Don’t be so available
9 September 2015How much assistance to your staff is too much? Surely good staff management and delegation is to be available when people have questions? Not necessarily. Actually, being ‘there for my staff’ 100% of the time is neither good management nor good delegation. Instead, it causes bottlenecks, frustration, low morale, and blocks your people from learning […]
Practical Tips to Streamline your Business
8 September 2015My WebTalkRadio podcast this week is with Allie Egginton, who has over 20 years of experience in organisation and system implementation/training working with a variety of businesses; including a national financial service provider, various charities, accounting practices and training companies. Some people have a natural ability to not only see the way a business can […]
Creating an efficient office layout
18 July 2015Over the next few weeks I’ll give you some tips on managing information in our modern offices. Today let’s look at some basic layout considerations. Notice how your office feels, looks and sounds The way our office or working environment looks, the furniture in it, and its physical layout, all have a huge impact on […]
Polar Opposities: Stress And Time Management
24 January 2014Which factors can affect your ability to manage time? You can probably name a handful of external factors, but that’s not what I’m highlighting here. Let’s talk about internal factors because these are things that you can control. Emotions and mindsets are examples of internal variables that dictate how you go about your day. Now […]
Top 10 Ways To Reach Your Productivity Goals
15 January 2014Have you ever started something and quit halfway? One of the most difficult parts of doing tasks is completing them. This is also true when it comes to time management and productivity goals. Writing down your goals was the easy part. Applying your new, ideal schedule can feel impossible, especially when things don’t go your […]
Is Technology Making You Less Productive?
12 November 2013These days, technological advancements seem to be taking over the world. It affects our lives at home, the way we run businesses and even our sleep. To name a few, emails, social media and smartphones have optimised the way we communicate with people. Unfortunately, these mediums can also serve as interruptions or “time stealers”. Complications […]
What Do You Do First Thing In The Morning?
7 November 2013In the past decade, emails have become a staple in our lives, both in and out of the office. How many of us reach for the phone or tablet to read our emails first thing in the morning? I’ve met many professionals who are guilty of doing this. The cycle of letting emails dictate your […]
Consistency: The Key To Better Time Management
30 October 2013When I ask people about what they struggle with the most when it comes to time management, consistency is a reoccurring answer. This makes sense, because creating a new timetable or “to-do” list isn’t the difficult part of managing your time. Applying the new schedule in your life is. This step is always overlooked. A […]
A NASA engineer says: ‘Know what to ignore’
17 September 2013A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr James Brown from Florida. (You can hear it here ) James was a NASA engineer and project manager for 16 years, including many years working on the space shuttle programme, has received several awards for his work, and these days lectures around the […]
Why kids need to be resilience proofed
9 September 2013Over-protected children grow up to be weak adults I was enjoying a meal recently with a small group when (not surprisingly) the conversation turned to the current economic climate. The party included my oldest son, a Lt Colonel recently back from a two-year stint at Puckapunyal, Victoria and currently working on some very high-level New […]