A Quick Guide To Ensuring Effective Meetings
27 September 2010Do you ever sit in meetings trying to stay focused, doodling on the corner of your paper and wondering when on earth it is going to end? A huge amount of money and time is wasted with unproductive and poorly run meetings, and yet they fill a vital role in modern communication. Here are a few […]
Do Meetings Stop Your Productivity?
19 August 2010How many meetings do you attend in a week? A month? A year? Of all those meetings, how many are vital to the work you do? So much time and productivity can be lost by the seemingly endless maze of meetings that entangle many professionals. Today’s tip is short and sweet – before you confirm […]
Getting A Grip On Getting A Life
19 July 2010Are you all too familiar with the feeling of having to finish that next piece of work today? Do you feel obliged to start work early, stay late and/or sacrifice your weekends? Have you convinced yourself that a catastrophe will occur if you don’t get through all your work asap? If this sounds like you then it […]
How Getting Ready First Will Save You Loads Of Time
2 July 2010This hot time-saving tip gets so much positive feedback that I thought it was time to share it with more of you! Some years ago I attended the international National Speakers Convention in Orlando, Florida. From there I headed north, eventually ending up in the incredibly hospitable and very interesting state of North Dakota, staying […]
How I Improved My Time Management In One Outrageously Easy Step!
1 June 2010I teach time management because I used to be bad at it! Over the years the path of my life has taken some very interesting turns. First I was a librarian, then a farmer’s wife and mother of six. Next I was a solo mother on government benefits. A few long years later I climbed […]
How To Clear Your Desktop And Still Have Everything At Hand
3 May 2010Is your desk swamped with piles of paper that you are currently working on but don’t want to file in case they are forgotten it? Problem is – the piles get bigger and bigger and you’re liable to forget things anyway. There are a number of options to beat this desk-top chaos – let’s […]
How To Make Your Office Drawers Work For You
21 April 2010You don’t realise it yet, but in the next 2 minutes you’re going to learn how to set up your drawers so you can increase effectiveness and make a huge difference to your productivity. The most common configuration of office drawers is to have one or two drawers and a file drawer. This can work well. If […]
3 Key Principles For Setting Up An Efficient Office
16 April 2010Does the set up of your office maximise productivity and effectiveness? We all know the obvious storage solutions for most offices includes desks, shelves, bookshelves, cupboards and filing cabinets – but there are a few things to watch out for, and some traps for unwary players. 3 key principles to get you started are: Place […]
Winning The Paper War
12 April 2010Are you struggling to keep the clutter under control? If your desk is dominated by towers of teetering papers, if there are unnecessary objects lying around taking up space, hundreds (if not thousands) of emails left unattended in your inbox, and you hate people seeing your office environment, you’re probably fighting a paper war. Ever noticed how your stress […]
How To Stop Emails Taking Control Of Your Day
30 March 2010Do you log on in the morning and within moments of seeing your Inbox start to feel as though your day is spiralling out of control? A burgeoning inbox can be such a heavy weight on your shoulders – a niggling reminder that there is still so much to do, a silent fear that you may be missing something important. Every […]
