At some point we’ve all wished for a smarter, faster, better looking version of ourselves. Jake Sully in the movie Avatar goes from paraplegic to 10 foot tall blue humanoid with carbon fiber-laced bones. His consciousness is networked inside the new body that in form and function is oriented like his old body, only way better.
Remember the all powerful Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic novel? I can’t help but draw an analogy between the Ring’s malevolent central role in the story’s plot, and the role Email and the attached files play in today’s business operations.
“...it’s easy to forget the vast and disparate tasks that must be completed on a daily basis. Smartsheet.com has been a great tool to juggle such tasks across our small, geographically dispersed team to ensure no balls get dropped.”
- Written by
- Brent Frei and Mark Mader
- Originally Published
- CNET - January 29th, 2008
Table of contents
- 1 - The Power of Done
- 2 - Putting Productivity in Perspective
- 3 - The Culture of Lackluster Assertiveness
- 4 - Productivity Power: Unleashing Your “A” Players
- 5 - Technology, Trust and the Power of Virtual Productivity
- 6 - Why Getting on the Same Page Breeds a False Sense of Productivity
- 7 - Doing Less Isn’t More
- 8 - Keeping Your Teams Productive During a Downturn
- 9 - Productivity and Profitability
- 10 - American Productivity and Global Competitiveness