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	<description>Expert Productivity, Time Management, &#38; Organizing Tips with Denise Landers</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Is the Home Office Falling Out of Favor?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Changing Times]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Productive Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Team Productivity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With gas prices rising rapidly, the advantages of working from a home office seem to be increasing.  Not only is the act of commuting stressful for many, but now it is costing you a lot more to get to your job.
Unfortunately the telecommuting trend seems to be reversing a bit.  Some of the [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Is the Home Office Falling Out of Favor?", url: "http://www.productivitytoday.com/is-the-home-office-falling-out-of-favor" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Then and Now:  Are You More Productive?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As we start out in the month of May, it is beneficial to reflect on what May Day means to many countries.  On May 1, 1886, hundreds of thousands of workers in the U.S. marched in support of the eight-hour workday.  From that date, It actually took 54 years of struggle before we [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Then and Now:  Are You More Productive?", url: "http://www.productivitytoday.com/then-and-now-are-you-more-productive" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Crisis Management:  Project-Driven vs. Customer-Driven Settings (Part Two)</title>
		<link>http://www.productivitytoday.com/crisis-management-project-driven-vs-customer-driven-settings-part-two</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Office Productivity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Organizing Tips]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Task Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Team Productivity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Time Management Strategies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[crisis management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[project management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stress management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing my response to the reader who requested advice for those who were on the &#8220;front lines&#8221; and didn&#8217;t have a project-driven day (see the original crisis management post),   I&#8217;m going to address customer-driven jobs.
If you were hired to answer telephones, such as in a call center, then obviously you cannot decide that [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Crisis Management:  Project-Driven vs. Customer-Driven Settings (Part Two)", url: "http://www.productivitytoday.com/crisis-management-project-driven-vs-customer-driven-settings-part-two" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Crisis Management:  Project-Driven vs. Customer-Driven Settings (Part One)</title>
		<link>http://www.productivitytoday.com/crisis-management-project-driven-vs-customer-driven-settings-part-one</link>
		<comments>http://www.productivitytoday.com/crisis-management-project-driven-vs-customer-driven-settings-part-one#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Interruptions &amp; Distractions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Office Productivity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Productivity Tips]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Work Life Balance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[crisis management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[project management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stress management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Task Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a post that I wrote last week about crisis management, I presented some techniques for limiting the pressure of deadlines.  Responding to this, one reader commented that it wasn&#8217;t useful advice for those &#8220;on the front lines who don&#8217;t have jobs that come with laptops, travel, and corporate jargon.&#8221;
I recognize that not everyone [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Crisis Management:  Project-Driven vs. Customer-Driven Settings (Part One)", url: "http://www.productivitytoday.com/crisis-management-project-driven-vs-customer-driven-settings-part-one" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>The Stress Factor in Connecting Time, Money, and Productivity</title>
		<link>http://www.productivitytoday.com/the-stress-factor-in-connecting-time-money-and-productivity</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Interruptions &amp; Distractions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Tasking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Office Productivity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stress Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Task Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Time Management Strategies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[prioritizing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Procrastination]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[stress management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Where did this week go?&#8221;
That common phrase can be interpreted in two different ways:

It was a great week.  I had so much fun/got so much done that it flew by.
I don&#8217;t feel that I accomplished anything I had planned, and it is already the end of the week.

It is not hard to figure out [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Stress Factor in Connecting Time, Money, and Productivity", url: "http://www.productivitytoday.com/the-stress-factor-in-connecting-time-money-and-productivity" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Using Technology to Help Your Child with Homework</title>
		<link>http://www.productivitytoday.com/using-technology-to-help-your-child-with-homework</link>
		<comments>http://www.productivitytoday.com/using-technology-to-help-your-child-with-homework#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Changing Times]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Home Productivity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal Productivity Tips]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Work Life Balance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[homework]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[students]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[teachertube]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[teen time management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know any time-challenged parents who want to help their children use time productively?  There is no question that kids can spend multiple hours per day on the internet, often to the detriment of homework.  YouTube is one of the favorite spots.
Now there is another site growing, called TeacherTube, based on the [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Using Technology to Help Your Child with Homework", url: "http://www.productivitytoday.com/using-technology-to-help-your-child-with-homework" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid Crisis Management with These Simple Daily Schedule Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.productivitytoday.com/avoid-crisis-management-with-these-simple-daily-schedule-changes</link>
		<comments>http://www.productivitytoday.com/avoid-crisis-management-with-these-simple-daily-schedule-changes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Productivity Tips]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Task Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Time Management Strategies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[crisis management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[prioritizing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Your lack of planning should not be my emergency.&#8221; 

Have you ever wanted to say that to someone?
Could you be guilty of frequently interrupting others with a &#8220;Now!&#8221; issue?

There is no question that crises do arise from time to time, issues that require everyone to change focus.  However they tend to occur much more [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Avoid Crisis Management with These Simple Daily Schedule Changes", url: "http://www.productivitytoday.com/avoid-crisis-management-with-these-simple-daily-schedule-changes" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Traveling with Your Laptop</title>
		<link>http://www.productivitytoday.com/traveling-with-your-laptop</link>
		<comments>http://www.productivitytoday.com/traveling-with-your-laptop#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Computer Productivity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Office]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Productive Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[business travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[laptop]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sugarsync]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent post I mentioned that the Arawak Beach Inn confiscates your electronic devices upon checking in.  It&#8217;s their way of helping to ensure that you have a peaceful, stress-free vacation.
However, not everyone is willing to go to this extreme.  For those, myself included, who like a bit of outside communication at [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Traveling with Your Laptop", url: "http://www.productivitytoday.com/traveling-with-your-laptop" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>How Organized Offices Create Happier, More Productive Teams</title>
		<link>http://www.productivitytoday.com/how-organized-offices-create-happier-more-productive-teams</link>
		<comments>http://www.productivitytoday.com/how-organized-offices-create-happier-more-productive-teams#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Office Productivity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Organizing Tips]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Organizing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[team productivity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Disorganization is a major cause of job dissatisfaction.
If the disorganization is your own, then you can choose to make changes. However, whether you are the disorganized one or the organized one working with a disorganized colleague, that lack of organization has an impact on you.

Who does the disorganized person interrupt when they need something? Who [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How Organized Offices Create Happier, More Productive Teams", url: "http://www.productivitytoday.com/how-organized-offices-create-happier-more-productive-teams" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>The Real-Life Perils of the Indiscreet Email</title>
		<link>http://www.productivitytoday.com/the-real-life-perils-of-the-indiscriminate-email</link>
		<comments>http://www.productivitytoday.com/the-real-life-perils-of-the-indiscriminate-email#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Email Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[data security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As soon as I finish typing this post, I am heading out to vote in Houston&#8217;s run-off primary for District Attorney of Harris County.  Our recently resigned D.A., Chuck Rosenthal, was ousted, or outed, when his past years of emails were subpoenaed by defense attorneys in preparation for a trial.
Somehow the judge who granted [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Real-Life Perils of the Indiscreet Email", url: "http://www.productivitytoday.com/the-real-life-perils-of-the-indiscriminate-email" });</script>]]></description>
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