Joel Hazzard, CEO Ergotron

How many times in our lives are we in a hurry and something happens that disrupts our plans? The other day I was in a hurry like normal and the garage door opener broke with the garage door half way open. I thought about how many times in today’s fast paced world our plans are disrupted. Late or canceled flights, flat tires, meetings that run too long, road construction, weather disruptions, etc. There are so many outside factors that throw our schedules and plans right out the window. Our lives are all about adjusting and gaining every edge that we can which is the exact reason why we rapidly adapt to new technology and productivity tools – to gain back that edge. Tools like Noteobooks, PDA’s and Cell Phones with global Email and Internet access and everything else thrown in so when that flight is late we can still do our jobs, we can adapt and pull out our cell phones or our Notebooks and in seconds setup our office and get back to work.

Back to that broken garage door opener – Last Sunday afternoon my wife and I were in the process of replacing it and we happened to be listening to the Kim Komando Radio Show when a caller asked her what kind of LCD Computer Monitor she would recommend. I was very surprised by her answer because she recommended that the caller buy two monitors and realize a 25% productivity gain. Kim had first hand knowledge that two monitors directly contribute to increased productivity because she recently upgraded her office with a dual monitor setup. She was spot on with her advice to the caller and it re-enforced to me that in today’s world we are so focused on productivity tools that help us adjust outside of the office that we are missing a big opportunity to gain productivity when we are in the office, productivity resulting from a dual display work space that helps us all do our jobs faster which in turn helps us achieve more family balance.

I sent Kim an email letting her know that she got it right. I know first hand because I enjoy the wellness and productivity of a dual screen work space (Notebook screen and Monitor) with our Neo-Flex™ Combo Lift Stand in both my home and work office. Once you go dual screens you will never go back. That next great technology is right in front of us, it’s affordable now and the productivity results are real.

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