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- Organizing Your Office for Less Stress and More Profit - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2022 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea AndersonIf you discovered your career depended on how organized your office was, your reaction could range from complete composure to sheer terror. Even the most successful professionals sometimes utter, "Someday I'm really going to get organized," but purging files, organizing receipts, tackling piles ...
Views: 448 - The Home Office Rules! - by Submitted on May 18, 2022 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea AndersonTwo years ago, The Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal each had an article about the death of the traditional office. When I first started organizing offices in the early 2000s, office buildings had private offices — lots of them. Then the trend moved toward "office hoteling," and later, ...
Views: 473 - What the World Needs Now: Love at Home-Workplace-Community - by Submitted on May 13, 2022 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea Anderson"Your customers are the reason you exist, and your job is to earn their love and loyalty," says Deb Boelkes, author of The WOW Factor Workplace: How to Create a Best Place to Work Culture. "That means you must first love them. And that, in turn, means you must first love your employees." In ...
Views: 465 - Change is a Permanent Condition: Embrace It and Thrive - by Submitted on May 05, 2022 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea AndersonChange is a permanent condition. It's something that we all have to deal with, whether we like it or not. As individuals, as businesses, and as organizations, we must learn to embrace change and use it to our advantage. If you're struggling to cope with change, or if your business is in decline, ...
Views: 475 - Barbara Hemphill selected as one of the 2022 North Carolina Women to KNOW - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2022 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea AndersonIt is with great excitement that the KNOW Women announces Barbara Hemphill as one of this year’s top women to KNOW in North Carolina. The KNOW Women North Carolina Edition recognizes women across the state who have made an impact in their field and are leaders in their industry. Their annual ...
Views: 499 - Silence Screams - A Cautionary Tale for Leaders - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2022 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea AndersonLeadership First recently posted a quote on LinkedIn, attributed to Tim McClure: "When passionate employees become quiet, it usually sends a signal that the work environment has become very dysfunctional." The accompanying text chronicled the tale of a woman named Sarah, who, over time, ...
Views: 331 - What is Your Hope? - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2022 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea AndersonThe azaleas outside my office window have begun to bloom. Spring has arrived. Spring is my favorite season because it signifies hope, which has become the bedrock theme of my life. Several years ago, I decided that I wanted "She gave others hope" on my tombstone. I mentioned that recently while ...
Views: 464 - How to Control Stress by Creating a Productive Environment™ - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2022 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea AndersonHow often do you feel stressed looking at papers piled on your desk, browsing through hundreds (and for many people, thousands!) of emails, or searching for your glasses, a book, a form, or a piece of equipment? Your ability to accomplish any task or goal is directly related to your ability ...
Views: 472 - Productive Power - How an Index Card Can Change Your Life! - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2022 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea AndersonMany years ago, I spent some time with a family with 18 home-schooled children. It was a delightful experience, and I loved learning how they incorporated the children's education into their daily lives. Cooking became math. Dinner table discussion became political science. Going to visit a ...
Views: 445 - The Four-Day Workweek: A New Opportunity? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2020 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea AndersonI'm excited! For decades, Jeremiah 29:11 has been a guiding principle for my entrepreneurial journey. It reads, "I know the thoughts I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." To me, that means the possibilities are endless, even ...
Views: 1993(1 vote) - A Call To Action: Why Now Is the Most Exciting Time I’ve Seen in 30 Years of Business as an Organizing Consultant - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2010 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea AndersonThe fact is that, for the past 30 years, most businesses have not valued the services I had to offer. My biggest competitors were “apathy” and “resignation.” Some organizations felt that disorganization wasn’t really a bottom line issue -- and certainly not a “must have.” Others made attempts ...
Views: 3063(1 vote) - Three Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Answer - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2010 from Productive Environment Institute with Barbara Hemphill & Andrea AndersonAfter more than 30 years as an entrepreneur, I have had the opportunity to watch the careers of many other entrepreneurs come and go. It’s not an easy feat; there have been several time in my career when mine nearly died -- or killed me! Today, I’m happier personally and professionally than ...
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