Most of us don’t know how to take a break. Holidays, vacations, and weekends don’t really give us the down time we need to recharge our batteries, clear our minds and optimize performance. Many of us tend to stay immersed in our work, checking in and staying abreast of what’s going on “back at the…
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3 Steps to Increase Productivity and Reduce Mental Clutter
Our mobile phones provide a huge productivity boost, if we use them correctly. However, they can provide the exact opposite as well. Are you managing your phone, or is your phone managing you? Here are the three steps I took to increase productivity and reduce my mental clutter.
App Fatigue and Other Takeaways from Brainstorm Tech
App fatigue, ad tech, share economy, and more: my experience at Brainstorm Tech left me with quite a list of takeaways.
Finding Talent: Takeaways from Brainstorm Tech
Finding talent was a hot topic at Brainstorm Tech, and this is what I shared with my team at 3Pillar when I returned.
Customer Experience: Takeaways from Brainstorm Tech
When I was at Brainstorm Tech, I was struck by the conversation about customer experience. Here’s what I found interesting and shared with my team.
Why Product Development Services Consolidation is Failing
Over the first half of this year, the Product Development Services (PDS) sector has begun to collide with the digital transformation market. In doing so, we have started to see the initial phases of consolidation within the industry. Unfortunately, the consolidation that’s happening may be pushing the sector — or at least many within it—…
Hardware vs Software – Software Always Wins
Hardware enables innovation. Software is what actually drives it. And for that reason, in the hardware vs software debate, software typically ends up on top.
What’s on My Phone: Zoom – A Must-Use Video Conferencing Application
With the popularity of Hangouts, Go To Meeting, Webex, and all of the others, do we really need more video conferencing applications?
Why You Should Automate One Thing Per Month
Automation is the key to enhancing our productivity. Learn to automate routine aspects of your job by scheduling automation time into your calendar.
CES 2015 Recap #3: Sometimes Slow and Steady Wins
For me, CES 2015 was about more than the coolest gadget. In this installment of my 3-part series, why 3D printers could easily to take off.