How many meetings do you attend in a week? A month? A year? Of all those meetings, how many are vital to the work you do? So much time and productivity can be lost by the seemingly endless maze of meetings that entangle many professionals. Today’s tip is short and sweet – before you confirm [...]
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Familiar with the 80/20 rule? It is the idea that 80% of the most important things to be done in a day can be achieved through 20 percent of your effort/time. So what is happening during the rest of the day? How much time can we save by looking at how we do what we [...]
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Are you all too familiar with the feeling of having to finish that next piece of work today? Do you feel obliged to start work early, stay late and/or sacrifice your weekends? Have you convinced yourself that a catastrophe will occur if you don’t get through all your work asap? If this sounds like you then it [...]
Does your life often feel so frantic that you feel like you never have time for anything? Are you often running from one thing to another just hoping you haven’t forgotten something in between? I think we can all relate to having had this feeling at some point. That’s why a quote I read yesterday [...]
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This hot time-saving tip gets so much positive feedback that I thought it was time to share it with more of you! Some years ago I attended the international National Speakers Convention in Orlando, Florida. From there I headed north, eventually ending up in the incredibly hospitable and very interesting state of North Dakota, staying [...]
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Do you feel as though you are always running to, or from, a meeting? Do you sit in meetings wondering why you are there? Or thinking that most of it is not relevant to you? A huge amount of money and time is wasted with unproductive and poorly run meetings, and yet they fill a [...]
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Does the set up of your office maximise productivity and effectiveness? We all know the obvious storage solutions for most offices includes desks, shelves, bookshelves, cupboards and filing cabinets – but there are a few things to watch out for, and some traps for unwary players. 3 key principles to get you started are: Place [...]
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Do you log on in the morning and within moments of seeing your Inbox start to feel as though your day is spiralling out of control? A burgeoning inbox can be such a heavy weight on your shoulders – a niggling reminder that there is still so much to do, a silent fear that you may be missing something important. Every [...]
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We all love to be wanted and I know how easy it is to become attached to the beep or little blue Outlook bubble that lets you know new email has arrived. I also know how hard it is to resist taking a peek to see who it’s from. But – it’s a distraction. Instead of [...]
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Not all rules are made to be broken – in fact, some rules will save you enormous amounts of time and frustration. If you use Microsoft Outlook you’ll be delighted by the time saved once you learn how to use Rules. (If you are a Mac user, check your Help menu for specifics – I [...]
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