What is Micro-Mentoring?
Discover how micro-mentoring provides focused, short-term guidance for busy managers and business owners looking to empower their teams.
4 min
Time Management
18 posts
What is Inbox Zero?
Learn what Inbox Zero is and how this rigorous email management method helps busy managers reduce stress and improve team productivity through better communication.
3 min
What is Eat That Frog?
Learn how the Eat That Frog productivity method helps managers and business owners prioritize difficult tasks to reduce stress and improve team focus.
4 min
The Illusion of Motion: Why Being Busy is the Most Dangerous Form of Laziness
A deep dive into the Pareto Principle for small business owners. We analyze why we gravitate toward low-value tasks and how to ruthlessly identify and execute the 20% of work that drives 80% of revenue.
Ben Schmidt
7 min
What is The Urgency Illusion?
An exploration of why managers mistake busy work for important work and how to shift focus back to strategic business growth.
4 min
The Calendar as a Crime Scene: How Bad Meetings Are Stealing Your Company's Future
A comprehensive guide to fixing meeting culture. We explore the cost of bad meetings, how to implement effective stand-ups, and the shift to asynchronous communication to reclaim productivity.
Ben Schmidt
6 min
Alternatives to Pomodoro: Why Your Brain Needs More Than a Kitchen Timer
Explore the Loop-odoro method, a powerful alternative to the Pomodoro technique designed for professionals in high-stakes environments who need to maximize retention and minimize distraction.
6 min
What is the True Cost of the 'No Time to Train' Excuse?
A strategic analysis for business managers on overcoming time constraints for training. We break down the math of micro-learning and the risks of neglecting team development.
7 min