A Hard Lesson On Simplifying – ‘Just In Case’ Is Not Always A Good Plan
15 March 2016At the beginning of this month I cracked a big goal, to hike the Hump Ridge Track in Fiordland. In the process a hard but very valuable lesson about simplifying was learnt. When you go on holiday, are you likely to add a couple of extra items ‘just in case’ you need them? With all the […]
How To Simplify Your Busy Life
8 March 2016Is it just my noticing, or are you also seeing an increasing commentary and focus on decluttering and simplifying? It’s not just things: it could be activities or even people. Can You Reduce Driving Time? I had a big wake-up call a few weeks ago while chatting to my friend Elizabeth Jeffries over coffee. She […]
‘I Never Seem To Get To The Big Jobs!’
1 March 2016Like many beginning business owners, Derek was feeling overwhelmed. As you’ll know if you’ve ever started a business, there are so many details to handle. His question to me: ‘I know there are some key tasks that, if I get started on them, will make a long-term difference. But there are so many immediate tasks […]
Who Says The Office Has To Be In A Building?
23 February 2016Most of us reconcile ourselves to the fact that, once our summer holidays are over, it’s time to get out of our casual clothes, off the beach or mountain and head back to the office. If or when we work away from the office, mobile working for most of us equals cranking up our […]
The Annual HR Advisors Conference
22 January 2016Another event coming up quick! I’ll be speaking at The Annual HR Advisors Conference on Tuesday January 26th from 10:45-11:00 am. Are you an HR Advisor? If so, don’t miss this event! Here’s a little bit more about it: “While HR doesn’t own culture (and many HR teams haven’t called themselves People and Culture because of […]
Robyn Pearce: Keys to Effective Delegation
28 November 2015Last week I told you about Simon and how he was always interrupted. His company perceived him to be poor at delegation, hence my involvement. We identified that he was too available and last week I gave you some solutions for this common business ailment. READ MORE: • Robyn Pearce: Are you too available? • […]
A Guaranteed Way to Get More Time In Your Day
26 November 2015I’m constantly delighted with the comments seminar attendees and coaching clients make after they start applying more focus in their daily time management choices. Just today, David, one of my corporate executives said: “With constant focus on my highest value and giving myself one over-arching priority, sometimes daily but with bigger projects, weekly, I feel […]
How to Control Your Inbox – Use Rules
12 November 2015As I work with people around the world on their productivity issues, everyone shares one common challenge – too much time spent on email. One really simple strategy can make a huge difference, and yet hardly anyone uses it. When correctly set up, Rules save you filing time, make it far easier to keep your […]
Are You Too Available?
11 November 2015‘Simon, what’s your biggest challenge?’ I asked. He was having a follow-up coaching session after a half-day’s training. ‘I think I’d call it delegation,’ he replied. ‘I seem to be interrupted all day long with team members wanting help. I don’t want to send them away – I know we have to be available for […]
Some Strategies to Manage Overwhelm
21 October 2015Martin was a delegate at a conference. We’d been talking about daily planning and ‘to do’ lists. This is what he shared: “Robyn, you gave us some great advice about writing a list of all the things to do for the day, identifying just the top five, and working on them. The action […]