Less is more

The complimentary Results Curve(tm) eBook is now available--give your team the gift of productivity!

The Results Curve eBook(tm); How to Manage Focused and Collaborative Time is now available. Don't let one more day go by with everyone is being interrupted and interrupting everyone else! Discover a whole new world of productivity inspite of the information overload.

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"The digital revolution should make us all incredibly efficient and productive. The tools at our fingertips — easy multimedia production software, instant and free communication around the globe, massive research power without needing to get up out of our chair — should allow us to complete tasks in hours instead of days and leave us more leisure time than we could ever have imagined. And yet this promise of efficiency seems to be just a little beyond where we are right now, somehow always eluding our grip. We can’t seem to get there.

Our work environment is one of great onslaught. We struggle to get done on Friday what we had hoped to achieve the previous Monday. Why is it so difficult to do the things we really want to do?..."

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Learn more about The Accomplishing More With Less Workbook at Amazon.com (on which the Results Curve(tm) is based).

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Invest $25 and get $35, $69, or $99 immediately! But there is a small catch!

Oh well, let us reverse the trends in which investments and returns are sinking and shrinking!

You get a free workshop (value $35 to $99--refer to workshop schedule for a list of workshops) when you invest $24.95 in getting The Accomplishing More With Less Workbook at Amazon.com. But hurry this won't last too long. 

As soon as you get the workbook, please forward the Amazon confirmation e-mail to   training@people-onthego.com, and indicate which workshop you would like to attend. By the way, your free seat will still be valid in the first quarter of 2010 if you don't get to attend your free workshop before then.

These are online live workshops that you can attend from anywhere!

So what is the small catch?

The small catch is that as a result of the breakthrough techniques presented in The Accomplishing More With Less Workbook, which will allow you to get the benefits outlined below, you will have more time to spend money (but please invest it wisely)!

What the Accomplishing More With Less Workbook will enable you to do

1. Better manage interruptions and stay focused on the task on hand until meaningful results are achieved while being responsive to the demands of your team and collaborate more effectively than ever before.
    
2. Work more strategically instead of working harder, methodically manage competing priorities, and learn new and innovative tools that can help you better align your daily activities with your goals.
    
3. Organize and manage your electronic and paper information easily and efficiently via a duplicate process that is practical and doable, instead of having your day “run over” by  information and “low impact” activities.
    
4. Manage stress like never before through purposeful action rather than passive reaction and turn stressful situations into opportunities.
    
5. Understand the obstacles that are stopping you from reaching your desired accomplishments, and take the necessary actions that will lead to growth and transformation, and significantly increased fulfillment.

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How do you do a book reading and signing "virtually"? Here is how! Join us 11/12 or 12/2

Last week we did it! And we will have it again on 11/12 and 12/10. It is a book reading and signing webinar for The Accomplishing More With Less Workbook which we released recently at Amazon.com. The webinar starts with an intro about the book and how it developed, and proceeds into selected readings about a variety of topics which include:

• The Myth of Multitasking
• Filing messages
• Working strategically
• Starting the day with intention
• The Immediately Priorities Matrix™
• Managing stress

How does the “signing" part work? You might ask!

For those who purchase the book before or during the lunch & learn webinar from Amazon, and e-mail me their info, I "mail" (the good old snail mail) to them a signed card and include a signed gift certificate that would allow them to attend one of the People-OnTheGo online live workshops this Fall (or in Q1 2010 when the schedule is available) at no charge. It was a nice blend of the virtual and real worlds!

The recording of the last book reading is available on Facebook

If you cannot make the live webinars, and you're interested in learning more about The Accomplishing More With Less Workbook and hear about the topics listed above, visit the "Accomplishing more with less" group in Facebook and see the video!

Check out the book reviews on Amazon!

This holiday season, give a different kind of gift!

What is the most precious thing that we all dream of having more of, and yet we find it virtually impossible to do so?

What I had in mind is “time”!

If we cannot create more time, maybe we can find innovative and unique ways to better utilize our time and feel accomplished instead of feeling hectic and overwhelmed and victimized by the information overload.

This holiday season, when you start to think about what special holiday gifts to get to your friends and family, or your colleagues, think outside the box. Think about the Accomplishing More With Less Workbook now available at Amazon.com. This will come just at the right time. The time when they are finishing the year and seeking ways to improve and start 2010 with a positive momentum. It would also be the perfect gift to add to your wish list or even treat yourself to.

