Action and Inspiration
I came across a very interesting quote this week from Frank Tibolt, “We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. [...]
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May, 2010
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May, 2010
Prioritizing in 3 Simple Steps
Help! I Need to Prioritize Last night my head was spinning. I couldn’t wrap my head around all the things I had to do. Clients, workshops, assessment [...]
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May, 2010
How to Create the Perfect To Do List
The To Do List Backlash At a recent productivity workshop, I was telling everyone that the root of any good productivity system comes down to [...]
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Apr, 2010
The Checklist: If it’s good enough for Van Halen, it’s good enough for me
I love when lessons are wrapped up in good stories, like in the book The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande. One story described Van Halen’s concert contracts. These contracts clearly request a bowl of M&M’s “with all the brown candies removed, upon pain of forfeiture of the show, with full compensation to the band”. The story goes on to say that Van Halen actually followed through on this clause at least once. My first reaction to this was: “Wow – another example of a ridiculous rock star request”. But my reaction changed as I read more …
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Apr, 2010
Partnering with your Assistant
One of the biggest benefits of working with an assistant is they can push us to plan ahead. What is the plan for today? Who do we need to follow-up with? What do we need to start working on? Yet many people struggle with how to partner with their assistant most effectively. Here are some more detailed suggestions.
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Mar, 2010
Overcoming Inertia
Inertia is a basic physical principle based on the fact that things tend to preserve their present state – whether that is resting or moving. [...]
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Feb, 2010
The Proactive Manager
Are you a Proactive Manager? Easier said than done … Being ‘proactive’ all the time is a tough gig. Managers get pulled at from so many [...]
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Jan, 2010
How to Say No
You’re back from the holidays, refreshed and ready to tackle your biggest projects. But it has been a couple of weeks now and many of [...]
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Dec, 2009
Bah Humbug… It Doesn’t Have To Be
December has arrived and the holiday season is officially here. Christmas, Hanukkah, Muharram or Kwanza … while they are all joyful observances, they can be [...]
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Nov, 2009
Skipping Steps in the Process:The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
There are many times during our day when we can (and should) cut redundancies and focus on better uses of our time (indeed, I spend [...]