While organizing your calendar is something we all know that we should do, it’s usually a task that end-up brushing off. As a result, we end-up having days filled with overlapping meetings and to-do-lists that don’t get completed. In other words, keeping your calendar organized allows for having more smooth and productive days. Use these […]
You must learn to manage your time. As Renzo Costarella perfectly put it, “Time management is a skill that even the most seasoned business people struggle with.” But, it’s also one of the most important if you want to succeed in both business and life. That’s why I make the most out of my calendar […]
Believe it or not, I’m actually a fan of my calendar. It keeps me organized and guarantees that I’ll never forget important tasks or appointments. At the same, my calendar can get a little on the bulky side. When this happens, my calendar has the opposite effect. It becomes confusing and keeps me less organized. […]
Coming up with blog content ideas can be a pain. Thinking up topic ideas for blog posts can be tough, and it’s normal to hit that dreaded writers block. Sometimes it seems like you have so many ideas and other times you can’t even think of one. So here are ten content ideas for the […]
Make no mistake about it. Motivation will increase your productivity. What are the motivation secrets others have? “Motivation and productivity are twin concepts in organizational development,” wrote Kristina Dems for Bright Hub. “First, motivation works as the means toward attaining productivity as an end. Another point: Motivation is the best road to follow to reach […]
As 2017 draws to a close, the Calendar team is looking back fondly on a great year. We have spent 2017 creating an incredible solution for all of our customers. That is sure to make it a Merry Christmas for all of us. Our Calendar app is the Christmas gift that will keep on giving […]
Over the course of my career I’ve learned a lot about the importance of time management. How you as a business owner should control your calendar. Early on, I woke-up whenever I wanted and didn’t put an emphasis on my priorities. This pretty much resulted in aimlessly wandering through my days like a walker on […]
Managing employees is tricky. While our workers tell us money is the way to maximize productivity, results tell a different story. What do we believe? Recent experiments run by Dan Ariely, author of the book Payoff, showed that money is a poor motivator for getting the best work out of people. In fact, large bonuses for key […]
Team meetings play a traditional and sometimes obligatory role in office culture, but that doesn’t mean team meetings always count. On the contrary, a recent Harris poll revealed that 46 percent of employees would prefer to do anything else other than sit in a status meeting. Seventeen percent said they would rather watch paint dry. Yikes. Transforming […]
Motivation in the workplace is defined as “the willingness to exert high levels of effort toward organizational goals conditioned by the effort’s ability to satisfy some individual needs” (Robbins in Mobbs and McFarland, 2010). Motivation — vital to business and life. Because motivation is vital to the success of any business. As a subject, motivation […]
John Rampton
John’s goal in life is to make people’s lives much more productive. Upping productivity allows us to spend more time doing the things we enjoy most. John was recently recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as being one of the top marketers in the World. John is co-founder and CEO of Calendar.