The Most Reliable (and Time-Efficient) Way to Reduce the Risk of Food Allergies
12 October 2016Everything links with everything. If anyone in our immediate family experiences health challenges, it almost always impacts dramatically on our productivity and ability to work effectively. So even though this column is normally focused on how to utilise our precious time and energy effectively, my choice of topic today still links back to using time […]
International Innovation in Co-Working Spaces
4 October 2016Co-working, or shared collaborative workspaces, are not new but it seems the trend has begun to increase exponentially around the world – with some very innovative twists. Andrew Tu’inukuafe, a member of architectural firm Warren and Mahoney, is a specialist in workplace design. Earlier this year he went on a two-week fact-finding mission in the […]
Are You Encouraging Laziness?
23 August 2016Laurie has mid-level responsibilities in an IT firm. It’s fast-paced, the firm is growing fast, new faces keep showing up every week, and an underlying sense of organised chaos permeates the whole firm of about 200 people. He’s one of the more experienced team members. So you won’t be surprised to hear that newer staff […]
Save Time – Get Those Kids Out Of Cars!
16 August 2016A friend and I were doing our usual morning exercise – flapping our gums as well as our shoes. A brisk 40 minute morning walk down nearby country roads was our normal route, with wide-ranging conversation as a bonus kickstart for the day. A car zipped past. I casually noticed a school uniform in the […]
Count Your ‘Hats’
11 August 2016We constantly hear the work/life balance drum being beaten these days. Do you sometimes wonder if you’ll ever stumble across that mystical Holy Grail of perfect life balance? Or does it seem like something that only happens for others? And if you’re a parent as well as a business person does it seem like a […]
Is Work/Life Balance A Myth?
2 August 2016Work/life balance is given a lot of lip service in the corporate world – but what does that really mean, and how is it played out in the business world? There are three distinct stages of a person’s working life: 1. The single person’s or young married phase of hard-out, long hours, ‘I must build my […]
Don’t Outsource Your Intuition – Digital Reliance And Over-Planning Will Narrow Your Opportunities
27 July 2016I wonder if, like me, you find GPS technology sometimes useful but also distracting and limiting? I’ve just finished six weeks of perambulations around France, having a wonderful holiday as well as language practice with my very patient French friends and research for a future book. In the process I was reminded of the importance […]
How Is Screen Time Impacting The Children?
19 July 2016It was people working in the television industry who told me, years ago, that there is a direct inverse relationship between the amount of TV a person watches (and these days we would include any devices providing entertainment) and the income they’re capable of earning. In other words, those who spend a lot of time […]
6 Survival Tips For Working Parents With Small Children
4 July 2016I’ve been wandering around France for the last month. As well as having heaps of fun and visiting many beautiful and inspiring sights and museums, in part toward the research for a future book, I’ve also used some of my days as a writing retreat. On Friday, with great jubilation, I finished the writing […]
Horrifying Email Overload Statistics
28 June 2016Email overload is always in the top five most common problems my workshop participants complain about. There are two core issues: 1. Information overload and what it’s doing to our productivity. 2. How long it takes to get refocused when we’re interrupted. First, information overload You’ll be interested in who’s researching and offering advice – […]