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Improving the People Productivity in Your Organization
This webcast discusses how IBM people productivity solutions can help you increase productivity, connect dispersed teams, and improve responsiveness in your organization.
Tags: People Productivity, IBM Corp.
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Physical presence does not equal productivity
How about not coming in early then?Arrive / leave at the regular time well you do anyway for the secondProblem solved.I think the point is....that personal presence at the office does not equal productivity. Arriving on time and leaving on time just re-inforces that. Flex time is what...
Tags: Workforce management
Discussion threads 2008-01-17
Improve productivity: Send some people home
Do you want to increase the productivity of your staff members? Try telling them to take a break and stop working. This week's edition of Artner's Law explains why IT managers should take steps to prevent staff burnout.Recently, we ran a series called "Doing More With Less" that presented ideas...
Tags: Team management, Bob Artner
Technical articles 2001-05-24
Do smartphones really provide productivity gains?
RE: Do smartphones really provide productivity gains?There are those that these really add the needed functionality, however, I think that many times it is over-used or a 'fad' item, rather than having any actual use.I have deployed many IPAQ devices, and some people really love them, while others it was...
Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, smart phone, voicemail, productivity gain, phone
Discussion threads 2008-11-21
Business Productivity Booster & Tracker 1.0 (Mobile)
Welcome to Business Productivity Booster & Tracker...This app will let you track productivity of various people assigned to a group on the various productivity factors within that group.Example: Let's say you are leading a group of sales, engineering & administrative people. You could have different productivity factors for different groups....
Tags: Group, Business Productivity, Mobile, Productivity, Aesthetic Systems, Sales Strategy, Strategic Planning, Sales Force Management, Microsoft Excel, Collaboration, Sales, Strategy, Management, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
Software downloads 2009-09-12
Tracking the productivity of your teleworkers
Are teleworkers really doing their job, or are they goofing off at home? Here are a few do's and don'ts to help you track the productivity of your remote workforce.Jim Miller refers to himself as “Dr. Telework” in his columns and national speaking engagements about telecommuting. He also practices what...
Tags: Debbie Davis, Jim Miller, telecommuting, teleworker, Miller
Technical articles 2000-10-25
IT Discipline Mentoring program: Increase staff motivation and productivity
IT Discipline Mentoring program: Increase staff motivation and productivityarticle rootMuch ado about nothingI have been through this many times over the last 40 years (I am now in forced retirement having had two jobs moved to the far east one after 30 years in one company and the second lost...
Tags: good governance, information technology, it management, John Thorpe, motivation, papaporce@...
Discussion threads 2005-04-19
Improve performance and productivity with these Vista tricks
Other Vista tricks, tweaks, and hacksGreg discusses several tweaks for Windows Vista, what tricks can you add to the mix?Maybe it's a trick...I use Device Manager alot and I discovered that instead of opening Device Manager through Control Panel, I just type it in the Search bar on the...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Greg, Microsoft Windows Vista, Improve Performance, screensaver, Microsoft Windows
Discussion threads 2008-08-27
What should I do: Annoying co-worker disrupts productivity
Go to HRMake a formal complaint to HR. If it is just annoying that is one thing but if it is impacting your ability to get work done that is a different matter all together. We had a similar issue here with some people and speaker phones. They were warned...
Tags: Human Resources, co-worker
Discussion threads 2008-08-22
Technology may promise productivity, but processes deliver
New versions of software, such as Office 2000, promise increased productivity and efficiency. But Tim Landgrave proposes that streamlining your business processes may increase productivity more than just blindly implementing new technologies.I recently made the mistake of buying and installing a new computer with Internet access for my mother-in-law. In-law...
Tags: Word processors, E-mail, e Advantage, word-processor, Microsoft Office
Technical articles 2001-03-29
When e-mail serves to lower productivity
Misusing e-mail's Reply All functionPeople who automatically click Reply All to e-mail are my personal pet peeve. What's your opinion?Rare case when someone doesn't hit Reply to AllI agree, most of the time Reply to All is misused. What I found funny was a few weeks ago I asked someone...
