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Leading Productive Teams

By Michael Cloutier | Published: January 10, 2011
I have always said that having a strong, productive team is the best way to achieve great things.  Establishing a strong team has been a strong focus of mine throughout my career.  And fortunately, it has benefited both me and my fellow team members. I’d like to share three of my top tips for establishing [...]
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Time at the Top – What We Can Learn From CEO’s

By Ann Gomez | Published: February 11, 2009
We all face the same constraint: there are only 24 hours in a day. But some people seem to get so much more done each day. How are they able to fit it all in? Are they sleep deprived? Super human? Or just incredibly productive? Clear Concept, together with Pace Productivity Inc., interviewed several CEOs [...]
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Managing Workplace Interruptions

By Ann Gomez | Published: October 8, 2008
People are often surprised to learn that standing up can give us control over how a drop-in visitor stays in our office. Interruptions like these have a way of throwing off our day. One study found that it takes us an average of 25 minutes to get back to our original task after we are [...]
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Focus

By Ann Gomez | Published: April 6, 2006
How often do you find your mind wandering when you’re in the middle of something? If the answer is “all the time” you’re not alone. Why do our minds wander? Many people associate a wandering mind with having too much to do in too little time. In essence there are many reasons why your mind [...]
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