Study Tips For Students (of all ages!)
29 January 20131. Write down your goals When you write down your goals it becomes easier to know where your priorities lie. You can then, with greater ease, stay focused when seductive time stealers such as TV, friends or a sunny day try to lure you away. What marks do you want? What do you wish to […]
Which Diary or Planner Should I Use?
[Revised October 2018] It’s not the diary that makes you organised – it’s how you use it. However, your style of both working and remembering information will impact your choice of planning tool. Of course, you may be very happy with your electronic calendar. Most companies have an intranet system – the common ones being […]
How Long Does it Take to Become Efficient?
19 January 2013Can efficiency be taught? A few years ago I found notes from a conversation with my 80-year old aunt. She had been reflecting back on many years of running offices and managing staff. She said: ‘Efficiency is a life-long discipline, and not everyone has it, or can learn it. Some people are naturally efficient and […]
Without health we don’t have the energy to maximise time
14 November 2012Dr Libby Weaver, author of best-seller ‘Accidently Overweight’ has recently released ‘The Rushing Woman’s Syndrome’. At first I assumed, by the title, that it had to do with time management. Instead, it’s about the biochemical, emotional and health effects of always being in a hurry – and how to change that sense of being constantly […]
Only work to 80% capacity
25 July 2012A couple of days ago I had a very interesting conversation with Maurice Trapp, a very experienced business owner and ex-rugby coach. One of his companies – the Maurice Trapp Group – assists business owners with risk management and succession planning. Maurice also coaches a number of other business owners in the financial services industry […]
A smart meeting technique to generate far better results
7 February 2012Start with spelling out the framework, timing, process and agenda in the first few minutes. Many chairpersons cover off timing and agenda quickly, but few lay out the framework and process. The benefit of explaining these two items immediately is the focused attention of those present. Even if people have had an agenda, if the […]
A Cautionary Tale Of Wasted Time – Bureaucracy Gone Crazy
26 September 2011My 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 […]
Sometimes You Have To Be Cruel To Be Kind
26 April 2011Is it kind to make things easy for people? I put it to you that when we smooth the path too much we run the risk of short-term kindness becoming long-term cruelty, not only to the person we’re assisting, but often to ourselves. (I’m not talking about customer service here.) The consequences can be very […]
Breeze Through The Christmas Madness
7 December 2010If the overwhelm of Christmas is dragging you down, don’t let it… Christmas time can be utterly exhausting – work commitments, deadlines, family obligations and present buying can make even the most savy among us burn out by years end. So what do we do to overcome that? There is no better time to get […]
Get 80% Of The Work Done In 20% Of The Time
4 August 2010Familiar 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 do? […]
