Richard Reynolds

Interviews / Opinions
Published on: 06 Jun 2024, 14 mins to read
A lot of good has come from people who perform well within companies.
High-performing employees achieve their own goals while improving the companies they work for. Others recognize them as accountable, skilled, and highly driven.
But just how much more does a top performer do than a regular employee? A recent study revealed that top performers are, on average, four times more productive than the average worker.
Oftentimes, you ...

Interviews / Opinions
Published on: 21 May 2024, 14 mins to read
Sales is a demanding role with a steep learning curve. Sales teams that lack training are more likely to fail.
When salespeople are put in front of prospects without the right skills, they can lose confidence and motivation. It hurts their morale, causing higher stress and lower job satisfaction.
If not addressed, the financial and cultural costs of poor sales training quickly compound. But with the right topics and strategy, yo...

“Variety is the spice of life.”
In terms of work, it’d be fair to say that diversity is a fuel for innovation and growth.
Diversity can come in many forms, but for this post, we’ll focus on age. Generational differences in the workplace are often talked about using stereotypes. However, in the workplace, age is more than just a number.
For the first time in history, there are 5 generations in the workplace. Each brings its own p...

Do you have a concept for a project that you are passionate about? Can you picture how it'd be implemented? What advantages will it bring to your team or business?
A project proposal is a way to communicate that vision to others.
Unless your project is a personal goal or small, you'll require support and cooperation from others for a successful project. A proposal is your first step towards getting that support from your team, company, or clients.
This article is your project proposal guide. ...

Keeping track of your daily life and scheduling meetings, appointments, commitments, and tasks takes lots of time and effort. Fortunately, maximizing productivity and effortlessly managing your hectic schedule is possible with the help of a powerful calendar app.
In this article, we'll review the five best calendar apps of 2024 to help you find the calendar application to best fit your lifestyle and provide the necessary tools to manage your schedule most efficiently.
First, we’ll give an ove...

Why you should look at Trello alternatives
Trello is an industry-leading Kanban board with a generous free tier available. For some users, this may be enough, but for SMBs or enterprises that want function and features, it’s not the best option.
Many tools offer Kanban boards while also offering a wealth of other features like:
Note-taking
Calendars
To-do list
Gantt charts
Time tracking
Waterfalls
Wikis
And much more
It’s possible to power up Trello with integrations to other tools, but this ...

As Mike Tyson so eloquently said, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
Project execution rarely goes as planned, and change is a constant threat (or opportunity). Even the best-laid project execution plan may need to be changed when the rubber hits the road.
Project management isn't just about completing the job on time and within budget. It's also about enabling your company to stay on top of the ever-shifting market, project objectives, and business requirements.
In sh...

It’s crunch time. You’ve got a project deadline looming, delays threatening to derail progress, and stakeholders breathing down your neck. What do you do?
Fast track that project to the finish line, that’s what.
When time is of the essence, and delays aren't an option, you need to kick your project into overdrive. By ruthlessly prioritizing critical tasks, streamlining processes, and removing roadblocks, you can accelerate your project timeline and still deliver an end product you’re proud of...

A messy or complicated product backlog is tough to prioritize, nearly impossible to track, and slows down your team like sneakers in muck. To make matters worse, your product vision can get lost, rendering your roadmap almost useless.
Trying to manage things like this isn’t just a massive waste of time (because there are so many good templates to use) but also very costly. As a product manager, you need a backlog that simplifies your work rather than one that adds to the chaos.
A well-crafted...

Imagine you’re a candidate applying for a new position.
With every step of the process, you’re introduced to a new recruitment agent who you’ve never met and who knows nothing about you. You haven’t built rapport with anyone, and the company is, as far as you’re aware, represented by a collage of unfamiliar names. Frustrating, right?
Now, consider whether candidates applying to your company have a similar experience. Full cycle recruiting guarantees this isn’t an issue by offering candidates ...

As an agency project manager, you’ve probably experienced the agony of a project going over budget or missing deadlines because of poor project resource planning.
But let’s face it—creating a resource management plan while balancing a project’s requirements, budget, and schedule can be a real pain. Even the thought of identifying all the required resources, assigning them, and creating a detailed schedule is enough to give you a headache.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
This article will show...

There are many frameworks, ideas, and concepts online about how to estimate software development time. A quick Google search for the best methods to do just that will leave you with many conflicting ideas and questions. Should I top-down, bottom-up, T-shirt size that, planning poker this, or just pull these numbers from the abyss and hope for the best?
But ask yourself: Can you trust these methods with such vital responsibility? Failure to estimate the right way means you might deliver late o...

A Trust in the Workplace survey found that most employees (79%) had more trust in their peers than in their leaders.[1]
This lack of trust often stems from poor communication, which can lead to a toxic work environment and weak organizational culture – driving your best talent away from your company.
However, you can avoid this outcome by actively utilizing leadership communication as a talent retention strategy.
Strong leadership communication helps you to:
Improve employee engagement
Boost ...

The fate of business ventures and complex projects often hinges on the collective effort of the group working on it.
Ask any business owner, entrepreneur, or project manager about the driving force that propelled them to success, and most would say that it’s a high-performing, collaborative team.
Trying to go it alone rather than using the collective skills of your team is an uphill slog and rarely leads to growth, which is why successful team management is essential.
This piece will cover th...

UX design can make or break a company’s success. Oftentimes it’s the key factor between a company crashing and burning or taking off to reach new heights.
For example, Amazon made one UX design change—the elimination of the requirement to register before making a purchase—which resulted in an extra $300 million in sales.
However, there are many other companies that have lost tons of money (and customers) because of bad UX design changes.
As UX design becomes more critical, its intricacy is al...