Work has radically changed. It's time to embrace it. When you equip and empower your employees to adapt and find the tools they need to be effective and efficient it is an investment in your company’s present and future profitability. Recently I worked with the largest independent Coca-Cola distributor in the United States. Their remote sales team worked hard, nights and weekends and rarely took time off. However, sales call volume and sales numbers were down. Morale had plummeted. Paperwork, emails, phone calls, and unmet goals were piling up. Management realized that their team members were frantically busy, but not terrifically productive. We worked with the sales team members, managers, and the sales leadership team and boosted productivity and performance. As a result, the remote sales team's total sales calls per week went up over 20% from the prior year, which translated into $2 million in additional revenue. Embrace the new world of work and make an investment in your company’s long-term growth and profitability. …see more

The days blur together, your eye drops no longer help with perpetual Zoom fatigue, and the thought of opening the pigsty that is masquerading as your inbox makes you want to scream. You're overstretched, overwhelmed, and burned out. 75% of workers have recently experienced burnout, and 40% of those said it was a direct result of the pandemic. If you're experiencing it, your employees are too. A burned out workforce is a disengaged workforce. How do you identify a disengaged, burned out team member? How can you see that through Zoom and email? Pay attention to one simple thing... Do your team members joke about the “Sunday Night Scaries''? I know that I like to joke about the “scaries", but it is serious! If your colleagues and employees are unhappy and dissatisfied, the "Sunday Night Scaries" probably strike every weekend as they dread the thought of another Monday morning. If employees talk about the "Sunday Night Scaries" that is a clear signal that now is the time to address disengagement and burnout. A disengaged workforce is a giant red flag for your business. …see more

Are YOU… Working virtually? Feeling completely overwhelmed just trying to manage working from home AND your life in this complex, fluid Coronavirus world? Trying to navigate the distraction mine field of your home - kids, dogs, husbands, wives, partners, roommates, the refrigerator, the TV… oh my! Needing proven productivity strategies and tools to make working virtually work for you? If so this FREE LIVE TRAINING is for you! When: Thursday, March 26 Noon ET Register Now! On this training, I'll show you how to  Use your unique work style so you can take control of your day  Manage and navigate the distractions of working from home  Leverage proven productivity practices so you can efficiently and effectively get work done virtually My team and I have always worked virtually. I know the traps, time wasters, and motivation killers that will derail and undermine you AND how to overcome each and every one. I can’t wait to share them with you! Register here ...no charge. See you soon! …see more

To see how engaged your employees are, assess their #self -engagement, or those key internal drivers such as optimism and #resilience .

Maybe 2018 was a fantastic year for you, or maybe it was one you’d rather soon forget. Either way, it’s important for you to plan ahead for the new year. You won’t get a productive, prosperous 2019 without intentionally working toward it. Don’t just make New Year’s resolutions that are short-lived and leave you feeling disappointed when you inevitably give up on them. Rather than arbitrarily coming up with one goal for the new year, focus more on... #planning #businesscoach #overwhelm #lifecoaching #sales #timemanagement #stress #productivity #productive #endofyear #salesmanager #yearend #newyear #scheduling #schedules #email #productivitycoach …see more

Are you famous for taking back control of your inbox? Do your friends and family come to you for productivity tips and tricks? If you’ve ever wanted to take your natural productivity skills to the next level and help others, we have an opportunity for you! We are looking for people outside the continental USA to become Working Simply Global certified facilitators and coaches. You will be coaching other people to take back control of their time and their life! If you biggest passion is to help others conquer their busyness AND reclaim their lives with proven productivity solutions and programs... We want to talk to you, APPLY NOW --> https://lnkd.in/eYYrU2s …see more

A business and life coach rolled into one. Her mission is to help you be rich in life using your unique talents to change the world.She is cool, smart, savvy and inspires me to stay true to myself as I serve in the world. . Want more tips? Click the link on my bio for my free 99 Productivity Essentials!. #productivity #productivitytips #motivation #businessowner #hustle #positivity #worksmart #entrepreneur #success #ambition #business #seizetheday #grind #balance #worksimply #inspiration #quoteoftheday #productivitymatters #productivitytips #productivitymentor #productivitytools #ProductivityStrategist #productivityapp #productivitycoach #productivitylevelup …see more

