Tweet63ShareShare2689 Shares Do you constantly say that you have too much to do and too little time? If you have one… is your todo list a mile long? This seems to be a common sentiment in today’s world. Everyone has too much on their list and too many obligations to keep up with. Have you […]
Productivity
Why You Need a Hobby to be More Productive
Tweet86ShareShare24110 Shares When people say they are overloaded or cannot keep up with their todos, it is usually the result of taking on too much. Most of the time, I advise people that they need to “Say No” more often. Being able to “Say No” is key to avoiding being overcome by obligations others ask […]
Why You Don’t Really Need it Now
Tweet11ShareShare314 Shares In a world where people tend to ignore deadlines and many tasks/projects are finished late, why do people continue to assault our time? Why do they interrupt us with urgent requests? Why do they need it now? How often do our priorities get derailed due to some one’s immediate demands on our time? I […]
Stop Licking the Fire!
TweetShareShare0 Shares Why do we continue negative behaviors? Often, we know they are bad. We know there is a better course. We do them despite the fact that we know that they take us in the wrong direction. Is it lazyness? We know the right action, but we are too tired to do the right […]
7 Rules for Being “In the Meeting”
Tweet35ShareShare5287 Shares Most workplaces have problems with people being “in” meetings. I am not referring to being late. That is an entirely different issue. I am talking about once the meeting begins. In today’s high-paced technology distracted workplace, too often people are busy tapping away on their laptops or checking email on their iPhone. Does […]
How to get everything done by doing 1 thing
Tweet217ShareShare16233 Shares How do you eat an elephant? How do you move a mountain? How you do begin a journey of 1000 miles? The answers are all the same… you do it bit by bit… One bite at a time. One spoonful of dirt at a time. With a single step. You cannot do the […]
Too many mailboxes… where is your mail going?
TweetShareShare0 Shares Where is your mail going? Or better yet… how many places is your mail going? The problem that many people experience is simple: too many mailboxes. How many inboxes do you have to check?
TMN’s 9 Laws for Work Email
Tweet26ShareShare733 Shares There has been much discussion lately about email etiquette and email rules. Everyone has experienced someone who can’t seem to abide by email standards. Then it hit me… where are the standards? (Well, yes, there are always etiquette standards. Those are the socially accepted norms.) But, does your company have published email usage […]
Is your time management system too big?
TweetShareShare0 Shares This is Part 3 in a 3 part series. See also Part 1 and Part 2. In the previous posts, we discussed two potential impacts from a poorly designed or implemented time management system: Leak and Creep. Leak was the loss of information from your system, usually due to inadequate tools to capture […]
Does your time management system keep growing?
TweetShareShare0 Shares This post is part 2 in a 3 part series (See part 1 here.) In the last post, we discussed 3 potential impacts from a poorly designed or implemented time management system. (Leak, Creep, and Bloat). Today, I want to talk about “Creep.” Does your time management system keep getting bigger? I mean […]