Three P’s To Boost Productivity

Thursday, 03. 4. 2010  –  Category: Ranger Wireless Solutions

Three P’s To Boost Productivity
Although there may be many projects to complete, managers can get distracted with meetings, emails, phone calls, planning and organizing.  At the end of the day, you may not accomplish any of the projects requiring your attention.  Increasing your own productivity can be a major struggle when so many other things take you away from your assignments.  Soon enough you may face a mountain of tasks that may have lingering deadlines.  Sometimes, the struggle may be finishing what you have already started, and sometimes the biggest battle is getting started.  Where do you start when the mountain of work seems bigger than your desk?  One way to avoid becoming overwhelmed is to remember three P’s to…

The Power of Not Being Productive

Thursday, 02. 11. 2010  –  Category: Ranger Wireless Solutions

If you have ever watched an episode of the television hit House, you know there is a method to the madness of Dr. House.  Despite his antics to analyze, dissect and generally torment the minds of his co-workers and patients, he always seems to come away with a solution that no one else sees.  Often, the solution hits him at the unlikeliest of times when his mind is far from the case at hand.

In a recent episode of the comedy The Big Bang Theory, the character Sheldon was suffering from a mental block.  He tried numerous tactics, including taking a “menial” job as a bus boy (his words, not mine) to help stimulate his problem solving skills just as Einstein had…

Lead People, Don’t Manage Them

Tuesday, 01. 26. 2010  –  Category: Ranger Wireless Solutions

Why do we use the word manager?  It does not seem to identify well what a person is meant to do when given a team of individuals to work with.  A manager controls, handles and directs.  That sounds pretty hard when what we are referring to being managed is people.  The word “manager” is great when referring to the management of processes, procedures, technique, communications, relationships, etc.  When referring to an individual who is made accountable for a group of people, the word “leader” seems more appropriate.  People do not like to be managed, they would rather be led: given goals to achieve, techniques to learn from and follow, and review to let them know how they are doing.

Leading by…

Improving Sales and Service by Asking Good Questions

Tuesday, 01. 12. 2010  –  Category: Ranger Wireless Solutions

Imagine you are at a networking event and someone asks you what your company does.  If you work in sales or customer service, you likely have a good elevator speech that you can recite.  Inevitably, if the present company is willing, we go beyond the minute pitch and delve into certain nuances of our industry, the company’s history and product set we offer.

Before you know it, you have been talking for ten minutes about your company.  While you have educated those around you, the likelihood that your new contacts are any closer to purchasing your product than they were before you spoke is low.  In fact, they may have internally taken themselves out of consideration for your services based upon…

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