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Get More Done by Dividing Your Week into Project Days
There’s a lot to do at Green Growing Things plant store. They recently acquired 1–800-GOT-GREEN, and the integration team is in full swing. IT Director and merger manager Melvin is running things, and...
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How to Keep Track of Irregular Events
Listener Stacy writes in: How do you track something going forward? For example, “next time I go for an oil change make sure to ask about discounts on a lifetime supply of paisley-colored motor oil.”...
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How to Send Perfect Calendar Invites
It’s early morning! Oh, boy, I just love early morning! The sun is shining, friendly people are walking around outside, and my clock reads 10:00 am! Yes, early morning is fantastic! I leap out of bed...
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How to Deal With People Who are Late
You and I both know you're perfect. Of course, I'm perfect, too. But so many of the people we have to deal with on a daily basis simply aren't perfect. And who gets left to deal with the fallout of...
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How to Use the 'Idea Parking Lot' in 4 Simple Steps
Oh boy, meetings. I just love meetings! No...I don’t. I hate meetings. You start talking about important points, like market share penetration of Opus-branded Penguin Panty Snowcones, and the next...
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How to Agree on Deliverables Quickly and Clearly
Clarity. We need it. Desperately. All too often, we make agreements with other humans, only to find out later that we thought we’d agreed on one thing, and they thought we’d agreed on another....
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Saying "No" to Difficult Requests
I love the phrase "Yes, Dear." It makes everything better at home. But not at work. Calling your boss "Dear" in public just doesn't cut it. Not even if you're married, or having an affair, or just...
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How to Schedule Meetings When Traveling
Today’s tip is about managing a slate of meetings when you’re doing out-of-town travel. Europa, a relatively mild-mannered member of the staff of the Green Growing Things plant stores, is secretly the...
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Introducing Safe For Work: A New Podcast from Wondery
If you listen to my show, you're someone who cares about creating a workplace environment that is productive, professional, and free from distractions. So I know you'll love this special bonus clip I...
View Article5 Powerful Tips for Productive Meetings
Business meetings are easy targets for ire and indignation. When they're bad, they're really bad. They can be unproductive, time-wasting, ambiguous, soul-sucking, inefficient, unclear, vague, chatty,...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for a Conference
There’s never a dull moment at Grandma Cuddles Day Care Center. Chief Financial Officer “Chip” is attending a conference of controllers in Boston. He’s hoping to learn something about how to keep...
View ArticleHow to Critique a Colleague's Bad Decisions in 4 Steps
A couple of years ago, my tap-dancing, genius MIT mechanical engineer, New York musical theater actor, and accountabilibuddy Timmy and I started helping each other be more productive. You can read...
View Article5 Effective Ways to Manage People's Strengths
Today is an exciting day at Green Growing Things plant store. It’s annual review time! Annual reviews are important. The owner Bernice calls in her employees. She asks each to identify their strengths...
View ArticleTackle Complex Projects and Connections with This Simple System
Today we’re going to tackle how to juggle multiple people and projects while keeping everything well under control. Europa was verklemmt! Her day job is as an office manager at Green Growing Things,...
View ArticleHow to Use Coffee Breaks to Network and Caffeinate Your Career
They say you never forget your first love. And certainly, that holds true for me. The first time we met, I remember my heart racing, my pulse pumping. I felt warm and cared for. I was 15. Coffee was...
View ArticleHow to Measure What Matters On the Job
Today we’re going to talk about how to choose what to measure to set yourself up for success.Grandma Cuddles Daycare is in an uproar! Grandma recently started yoga classes. She's so happy with her...
View ArticleHow to Tactfully Disagree with Someone
Let's say you’re talking to a colleague or friend. She says something you disagree with. Sometimes, if the situation is casual and the subject is trivial, disagreeing isn’t an issue. It can be done...
View ArticleHow to Be Confident but Not Arrogant
In 2007 I had my first baby. I was extraordinarily fortunate to spend a year at home with her. That year was a gift, full stop. But as I learned in 2008 when I returned to the workforce—new job, new...
View ArticleHow to Handle a No-Show
A loyal Modern Manners Guy reader emailed me recently about a client who pulled a no-show for a scheduled meeting. My listener skipped dinner with her husband and stayed extra late at the office just...
View ArticleHow to Run an Effective Hybrid Meeting
Remember the olden days when meetings happened in a room? With people and snacks and tables? And then remember when, overnight, meetings suddenly went entirely virtual, and your pants and shoes took a...
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