Recently I convinced a group of friends to spend a Saturday night throwing axes. It’s been something that I’ve been wanting to do for years. As luck would have it, I found a great deal on Livingsocial where we could book this activity. After we all agreed on a date and time, I went ahead […]
Research has found that 70 percent of customers would chose to book online if available. That shouldn’t be surprising. Customers get frustrated having to wait on hold, not having available time slots, then having to wait until the business is open to book by phone. How can you get your customers to book an appointment […]
When it comes to an amazing time management strategy, everyone has their own preferences. Some people find that waking-up earlier gets the job done. Others live by their calendars or bullet journals. And some people rely on unusual techniques. What is your personal — unusual — time management technique? Take for example, Julia Larson-Green, Microsoft’s […]
Batching. Blasting. Replying. Cold calling. That’s what your sales reps are doing each and every day. The problem? They’ve got very little to show for all their hard work. It’s not because you hired a subpar sales team. A majority of sales reps are in the same situation. In fact, Salesforce reported that 57 percent of […]
Writing a to-do list sounds easy — simply jotting down all of your worries and to-dos on a sheet of paper… What could be so hard? The truth of the matter is: there’s a large difference between writing a to-do list and writing an effective to-do list. Because an effective to-do list is more than […]
Long-term goals are great to have. However, it can be difficult to get these great, big lengthy goals done — unless you divide them into smaller tasks. Think of these larger goals as something that will give you a direction. Just moving in the right direction is not enough to accomplish your large goals. You […]
As defined in a previous Calendar article, happiness is “both an emotion and a state. It’s a subjective term used to describe a wide-range of positive emotions, such as joy, pride, contentment, and gratitude.” Simply put there are many ways to become a happier person. And being a happier person increases productivity. Regardless of the […]
Happy Thanksgiving from the Calendar team! To extend our thanks to you as our valued customer, we wanted to share a few Thanksgiving productivity tips that we gathered from our team that may help you relax, enjoy, and get the most out of the Thanksgiving holiday. Here are our five Thanksgiving productivity tips to help you […]
Setting goals for your personal and professional life can be exciting. However, that feeling can fade away as soon as you actually start working toward that goal. Goals in general can be challenging as they often prompt you to change your life in a major or minor way. The key to reaching your goals is […]
Running a business and managing employees effectively is no walk in the park. And whether you’re managing a team of 20 or a business of 20,000, leadership and team management are always the most important elements of a successful business. Because stellar leadership trickles down to excellent, happy, and productive employees, which in turn create […]
