Can We Really Work Less Yet Achieve More?
13 March 2018Perpetual Guardian’s decision to try a shorter working week http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11990560 has created some interesting discussion. I congratulate Andrew Barnes for his bold experiment. From my 26 years of global experience on the topic of productivity, I believe they’re onto something really good. Perhaps you’re wondering whether to follow their example? Or, maybe you’d keep a […]
Travel Light And You’ll Save Time
11 September 2017Have you ever cursed as you struggle with heavy and cumbersome luggage on holidays? I certainly have. By the end of my first big international trip, only 17 years ago, I felt and looked like a camel. I still remember the difficulty of getting a heavy suitcase up and down London tube steps while hundreds […]
A Simple Tip For Over-Loaded Young Parents
11 April 2017Now my latest book, ‘Getting a Grip on Parenting Time: 86 commonsense lessons from the trenches’ is out, I’m getting regular requests to run time management seminars for young parents. The most recent one was a Zonta-sponsored one at Mangawhai Heads, an hour or so north of Auckland last Tuesday, in the midst of the worst […]
How To Keep That Holiday Feeling For Longer
20 January 2017Here are some practical steps to help you sustain your holiday joie de vivre past the first few hours back at work! Step 1: Lock in ‘time out’ – every week Recharge and personal time is too important to leave to chance – it needs to be planned for. If you consistently plan your […]
The Best Little Taxi Company In New Zealand
13 December 2016Taxis are taxis, at the end of the day – or could they be something else? I’d been visiting my elderly aunt at the new Possum Bourne Ryman Retirement Village in Pukekohe when a bright lime green pamphlet about White Rose Cars [ www.whiterosecars.co.nz ] transport service was dropped in her letterbox. I’d also seen […]
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 […]
Use Technology To Save Your Time, Money & Sanity
21 June 2016Doing the grocery shopping is one of those tasks that we all have to do – and it’s a time-consumer. You might be one of the smart ones who has already changed to buying your groceries online, in which case you can feel very virtuous. Until about a month ago I’d been putting off the […]
Why Do We Work Such Long Hours?
31 May 2016As I work with clients in many countries, a recurring theme is how to work less hours. Some are doing it but most are still seeking that particular Holy Grail! Trouble is, many think they’re locked in, with no choice but to work crazy hours. Dave, an automotive care business owner, was a seminar participant. […]
The Time-Saving Chart That Made The Car Company Money
17 May 2016Many clients over the years, both in groups and one-on-one coaching with me, have shared the frustration of trying to keep up with follow-up of some kind — either with hot prospects, referral partners, customers or suppliers. It came up again this morning with Henry, who works in the financial services sector. He said: ‘A lot […]
When Multi-Tasking Went Wrong – Lessons My Grandchildren Taught Me
11 February 2013Ever felt overwhelmed with too much ‘stuff’ in your space and a cotton wool head? I think I’m pretty good at clearing clutter and keeping focused (my life’s work since around 1992 has been to help others with that very issue), but just the other day I fell back into the insidious bog of overwhelm […]