The nicest airport toilet in New Zealand (at least today:-) )
15 February 2013Yesterday I had an awesome day in the small regional town of Masterton, close to the great wine region of Martinborough and only 1 + 1/2 hrs from Wellington. I’ve worked there quite a few times over the last few years and every time discover unexpected delights. Three things I want to share with you […]
Get Faster, Work Better – By Doing Things Differently
2 August 2012What do I mean? I learnt something very interesting last night. I was MC for the National Speakers Association of NZ’s National Awards and had the pleasure of listening to our guest speaker Wade Jackson, a Double World Champion of Improv and founder of New Zealand’s Improv Bandits and Covert Theatre. One of his points, […]
Why do so many women lack time?
5 July 2012Next Magazine (July 2012) has just published results of the “2012 NEXT Report”. Reporter, Cath Bennett asked my opinion why so many woman are feeling squeezed for time. The survey reports: “With so many drains on our time, it’s to be expected 60% of women feel there are not enough hours in the day to […]
Exercise Helps Energy Management
29 May 2012More useful time saving tips to share from my readers; From Collette: Find time to do a little exercise. Not enough to wipe you out, but even 20 press ups or lunges before you get into the shower in the morning wakes up your metabolism and makes you clearer and faster all day! And it […]
Can teens learn time management?
17 May 2012Angela has sent in a great request. ‘Great to get some practical tips as a parent. Do you have any tips for a teenager who is lacking in time management? I would like to empower her with some skills rather than continually nag or comment on her lack of time management! She seems reluctant to […]
More About Time Management For Parents
11 May 2012Thanks for so many great responses to my request for your best Time Saving Tips for Parents a selection of which appear below. (Check the previous post) From Deborah: Get rest. Sounds counter productive to getting things done but a rested, fit and healthy mother can work harder than a tired one. New baby? When baby […]
What Is Your Best Time-Saving Tip for Parents?
4 May 2012On May 16th I’m running a session on time management for overloaded and too-busy parents at The Parenting Place , Greenlane, Auckland. I’d expected to be delivering similar content to many of my short sessions for the business world but two conversations have made me realise this is a very different audience. First was a […]
Who's Responsible For Work/Life Balance?
19 September 2011Does it ever feel like your organisation pays a mere lipservice to work/life balance? On a trip to Sydney to speak at a conference, I got into conversation with the chap in the next seat – John is a senior account manager for a very large multi-national firm and sells very high value products. We’d already done […]
How To End The Year With Clarity So You Can Enjoy The Christmas Break
23 November 2010Right when you want to start winding down you realise there is still so much to achieve before you can take that much anticipated Christmas leave. As we enter the madness of the silly season wouldn’t it be so nice to know that at least things in the office are organised and in control! If […]
One of Life's Tough Lessons
24 June 2010I recently had a fascinating discussion with my project manager, Sanchia. She came to me from the diplomatic corp. where the requirements of work and raising her young family were so all-encompassing that she ended up becoming unwell while on an overseas posting. Her whole perspective on life has changed after she had to take a year […]