You cannot mandate productivity; you must provide the tools to let people become their best.
Steve Jobs
In motivating people, you’ve got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example – and perhaps by excitement, by having productive ideas to make others feel involved.
Rupert Murdock
Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligence planning and focused effort.
Paul Meyer
I have always lived my life by making lists: lists of people to call, lists of ideas, lists of companies to set up, lists of people who can make things happen. Each day I work through these lists, and that sequence of calls moves me forward.
Richard Branson
The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
Tom Peters
The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings.
Thomas Sowell
Productivity is not just about doing more. It is about creating more impact with less work.
Prerna Malik
Don’t worry about breaks every 20 minutes ruining your focus on a task. Contrary to what I might have guessed, taking regular breaks from mental tasks actually improves your creativity and productivity. Skipping breaks, on the other hand, leads to stress and fatigue.
Tom Rath
Understanding your employee’s perspective can go a long way towards increasing productivity and happiness.
Kathryn Minshew
If you are interested in balancing work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable.
Donald Trump
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