By the way, this is what one of our readers indicated in their Amazon.com review

“I opened the workbook thinking - oh just another "how to". I was instantly struck in the first few pages. Set aside the time for the projects (stop the e-mail frenzy and other distractions). I read the book over the weekend and started my concentrated project time on Monday. Wow - did I accomplish a bunch, in only one day. That tip was just the beginning of a new way to work. THANKS”

More from the Accomplishing More With Less Workbook

Download The Accomplishing More With Less Workbook--Table of Contents

Download The Accomplishing More With Less Workbook--Introduction

Download The Accomplishing More With Less Workbook--Extract from first chapter

5 Ways in which the workbook can be helpful to Accomplishing More With Less Workshop Graduates

 The Accomplishing More With Less Workbook is now available at Amazon.com. It is the “workshop in a book”. If you cannot join us at the Accomplishing More With Less (AML) Workshop, get the workbook and learn the methodology on your own and reap the benefits that thousands of our AML workshop graduates are enjoying.

 

If you have already participated in the AML Workshop, here are 5 ways in which the workbook can be a key instrument in helping you keep the challenges of the information overload under control:

 

First: The workbook can serve as your reference material right when you are faced with the challenging situation and need help. So if you are suddenly finding yourself not dealing well with your competing priorities for instance, you can review the Immediate Priorities Matrix and put it right to work.

 

Second: The workbook includes all the graphs and worksheets that we used in the workshop and the new ones that were developed after you participated in the workshop. Whether the Immediate Priorities Matrix™, the End Results Matrix™ or the Awareness Wheel, you will find the sample worksheets and diagrams in the workbook and at your fingertips.

 

Third: The workbook includes the latest insights and techniques which have evolved over time and expanded to address additional situations and a broader range of workplace issues. This includes how teams can better agree on communication etiquette and best practices to help each other reach the Accomplishment Zone™ more often than ever before and collaborate more effectively than ever before.

 

Fourth: The workbook is a reminder and a motivation to continue this effort and even take it to the next level. It may be exactly what you need now to get re-energized and ready for the final quarter of 2009.

 

Fifth: The workbook can be a great gift for friends, colleagues, and team members. If you are one of the business leaders who brought the AML workshop to your team or organization, this is an opportunity to supplement this effort and make the workbook available to your participants. If this is the case, feel free to ask me about the AML group discounts.

 

Get re-invigorated in Q4 2009 and beyond!

Lunch & Learn: Strategies for Taking Life by the Horns

  Yesterday, Ann Tardy, author and chief catalyst of The LifeMoxie Company, shared her nine strategies of the moxie mindset with our Lunch & Learn attendees. Ann explained that these strategies would help participants raise the bar, ring the register, and achieve their impossible. Ann's insights, as an expert in behavior motivation and helping companies combat low morale, were inspiring and indispensible.

If you have questions about Ann's strategies and tips on motivation, or would like to learn more about her newest book LifeMoxie! Ambition on a Mission, you can call 1-888-67-Moxie or e-mail info@lifemoxie.com. Additionally, if you register for The 90-day Moxie Challenge by March 13, 2009, you will receive a 20% discount on your opportunity to take the nine strategies and work with Ann and the LifeMoxie team to drive your awareness into the day-to-day of your life.

Also, check out Ann's slides from the presentation:

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Join us for our upcoming free lunch & learn session!

Managing Change in Challenging Times (on Thursday, March 19th, 2009 from 12:00 noon to 12:45 pm Pacific Time)

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Our lunch & learn program description and registration

Get your brown bag lunch (or snack) ready, and join us online every Thursday at 12:00 noon Pacific Time for 45 minutes to learn the latest and most innovative tips and techniques for individual and team productivity, and get the latest updates about important workplace and productivity issues.

Economic crisis demands resourcefulness, creativity, and problem solving skills!

In difficult times, such as the current economic crisis, we face additional challenges and are likely to have even fewer resources to deal with these challenges. Managing an already complex and demanding work environment is a challenge in and by itself, and now the challenge just got bigger. So how do we manage through this? There is no easy solution, but here are some ideas to consider:

1. We get informed but not overly-informed nor "obsessed" with the news about the crisis. Maybe we even limit the amount of news and conversations about the news to a healthy level based on our situation and needs

2. Instead of getting too caught up in the crisis as a whole, we try to identify the specific impact on our current work environment (our company, our team, our products and services, our customers and partners), and see what steps, even small steps, can be taken "now" to minimize this impact and/or better manage through it.

3. To minimize the impact and manage through it, we may need to adapt, reframe, or even redefine our strategy, our products and services, our packaging and pricing, and our distribution channels. This is likely to involve engaging and collaborating with our audiences to better understand how their needs have changed and what their pressing challenges are now. Then we formulate solutions that can better address these needs and challenges.

4. To support this effort, we turn hallway conversations from being re-iterations of the news, and recycling of the same stories, into creative and problem solving conversations.

