When you’re writing something, the fastest way is not always the best. If it’s important, be prepared to print your drafts instead of just correcting on-screen. And if it’s really important you might want to repeat the process three or four times until you’re sure you’re conveying just the right message. You might be thinking, [...]
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I’ve finally completed a declutter task that’s been nagging – and nagging – and nagging! The Easter break was fun, doing lots of fun things with friends and family. And – in the gaps I did something I often help others with. I ruthlessly attacked my most regularly-used office files. They’re now cleaned out, pruned, [...]
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Top blogger Leo Babauta of Zen Habits was my interview subject for this month’s GettingAGrip Inner Circle audio programme. He blogs in a really interesting and very practical way about a number of the things I also focus on. Time magazine listed it in their Top 25 blogs for 2009 and it’s now read by [...]
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‘As soon as I put that plant on my desk it created a wonderful energy. I was surprised by the difference that just the plant made.’ This comment made by an attendee at a Paper War Webinar I had run. This supported what I’d read in a NZ Business article. Here are some facts: [...]
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Here’s a simple idea from a senior Executive Assistant at Westpac Bank who attended a training session with me. Margo shared a simple technique she’d integrated since a session last year with me, where we’d spent about 30 minutes looking at time-saving email techniques, including how to use Rules . (Westpac use Lotus Notes but [...]
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