Tweet5Share37Share3476 Shares People often say, “I am really bad at time management.” When I hear this, I wonder why they make this assessment. What exactly are they bad at…? – Getting tasks done? – Maintaining their calendar? – Not wasting time? Maybe they are bad at time management. Today, I thought I would take a slightly […]
TweetShare21Share3354 Shares Does this picture represent the last meeting you attended? You know how it goes. Everyone shows up. There is a lot of quacking. People stream in late. There is no organization. After a bunch of chaos, everyone streams off in different directions. Do ducks have more effective meetings than your company?
Tweet13Share7Share727 Shares TMN has welcomed many, many new readers lately. I want to thank everyone who has joined us recently. If you are new to TMN, I encourage to to subscribe to the RSS Feed. Or follow on Twitter or Facebook. Each month, I am going to showcase the hottest posts of the previous month. […]
Tweet12Share16Share2351 Shares Interruptions are commonplace these days. Society continues to change at a rapid pace with the advent of smartphones and everywhere connectivity. In fact, most of us now carry our phones (and computers!) on our person at all times. Additionally, we have given the power to almost anyone to ring us whenever and wherever we are. Via […]
Tweet64Share25Share76165 Shares Do you ever find yourself solving a problem and thinking, “I just did this last week!” It could be looking up those project numbers that you had previously. Or checking a phone number that you already used. How often do you solve a problem more than once? More often than you think. How […]
Tweet34Share16Share2878 Shares How do you deal with deadlines? Do you finish tasks on time? In the allotted time frame? Or are you usually late? And hoping for an extension? Deadline extensions seem to be the norm in most businesses. However, what many people do not realize is that extensions are not their friend. In fact, extending […]
Tweet28Share11Share1958 SharesAre you still working on yesterday? Are you so busy today that you can’t even think about the future? Or are you hopeless dreaming of a tomorrow that has not yet come? Which day are you living in? Yesterday? Today? or Tomorrow?
Tweet49Share33Share34116 Shares Has this happened at one of your meetings? A colleague shows up in hurried fashion, spreads their papers and laptop on the conference table and frankly states, “If it’s OK with you, I need to work through your meeting.” “Um. Actually no.” Huh? “Actually, it is not OK. If you have work to […]
Tweet26Share9Share2055 Shares Are you on call 24/7? Should you be expected to be? There are some jobs that require it. But in this day of cell phones, text messages, and more, should you be required to be on a technology leash? Do you have clear expectations and boundaries around your communications?
Tweet53Share11Share2892 Shares Yesterday, I had a large project sitting on my desk. I was having trouble getting it started. It was a project that I had been putting off. Heck, it was looking pretty daunting. I wasn’t sure I even wanted to jump into it. Do you ever have trouble getting started on tough tasks? […]