5. To support this effort further, we help each other be more efficient and more productive, collaborate and share information more effectively, minimize interruptions, work more strategically and focus on what is important. Not to mention, we incorporate a good amount of team building and play activities to keep us energized, refreshed, and ready to tackle the challenges.

Shifting our focus from the crisis itself to what we can do about it can go a long way in making us feel better, and in better managing its impact. Happy crisis management!

Note: Learn more about the Economic Stimulus Package by People-OnTheGo which makes it possible to bring the benefits to your team today without impacting your current budget

Helpful hints for reducing stress and relevant books and resources still keep coming…

Thanks to everyone for your great suggestions!  Another important recommended strategy is changing one’s mindset – Action (or stress) can be attributed to 99% re-action to our environment and the people around us.  If we can re-act with more flexibility and insight and less gut-level anger or frustration then we can begin to reduce our stress triggers at the workplace and in life.

More book recommendations for reducing stress in the workplace and beyond:

The Truth About Burnout by Christina Maslach and Michael P. Leiter
The focus of this book is organizational interventions to address stress and burnout. 

Banishing Burnout by Michael P. Leiter and Christina Maslach
The focus of this book is what individual employees can do while they're waiting for their employer to get around to reading the first book. 

How To Want What You have by Timothy Ray Miller

A California cognitive psychotherapist, Miller establishes three principles-compassion, attention and gratitude-that must be employed lifelong for change to be lasting.

The 7 Habit's for Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey

Same timeless principles, but written in a fun way that adults will stick to plus use it with their teens.

Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma

Read the story of a successful man in pursuit of a more meaningful existence.

Join Anat Baniel and her team in San Rafael for a free session on overcoming back, neck, and shoulder pain!

On February 14, 2008 Anat Baniel, founder of Desk-Trainer (www.desk-trainer.com) was our guest speaker at the lunch & learn webinar on that day and presented on the topic of "Computer Stress Injuries--Relief and Prevention". Anat's presentation included some live exercises and also a demonstrations of her videos.

And now, I am happy to let our readers know, that they can join Anat for a 90 minute free presentation and demonstration in San Rafel California on Saturday April 12. Below is the information:

Session Information

"Overcoming Back, Neck and Shoulder Pain and the Anat Baniel Method"

Saturday, April 12, 2008, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, in San Rafael, California

Cost: Free session

RSVP:          415-847-8887       or training@anatbanielmethod.com

Please wear loose, comfortable clothing

Session Benefits

Join Anat and her assistants for an evening where you will experience the transformational power of her work. You will:

·      Experience a Transformational Movement Lesson

·      Learn about the Nine Essentials® and the Anat Baniel Method

·      Learn how to apply the material immediately in your personal and professional life.

·      Have the opportunity to ask Anat questions.

Anat will also discuss her upcoming training program, workshops, private lessons and DVD programs and how they can be beneficial to you.

The Full Weekend Workshops

Visit Anat's website and learn more about Anat Baniel Method full weekend workshops.

And please visit our lunch & learn webinars to learn more about additional productivity related topics and take your productivity to the next level.

Recommendations on books relating to reducing stress in the workplace

All of us, at one time or another – or every minute of every day – experience stress in the workplace.  Stress could stem from a long to-do list and little time, from colleagues (or lack thereof!), or it could be carried over from home to work.  Regardless of why we become ‘stressed out’ there are many touted techniques we can use to help reduce stress in the workplace and beyond. 

The list of stress reducing suggestions can vary considerably depending on whom you ask. It can include things like getting a good night’s sleep, eating a healthy diet, exercise, meditation and other body work like yoga, tai chi, or something as simple as standing up from one’s desk and stretching. Some more appealing stress reducers are engaging in enjoyable activities or hobbies and laughter.  Others suggest approaching stress reduction in more all-encompassing ways, studying personality style inventories (e.g. http://www.enneagraminstitute.com) and devising strategies to de-toxify the workplace from negative attitudes and behaviors.

Here are the resources that our colleagues and readers recommended when we posed the question “what books relating to reducing stress in the workplace would you recommend?” Please add your comments if you have additional books to recommend, or if you wish to add some additional thoughts on the topic.

Freedom from Stress: How to Take Control of Your Life by David and Karen Gamow

The Control Freak by Les Parrott

Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work by Richard Carlson

Understanding and Changing Your Management Style by Robert Benfari

Work as a Spiritual Practice by Lewis Richmond

A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

The Power of Flow by Charlene Belitz and Meg Lundstrom

Notes to Myself by Hugh Prather

The Way of Energy: A Gaia Original by Master Lam Kam-Chuen

Reading biographies about famous people in history like Alexander Hamilton, Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, William T. Sherman, Robert Oppenheimer, John F. Kennedy