Work On What Matters

Put your e-mail on steroids

By Ago Cluytens Posted in - Close More Sales & Coaching Masters Series & Sell With Social Media & The Blog & Work On What Matters on January 18th, 2013

What if a nifty little tool called Tout app was able to shave 30-60 minutes off your workday ? So you could work on what matters ? No doubt you’ve noticed that anywhere from 40-60% of all the e-mail you send is pretty similar. Meeting confirmations, proposal e-mails, follow-up e-mails. You name it. And no doubt [...]

Building The Connected Company

By Ago Cluytens Posted in - Coaching Masters Series & The Blog & Work On What Matters on November 8th, 2012

Silo’ed industrialized organization models with strict boundaries and a command-and-control management style are dead. What’s next ? The Connected Company. Watch this interview and hear Dave Gray, co-author of “The Connected Company” explain: – What a “connected company” is and why it matters – Why we are about to enter the “third era of business” – [...]

How Coaching Improved My Game

By Ago Cluytens Posted in - The Blog & Work On What Matters on September 25th, 2012

More and more people I talk to nowadays have discovered the benefits of getting a business or life coach to help them advance their careers, build their business or improve their lifestyle. Still, many remain on the fence and miss out on the life changing potential that coaching – done right – can offer.

The “3p’s” Of Life

By Ago Cluytens Posted in - The Blog & Work On What Matters on September 15th, 2012

Is it possible to simultaneously achieve purpose, passion and profits ? To live an integrated life where meaning, well-being and material comfort go hand in hand ? Is it reserved for the “happy few”, those who seem to have figured out a magic secret that is unavailable for the rest of us ?

5 Ways To Reduce Stress At Work

By Ago Cluytens Posted in - The Blog & Work On What Matters on August 24th, 2012

Trouble focusing at work ? Find yourself losing concentration as the day progresses ? Well, you’re not alone. According to a recent survey, nearly 50% of all workers suffer from moderate to severe stress. And 2 out of 3 employees report having difficulty focusing on tasks at work because of stress. So this week, I wanted to [...]

Build A Connection Culture

By Ago Cluytens Posted in - Coaching Masters Series & The Blog & Work On What Matters on August 15th, 2012

Stop focusing on employee motivation. Build a Connection Culture instead. After hearing his wife had not one, but two forms of cancer, Michael Stallard and his family discovered just how important it is to build real connections between ourselves and others. This inspired former Wall Street marketing executive Michael to set out on a quest [...]

My obsession with measurement

By Ago Cluytens Posted in - The Blog & Work On What Matters on August 15th, 2012

Lately, I’ve been making major strides in my motivation, performance and (personal) sense of satisfaction. How ? Simple. I started putting in place a core set of personal performance measurement techniques that tell me when to keep pushing onwards – and when to cut my losses. Up until a few months ago, I found myself [...]

Do more great work

By Ago Cluytens Posted in - Coaching Masters Series & The Blog & Work On What Matters on July 31st, 2012

How to be more focused and “get out of the good.” How doing good work keeps us from doing great work. Michael divides work into three major categories: bad work (which no one really wants to do and adds no value, yet somehow always seems to pop up), good work (which keeps us busy and [...]

When 80/20 Is Dead Wrong – Going The Extra Mile.

By Ago Cluytens Posted in - The Blog & Work On What Matters on March 16th, 2012

Most time management pundits advocate using an 80/20 approach to managing tasks and time. Here is why – sometimes – they couldn’t be more wrong. Earlier this week, I made a mistake. In my haste to get an e-mail out the door, I misspelled someone’s name. Have you ever done that ? Come on – [...]

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