“I don’t have enough time.” I hear this statement often.  Often the perceived lack of time is the result of disorganization and poor time management. But, what if you are right? Maybe you don’t have enough time. How would you know if you simply have too much to do? Are You Overcommitted? Do you know [...]

Old time management joke (and to paraphrase George Carlin): To the person who has lost something: “Well, where did you have it last?” The answer: “If I knew that, I would still have it!” But, there is one thing, that if lost, you can never find again.  And unlike your car keys, will not magically [...]

People conform. You have probably heard that you become like those that you hang out with… …but, what if those that you are hanging out or working with aren’t like what you want to be?  What then? Studies have shown that if you hang out with people who are out of shape, you are more [...]

We live in a late world. People are late.  Projects are late.  Planes are late. And we accept it all.  Why?  Because we have been conditioned to it. In fact, when something is on time.  It usually throws us off.  I recently saw a traveler yell at a customer service rep at the airport because [...]

It’s Friday! That means “No Meeting Friday!” That is when we set aside Friday from the wasteful distraction of meetings and concentrate on doing real, creative work.  It can be the most productive day of the work week. What?  Your workplace doesn’t observe “No Meeting Friday?”  Well, you can still do your best to claim [...]