TweetShare22Share1739 Shares Conference calls don’t work. Let’s face it. They just don’t. People do other things. Most people are engaged in everything but engaging those on the call. Hopefully, they at least “mute” their line. But amazingly, you often hear typing, background noise, pets, toilets flushing (really!), and more. Do these things happen on your conference […]
Tweet17Share29Share652 Shares This week in Atlanta we had 5 snow days in a row. (Yes, 5!) Schools and many businesses were closed all week. Many people did not have mail delivered for 4 days or more due to the snow and ice. And for me, I did not miss it at all! So I ask, […]
Tweet57Share18Share2196 Shares It’s the last week of the year. It is a great week to spend with friends and family. (If you are at home… turn this off and go spend time with your loved ones.) However, for those that are at work this week, it is usually a wasted time period. Not much gets done […]
Tweet227Share54Share281 Shares How do you get things moving? How do you get going when you don’t feel like working? Some days nothing seems to get done. You can’t get going no matter what you try. Other days things just seem to be rolling downhill. One thing leads to another, and before you know it, you […]
Tweet64Share23Share26113 Shares Meetings are one of the #1 time wasters in the workplace. Too often employees are locked in meeting rooms instead of allowed to get their job done. They take up too much time. Cost too much money. Kill too much of employees’ morale. And result in too much loss of productivity. Most companies […]
Tweet78Share103Share24205 Shares One day, I was holding a meeting in my office with some visiting clients. Suddenly, without warning, one of my team members walked into the room and asked for a document that she could not find. It was not urgent and she probably could have found it on her own. Silly me, I […]
Tweet403Share65Share31499 Shares The other day I walked into a co-worker’s office. She was also on the phone and appeared to be typing an email. There were several stacks of paper spread across her desk. She waved to me that it would be just a second. Hanging up the phone, she said, “What’s up? I just […]
Tweet32Share38Share2090 Shares You work hard to get things done every day. Yet, you get to the end of your week and things seem to have piled up. Sometimes literally. What gives? What are you not getting done? Cleaning? Laundry? Paying Bills? Routine tasks? How can you make sure that things are not piling up on […]
Tweet20Share7Share128 Shares Sometimes a little forced change of perspective can let you see things in ways you don’t normally. Last night I got to experience a cool thing. It was called “flavor tripping.” Now, before your mind starts wandering to illicit activities… let me tell you that it was a food tasting experience. You eat […]
Tweet2Share18Share222 Shares Get My Pen! – Read below for a FREE chance to WIN my favorite pen. I will give one away next Monday! All of us need a pen. Even if most of your time management is done via electronics, you probably still need one to take notes. I have yet to meet anyone […]