Why Email Should Die (And How You Can Help Kill It)

29 May, 2015

Ever had one of those nights where you dream of outracing some assassin or dueling with your dream-world arch-nemesis – whoever that may be – and you wake up feeling more exhausted than you were when you lay down? As bad as that may be, even worse is its waking-life equivalent: when you...

The Do’s and Don’ts of Ruthless Meetings

21 May, 2015

Meet Dilbert, the fictional main character of the comic strip, Dilbert. Dilbert is a white collar engineer hopelessly stuck in his office with incompetent managers who try, but comically fail, to bring about positive workplace structure. Out of thousands of Dilbert comics, 625 ruthlessly mock workp...

Why Make An Accomplishments List

7 May, 2015

We spend a lot of time figuring out how to be more productive, how to organize our personal and work lives, and how we can complete our to-do list faster and more efficiently. We work hard, and by the end of the day, most of us are tired and ready to go home. We think about our day, stress about wha...

Multitasking Is Bullshit

29 April, 2015

It’s a new day, you start out fresh and focused. Sitting at your desk, working away, when you feel the itch to check your email. A quick look wouldn’t hurt, right? You check your email; you have five emails you’re sure you can respond to within a few minutes. While you’re responding, you check your ...

The Scientific Reason Meetings Drag On Forever – and How to Fix it!

24 April, 2015

We’ve all probably experienced something like it. You plan your vacation to last two weeks. At the beginning, you relish the prospect of 14 whole days of fun and relaxation stretching out ahead of you. You excitedly dive into activities and excursions. You take ample time to relax, nap and laze arou...

How Filevine Helped a Deaf Firefighter

16 April, 2015

Last week a Filevine user told me about a neat experience using Filevine’s unique texting feature. It’s a story that should excite anybody who is looking for new ways to take care of clients. The background Filevine allows users to create unique texting phone numbers that are associate...