Time Management While Working Remotely
Hi there It is often said, “the key is not in spending time but in investing it.” A lot of us use both spend and invest interchangeably with time, having them to mean the same thing. Well, spending time and investing time are two different things; think of time here as money. When you spend […]
Productivity Amidst Security Threats
A friend of mine recently shared a story of a nasty experience she had on her way from work few weeks ago. Her office had been working on a project and as the deadline to deliver on the project approached, everyone had to work double time and often times way beyond closing hours. On that […]
Learn, and keep on learning!
Hi there It is often said that when you stop learning, you start dying; meaning there is a connection between living and learning. Growth comes from learning and hence the reason for that common adage about learning and living. We started the second quarter of the year some 3 weeks back and I am sure […]
Effective Financial Decision: which way?
Aminat looked pensive as she had spent most of her productive hours looking at the Audited Financial Statement the auditors had just brought to make meaning of it as the company’s secretary. Aminat worked for a multinational organization that needed to make a huge investment in a new and bolstering sector of the economy, but […]
Communication: Calling A Truce!
Hi There, Happy belated Easter holidays. Is that even valid? The use of the term ‘belated’ has actually never really carried that smoothness with me. For a moment, I was going to use the line ‘Belated Happy Easter’ like my colleague, EK used in one of his recent posts (don’t tell him I wrote this, […]
Communication: War on the Two-way Street!
Hi There, So, I get to write a Productivity Wednesday post again after a long while. If you recall, I opened the floor with the very first post on this blog some 5 months ago where I wrote about ‘Of Quantity and Of Quality . . . Introducing the Productivity Blog. Now, 5 months after […]
How workplace culture affects performance
Hi there. Thank you for staying glued to our article weekly. We have been discussing strengths and weaknesses in the workplace in the past weeks; how they affect our performances and the kind of jobs that match weaknesses and strengths. Moving ahead from there, let’s discuss a very salient component of an organization that we […]
Strengths and Weaknesses and Jobs they match.
Hi there. It’s okay to be different. It is okay to stand out. We have so developed this crowd mentality that daring to be different seem like an insane thing to do. A famous writer once opined saying, “ the world can only be changed by those who are crazy enough to believe that they […]
Strengths and Weaknesses; The Fine Line Between
Hi there! I would bet that at some point during job interviews you have probably had to attend. You have been asked questions relating to your strengths and weaknesses. Have you ever stopped to wonder why these questions are asked or you just feel this is another scheme of your potential employer to pry into […]
Occupational Health and Safety: How relevant is this in today’s workplace?
First off, I should thank you for stopping by again today on your Productivity blog. You make doing this week in, week out very easy. Here I am again with loads of excitement coming your way this week. I believe it is safe to wish you a happy new month since this is our first […]