How about this from the Herman Trend Alert – Use IM to Reduce Interruption (sorry, no link). Most people believe using “instant messaging” (IM) software to chat at work leads to an increase in disruption. In fact, a study published recently by researchers at Ohio State University and University of California, Irvine found that workers who used IM on the job reported fewer interruptions than their colleagues who did not. The research showed that IM is often used as a substitute for other, more disruptive forms of communication such as the telephone, email, and face-to-face conversations and thus it actually leads to an increase in productivity. Dr. R. Kelly Garrett… Read More
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Something to make you think, from today’s JustSell.com enewsletter (sorry, no link): Just five minutes a day… What if you came to work five minutes early and left five minutes late every day for a year? (5) x (twice a day) x (roughly 250 sales days in the year) = 41.6 hours a year. That’s a whole extra work week. And possibly… Another project successfully completed Another deal closed Another prospect turned into a customer.
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