Category: Productivity
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Have you ever sent an email to one of your leaders that didn’t get the engagement you expected? Maybe several follow-up questions, missing the point of the email altogether, so much back and forth that you and the leader are both confused and concerned. You spent 20 minutes crafting what you thought was thorough correspondence.…
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Another year is coming to an end. Before we let the expectations of a new year in, let’s take a moment to intentionally end this year. Join me for an end of year reflection. Find a quiet place where you can sit comfortably and uninterrupted for 5-10 minutes to answer the following questions Reflection: You…
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Have you ever found yourself in a meeting that felt completely unnecessary? No agenda, everyone’s late, or it’s the same discussion you’ve had three times without making a single decision. Of course you have—that’s exactly why phrases like “death by meetings” and “this could have been an email” exist. During the pandemic, every interaction became…
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Have you ever lost a file you’ve been working on all day? A spreadsheet? A proposal? You get the blue screen of death and know that all of your hard work is lost. Of course it’s happened. It’s happened to all of us. Many of us turned into compulsive savers—hitting Ctrl+S (Cmd+S on Mac) every…
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Have you ever made a suggestion for a new process, a new tool, a better workflow or actually implementing the tool as it’s intended—only to be shut down with ‘It won’t work, we’ve tried it before?’ These might be the most dangerous seven words in any organization. This resignation kills innovation. In “Small Changes, Lasting…
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The Reality Check Here on The Perch we talk a lot about change and improvement and how vital it can be to help you achieve your potential and to fully support your mission. The thing about change is that it can be hard to implement and even harder to maintain. We are not all in…
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Your physical space shapes your mental state. This is true for your home, car, office—any physical space you occupy. Your environment has profound effects on your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. It can be challenging to be strategic, thoughtful, or creative when all you see around you are the laundry list of things you need…
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The Cost of Reactive Days It’s almost 5 PM and you haven’t accomplished everything you set out to do for the day. You rush to gather your items so you can get on the road and beat traffic. The drive home isn’t relaxing—it’s full of negative self-talk. You’re already setting yourself up for a less…
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Small business technology inefficiency has reached crisis levels. Organizations are drowning in apps that don’t talk to each other, creating workflows that waste time instead of saving it. Here’s why adding more tools makes everything worse—and what to do instead. We’ve all been there—that moment when you’re jumping between different apps to complete what should…
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It’s Monday morning and your to-do list is as long as your arm. You’re settling into a Zoom meeting, but your eyes keep drifting to the email notifications pinging in the corner of your screen. Your teen just texted about needing lunch money. That “urgent” Slack message from Friday is still nagging at you. I’m…