Tags: Reply-to-all, e-mail, Reply-All
Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Interop '07: Cisco's John Chambers sees Web 2.0 driving major productivity gains
Interop is primarily about IT infrastructure. That usually means hardware: routers, access points, storage arrays, security appliances, IP phones, mobile phones, and all the other gear that it takes to connect an organization and its people. Since Cisco has reigned as the king of IT infrastructure for over a decade,...
Tags: web 2.0, Video Conferencing, Video, productivity, John Chambers, Interop07, Interop, Collaboration, Cisco
Blog posts 2007-05-22
Six secrets to productivity and getting tasks completed
I'm no Time Management guru...... so tell me what I left out.RE: Six secrets to productivity and getting tasks completedNumber 6. Very true, about creating flow and momentum. The bliss and sense of accomplishment of marking that task "completed" in Outlook. Sometimes the big picture is daunting when looked at...
Discussion threads 2008-02-29
3 Questions: Wireless e-mail pushes productivity
With Genelle Hung, market analyst for the Radicati Group and coauthor of "Enterprise Wireless E-mail Market Trends, 2003-2007." One of the most interesting findings of the report was that wireless e-mail increases the time employees spend working by an average of 55 minutes per day now—and that the average will...
Tags: e-mail, Genelle Hung, IT Business Edge  , wireless, wireless e-mail
Technical articles 2004-01-08
Tutor and User Productivity Kit (UPK)
When one is implementing Oracle Applications, one needs the people to be ready to do their jobs with the new applications when one goes live. With Oracle Tutor and UPK, the employees can be Productive Day One of go-live. Tutor and UPK are complementary end user documentation tools that one...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Productivity, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting
White papers 2008-04-01
Consultant solves productivity problem with new time management strategy
Managers, project managers, and consultants all talk about the benefits of time management in business. An entire profession focuses on teaching time management techniques. Usually this involves using some combination of scheduling, goal management, and resource allocation to make individuals more productive.One of the little-talked-about aspects of time management is...
Tags: sales, server, Shannon T. Kalvar, strategy, time management, trouble ticket
Technical articles 2003-04-07
When does a personality quirk become a productivity issue?
I once knew a fellow manager who was notorious for talking a lot. He monopolized large portions of meetings with his pedantic updates, which were meant, I suppose, to draw attention to his work performance. If you had contact with him outside meetings, you knew that a good portion of...
Tags: team, Toni Bowers
Technical articles 2003-07-17
Increase your productivity. Take a nap!
A colleague of mine tells me that most people today are sleep deprived.  He's a life coach who focuses on how one's body reacts to stress and how that reaction, in turn, causes our performance to worsen.How can you tell if you're sleep deprived? Here are 3 common telltale signs which are pretty...
Tags: Teams, Success, Staff, Performance, Morale, Job Satisfaction, Hiring, Employees, Coworkers, Coaching, Career
Blog posts 2007-05-24
Improvements in voice recognition software increase productivity
Voice recognition software has evolved from a once clunky interface to a true time-saver for busy professionals. IBM's ViaVoice product, available for all platforms, can make multitasking easier and increase your productivity.You’re trying to pass off the greasy bean burritos at your desk as a working lunch; the final edit...
Tags: Telephony, Tools & Techniques, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Abbi F. Perets, Voice Recognition Software, voice recognition, software, IBM Corp.
Technical articles 2002-08-27
Do family values = more productivity?
If a company offers an onsite daycare facility, does it increase expenses or productivity? What if an organization provides paid sick day benefits? Is it just a nice benefit for the employees or will there be a payback for the organization as well? ...
Tags: Talent, Job, Exec, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Finance, John McKee
Blog posts 2007-10-04
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