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My colleague Joe Ngai shares a few reflections and ideas for the Year of the Ox, which begins this Friday. If you haven’t already subscribed to his new LinkedIn newsletter, ‘Inside the Chinese boardroom’, check it out. In the meantime, Gong Xi Fa Cai 恭喜發財 （Happy New Year) to all who observe. #China #inspirechange #lunarnewyear …see more

In episode #89 of the McKinsey on China podcast, Nick Leung chats with Gordon Orr , Joe Ngai , and Jonathan Woetzel about the 5 trends in China that have 'fast-forwarded' as a result of COVID-19. They discuss the insights they share in their recent report on this topic, which they published just yesterday here: https://lnkd.in/gGitsN6 #China #covid19 #economy #consumers #technology Subscribe to McKinsey on China on Apple Podcasts. https://lnkd.in/f63_vqD …see more

Today's New York Times features a story on how millennials are taking over major fashion houses. Vanessa Friedman, the NY Times' fashion editor, quotes some of the eye-popping statistics on China's luxury buyers from our recent report on the subject, led by my colleague @Daniel Zipser. "This is even more crucial when it comes to China, which despite trade wars and political tension, is for many brands still the promised land of future growth, and where millennials are the highest-spending age group. According to McKinsey’s 2019 China Luxury Report, the approximately 10.2 million Chinese millennial luxury consumers are the “driving force of the country’s luxury appetite,” accounting for more than half the total spending on luxury in 2018 — which is to say, more than half of the $115 billion (770 billion RMB) spent at home and abroad. By 2025, Chinese consumers are expected to account for 40 percent of worldwide luxury spending.In the United States, millennials accounted for approximately $200 billion in consumer spending in 2018, according to McKinsey. Ka-ching." https://lnkd.in/fFjNN-A #china #consumer #luxury #luxurymarketing #mckinsey …see more

Chip Cutter on Ray Dalio's "radical transparency." It may not be for everyone but it's a refreshing departure from the limited feedback most people get from their employers. Often such feedback is too little, too late, and comes as an unpleasant surprise. …see more

What's the point of having a good brand? It's the means to an end: a tool for introducing yourself -- and what you have to offer. Listen in as Beth Buelow, PCC and I talk about using your brand to open doors to new, potentially profitable relationships. …see more

Your LI feed will look very different when you sort it by Recent rather than Top, the default setting. The Powers That Be at LI hide it under the field where you post updates. It's worth the two seconds it takes to change it.

The first interesting things in New York meetup has been announced. Come and be interested and interesting. May 11th.

On dissent, challenging the status quo, and voicing exceptional truths: "If one person voices what everyone else is thinking, what was initially a minority opinion can quickly become the majority." Article via Lawrence Yeo, h/t Nir Eyal "This highlights the big difference in marginal value between a consensus opinion, and a dissenting one. Whereas each additional consensus voice doesn’t make much impact, a single dissenting voice has the power to bring the entire argument down. 10 people all saying the same thing is far less interesting than the 1 person that has a reasonable, opposing view." …see more

“We have the saying that we always want to be riding the crest of the wave rather than swimming in the shallows,” said Richard George . “We constantly want to be innovating and pushing. We want to win and we want to do it as a team. If you do those two things, then you can pretty much achieve anything.” Congratulations to the team at Refinitiv on their #AdobeExperienceMakerAwards win, a fantastic example illustrating what happens when culture is as much a priority as technology within #digitaltransformation . Watch our full interview for more culture tips, and read my key takeaways here >> https://lnkd.in/dZSWZyR In partnership with Adobe Experience Cloud #AdobeInsider …see more

“A lot of leaders only talk about ROI. But they should think about return on experience. That’s the secret formula. People don’t buy products or services anymore. People buy experiences. When someone buys a ticket, they are buying an experience.” Learn more from Nitin Sethi of Indigo Airlines-Interglobe Aviation Limited at the link in comments. In partnership with Adobe Experience Cloud #CX …see more

Shake Shack CEO: “We urge Congress to ensure that all restaurants no matter their size have equal ability to get back on their feet and hire back their teams.”

We are live - again! Catch my conversation with Toby Murdock and Zoe Randolph from Kapost about their new book, Mastering One Voice. A must-read for content professionals.