My son Chris and his family were posted for 2 years to one of the largest military bases in Australia. Writing from there my daughter-in-law, Hayley, shares the following story of bureaucratic time wasting. On getting a licence The other day I went into Seymour (their nearest town) to get my Victorian drivers’ licence. I was armed [...]
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Does it ever feel like your organisation pays a mere lipservice to work/life balance? On a trip to Sydney to speak at a conference, I got into conversation with the chap in the next seat – John is a senior account manager for a very large multi-national firm and sells very high value products. We’d already done [...]
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Want to beat procrastination? Here’s some easy tips you can apply right now! Have deadlines for your goals. Beware, however, of being unrealistic. Working towards impossible deadlines is very de- motivating and won’t help you break the procrastination habit. Break a task down to smaller, bite-sized pieces with realistic achievable time-lines. This can often help [...]
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