Politically Correct or Upstanding?
Politically Correct or Upstanding? by Michael Hoffman There are two reasons why I think it’s high time we traded the term “politically correct” with the something else. The first reason is because over the years “politically correct” has been stigmatized as being negative and heavy instead of righteous and observant of personal values and ethics. Less informed people shun being […]
How to Run an Effective Daily Stand-up Meeting
How to Run an Effective Daily Stand-Up Meeting by Michael Hoffman I was recently requested to suggest how to run an effective daily stand-up meeting. It dawned on me that we had not articulated the process in our own company so all the more reason to explicitly formulate this important morning staple. The Goal The goal […]
Desktop hack: Ctrl + N
Desktop Hack: Ctrl + N by Michael Hoffman Open documents using Ctrl + N. It may take some time to form the habit, but it is by far the fastest way to open a new document in the majority of software applications. Here is a link to find out more about LeanMail and to register for our Free […]
Desktop Hack – Get rid of desktop clutter
Desktop hack – Get Rid of Desktop Clutter by Michael Hoffman Here’s an easy hack for reducing clutter on your desktop. The computer desktop has replaced the physical desktop in many ways. It’s important to keep it clean and neat, just like your physical desktop so that you can find the things you’re looking for. Even […]
Looks can be deceiving, so we stick to tried and true Pareto.
Looks Can Be Deceiving, So We Stick To Tried and True Pareto by Michael Hoffman My team (steeped in the 80/20 rule or Pareto Principle) came to me with this; Trello’s (new?) way of adding priorities to cards – and I have to say it looks very cool. Unfortunately, this time Trello got it wrong. Looks can be deceiving. Ok Trello fans, before you […]
Lacking Discipline? Get Values Cheerleaders
Lacking Discipline? Get Values Cheerleaders by Michael Hoffman I’ve been flying for over 50 years. How a plane defies gravity with its own massive weight along with the weight of passengers, baggage and freight is, for me, always mind-boggling. Every time I fly. Core values of flight An airplane is designed and constructed by teams of thousands of individuals meticulously following an explicitly detailed […]
A Simple Rule to Run Effective Meetings
A Simple Rule to Run Effective Meetings by Michael Hoffman Ask your team to identify their biggest productivity killer and inevitably two issues will rise to the top of the list: managing their inboxes and their useless meeting schedules. I’ll tackle the former in a future post. For now, I’d like to focus on increasing the […]
How To Break A Habit That Makes Your Life Miserable: An Exercise
How To Break A Habit That Makes Your Life Miserable: An Exercise by Michael Hoffman I stumbled upon Thomas Oppong’s article, Why Eliminating Behaviors That Make You Miserable Can Make You Happier, which references a book by Randy J. Paterson, Ph.D., How to Be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use. I thought it could be helpful […]
To Use A Habit Tracker App Or Not To Use a Habit Tracker App
To Use A Habit Tracker App Or Not To Use a Habit Tracker App by Michael Hoffman Getting into a habit tracker app (apps that help us remember to study our Spanish, do our push-ups in the morning and drink at least 1½ liters of water) are springing up. Do they really work? That’s a question […]
Why “I Hate Email”, Echoes In Many Workplaces
Why “I Hate Email”, Echoes In Many Workplaces by Michael Hoffman Let’s not beat about the bush. “I hate email” is said under many a breath for one main reason (yes there are many others but I’m sure you’ll agree this tops the list): It sucks out huge swaths of time without giving us any idea […]
How To Improve Team Productivity and How To Measure It
How To Improve Team Productivity and How To Measure It by Michael Hoffman and Yasser Santiago This is where most companies succeed or fail. We’ve all seen big companies start from the ground up. Microsoft, Apple, Uber and many others have shown us that we can go from an idea to a successful business with the […]
A Word From Our CEO, Michael Hoffman
A Word From Our CEO, Michael Hoffman by Michael Hoffman Most of you know that besides being an executive coach, I run a software company called LeanMail. But what many of you are perhaps not aware of is that we recently made a revolutionary change in our implementation model. Previously, we sold LeanMail as a single […]
