of the office and into the gym. Americans are killing themselves with a hectic lifestyle that leaves little time for fitness and less time for healthful eating.

Family - For some, the word “family” evokes warm memories and feelings of comfort. For others, it calls up recollections of trauma, pain, and dysfunction. If you fall into the second situation, then move right on to the next part about friends. (There are people who, for valid reasons, have had to divorce themselves from their family and that, although a drastic step, has made their lives Easier.)

For the rest of you, family is a group of people we happen to be connected to, most often by genetics or marriage. As we age and our lives change, we may feel anxiety about spending time with relatives we seem to have less and less in common wi [Read more →]

Tags: , , Leadership, Inspiration, Management, Organizational Culture by Chris Russell
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Push These 5 Buttons for a Better Life

OK, you have all seen the commercials, just press the Easy button and troubles go away. And you all know the reality, which is why the commercials work. There is no Easy button–never was, and never will be. However, that doesn’t mean that life is all hard. It may be easy sometimes; it will be tough other times. But there are things we can do to make it easier. For positive changes in your life, press these Easier buttons:

Fitness - Life is easier when we’re in shape. We need not be world class athletes, but we must be more than weekend warriors when it comes to fitness. I fully recognize that this takes time and you already have precious little of that these days. But, if you don’t take the time to take care of yourself, you’ll end up spending more time in the doctor’s office, the hospital, or the cemetery.

Resources (gyms, softball leagues, community teams, online information) exist to help you with this one, but only you can get you off the couch or out of the office and into the gym. Americans are killing themselves with a hectic lifestyle that leaves little time for fitness and less time for healthful eating.

Family - For some, the word “family” evokes warm memories and feelings of comfort. For others, it calls up recollections of trauma, pain, and dysfunction. If you fall into the second situation, then move right on to the next part about friends. (There are people who, for valid reasons, have had to divorce themselves from their family and that, although a drastic step, has made their lives Easier.)

For the rest of you, family is a group of people we happen to be connected to, most often by genetics or marriage. As we age and our lives change, we may feel anxiety about spending time with relatives we seem to have less and less in common wi [Read more →]

Tags: , , Leadership, Inspiration, Management, Organizational Culture by Chris Russell
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