by Chris Barber | May 28, 2012 | Microsoft Office, Outlook, Productivity, Tricks
Do you feel like you often waste time just searching for emails in Outlook? Did you know that Microsoft understands this pain-point, and created a solution to help? They’re called Search Folders, and by using them, you can greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to... by Chris Barber | Apr 2, 2012 | Business, Email, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Productivity, Shortcuts, Software, Tricks
There are times when you may want to save an email somewhere else, outside of your inbox. Maybe you want to save certain emails, such as client communications, in a folder for all your staff to access. Maybe you only want to save one particular email as a backup.... by Chris Barber | Mar 23, 2012 | Business, Employees, Productivity, Tricks
In part one of this article, we learned how email, online activity, and interruptions can all kill your productivity. Luckily, habits are learned behaviors which you can easily change, as long as you recognize the problem. So what are the last two ways you sabotage... by Chris Barber | Mar 19, 2012 | Business, Employees, Productivity, Shortcuts, Tricks
We all want to be productive and maximize our work hours, but did you know you could be unwittingly sabotaging yourself with habits you think are productive, but actually aren’t? Our brains are amazing and funny things – they can actually trick us into believing the... by Chris Barber | Jan 16, 2012 | Productivity
Everyone knows that the best way to keep employees productive is to offer them monetary rewards as an incentive for productivity, right? Wrong. In fact, studies are finding that these types of rewards actually demotivate your employees. Instead, create a better, more...