What are the top 5 reasons that you use a paper planning system?

Do you want increased accountability and results? If so, start by defining your role.

Here is a seven-step formula you can use to create accountability and achieve extraordinary results in your organization.

1. Establish the organizations’ top three objectives. Only include the significant few, not the important many.

2. Assign each team member his or her respective objectives. When combined they must allow the organization to achieve its top objectives.

3: Ask each team member what he or she needs to win. Leaders must remove the roadblocks that stand in the way.

4. Agree on what the leader will do to help. Meet individually with each team member to clarify the roadblocks and agree on what’s needed to win.

5. Follow up. Each direct report is to schedule a 30-minute monthly update using a standard color-coded results report.

6. Share lessons learned. Hold quarterly meetings with all direct reports present to discuss the lessons learned, identify roadblocks and make specific offers to help any team member behind plan.

7. Reward results. When results are achieved, ensure that rewards are disproportionate and highly visible.

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Bob Prosen is president and CEO of The Prosen Center for Business Advancement®, where he teaches business leaders how to rapidly increase performance and profits. He is listed in The International Who’s Who of Entrepreneurs. Visit his website at www.bobprosen.com.

 

Day-Timer has launched two new iPhone productivity applications featuring unique electronic calendaring and task management functions. Both will be sold on the Apple®  iTunes storefront.

Titled “Movers and Shakers” and “Pink Ribbon Planner” are aimed at the busy professional and seek to provide a planning solution that will help customers take control of their schedules in a new way, one that’s fun and easy to use.

Day-Timer honors the quest for breast cancer awareness and research by donating a portion of the purchase price of Pink Ribbon Planner to The Breast Cancer Research Society®.

These stand-alone iPhone productivity apps combine the most reliable components of calendar/time/task management with colorful, inventive electronic interfaces that help users manage their time and tasks on a daily and monthly basis.

5 customizable color-coded calendars,  integrated task lists, and the ability to see your big picture– all in one view –  are just a few of the key features included on both apps.

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Visit stopdiabetes.com or call 1-800-DIABETES.

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Sign up for an event, volunteer your time, become an advocate.

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Start your Engines! – The Nutrition Twins®

Make today your first step toward a new, healthier body.

If you want a perfectly toned torso or killer quads, getting your heart pumping first is a “must.”

Cardiovascular exercise revs your metabolism, keeps your heart healthy, lowers your blood pressure, and your risk for diabetes, boosts your mood, enhances self esteem, and helps achieve or maintain a healthy weight.

Aim to move your body every day. Even if you’re only able to walk for five minutes, it’s better than doing nothing. Ideally, aim for a minimum of 30 minutes each day.

Continue to challenge yourself – the reward of your healthy body will be worth it!

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Tammy Lakatos Shames and Elysse (”Lyssie”) Lakatos share more than identical features; they share identical success in the competitive field of nutrition and wellness. In 1997 Lyssie and Tammy (known as The Nutrition Twins®) co-founded Healthy Happenings Corporation whose mission is to better the health of its clients through improved nutrition and lifestyle/behavior modification. Since relocating from Atlanta, Georgia, the twins have built a successful private practice in New York City servicing both individual and corporate clients such as AOL-Time Warner and Colgate Palmolive. www.nutritiontwins.com

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Are You Working to Live, or Living to Work?

Workplace balance is tough to achieve. Most employees love their work and personal lives. But many professionals find it difficult to participate fully in one area without sacrificing the other.  If you have trouble with your personal/professional equilibrium, then these tips are for you.

Allocate time according to your values and the top priorities in your life. Assess how you’re spending your time. Other people should be able to look at your life, observe what you do, and tell what you value.

Stop thinking about work at the end of the day and enjoy your personal time. Do your best to get everything done by days end, but if you can’t, draw a line in the sand. Don’t apologize for making a distinction between work and personal time.

Ask for help when you need it. You can’t do it all. Surround yourself with a good team, so you can draw upon their resources when you encounter trouble.

Create rituals and fond memories. Connect with those you love during family trips and events, and use those experiences to reconnect during stressful times.

Turn off the technology when you’re with family or on personal time. Instead of letting laptops, PDAs, pagers, and phones take over your life, be fully present when you need to be.

Take advantage of company wellness and family balance programs.  You’ll be more productive when you don’t have to worry about the health of yourself family.

© 2009 Laura Stack. Laura Stack is a personal productivity expert, author, and professional speaker who helps busy workers Leave the Office Earlier® with Maximum Results in Minimum Time®. She is the president of The Productivity Pro®, Inc., a time management training firm specializing in productivity improvement in high-stress organizations. Since 1992, Laura has presented keynotes and seminars on improving output, lowering stress, and saving time in today’s workplaces. She is the bestselling author of three works published by Broadway Books: The Exhaustion Cure (2008), Find More Time (2006) and Leave the Office Earlier (2004). Laura is a spokesperson for Microsoft, 3M, and Day-Timer and has been featured on the CBS Early Show, CNN, and the New York Times. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Sunoco, KPMG, Nationwide, and 3M. To have Laura speak at your next event, call 303-471-7401. Visit www.TheProductivityPro.com to sign up for her free monthly productivity newsletter.

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Veggies are your dieting secret weapons! – The Nutrition Twins®

They’re super low in calories and packed with fiber to help fill you up, so eat veggies until you fell full. The exceptions? Peas, potatoes, and corn.

Return to the blog every week to be physically recharged with easy-to-incorporate tips that will leave you feeling renewed, brought to you by The Nutrition Twins®

Tammy Lakatos Shames and Elysse (”Lyssie”) Lakatos share more than identical features; they share identical success in the competitive field of nutrition and wellness. In 1997 Lyssie and Tammy (known as The Nutrition Twins®) co-founded Healthy Happenings Corporation whose mission is to better the health of its clients through improved nutrition and lifestyle/behavior modification. Since relocating from Atlanta, Georgia, the twins have built a successful private practice in New York City servicing both individual and corporate clients such as AOL-Time Warner and Colgate Palmolive. www.nutritiontwins.com

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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Thomas Edison

US inventor (1847 – 1931)

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.

James Branch Cabell

US essayist & novelist (1879 – 1958)

Karen Leland

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What should you do to help ensure the safety of your computer?
Replace Old Hardware. Studies have shown that the likelihood of physical problems with computer equipment goes up significantly after 24 to 36 months,” says Reaves. Consider replacing computer systems every three years – considering how inexpensive computers have become, one major repair bill could easily cost more than purchasing an entire new system.

Power Protection. Surges and power drops can cause data loss and are always damaging to sensitive components, reducing their lifespan. Most people do use surge protectors, but what many don’t realize is that surge protection wears off over time. For the best protection make sure that the surge protectors for all your computer equipment are replaced every 2 to 3 years.

Training. Having to spend money training your staff might sound like a waste, but most employees understand less than 20% of the software packages they use. The gain in productivity <http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/productivity>  far outweighs the training costs.

Return next week for more tips that could save you from having to deal with another meltdown.

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Karen Leland is the bestselling author of six books including Time Management In An Instant: 60 Ways to Make the Most of Your Day.  She is the co-founder of Sterling Consulting Group, which helps organizations and individuals learn how to fight distraction and find their focus in a wired world. For more information please contact: kleland@scgtraining.com

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