Social Media Sites – When is Enough Enough?
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace ... I sometimes wonder what I did with all my time before these existed. (And when I want to really get [...]
The Bottleneck Effect
Have you ever stopped to think about whether you are a bottleneck? Bottlenecks (or constraints) can be huge barriers to productivity. Manufacturing companies that [...]
Time at the Top – What We Can Learn From CEO’s
We all face the same constraint: there are only 24 hours in a day. But some people seem to get so much more done each [...]
Managing Projects – Similar to Shoveling Snow
The Jumbo Shovel Approach: Phew! I just got in from shoveling the driveway. Last winter I used a jumbo-sized shovel but I barely got anywhere [...]
Managing Workplace Interruptions
People are often surprised to learn that standing up can give us control over how a drop-in visitor stays in our office. Interruptions like these [...]
Taking A Break
Welcome back to your monthly productivity newsletter and from what was hopefully, a relaxing summer. For some of you, the summer pace was perhaps a [...]
Productivity During the HOLIDAY Season
The holiday season is a great time to catch up with colleagues and clients, especially since people are generally in a festive mood. But when [...]
Express Lane Responses
Being stuck in the "slow lane" can be tiring (not to mention unproductive), whether you're sitting in traffic or sitting on hold. It can be [...]
What’s the Plan
So, what's on your plate today? A little bit of this and a little bit of that? Or maybe a lot of this and even [...]
Closing Time
When is your closing time? I often ask my clients what time they leave the office each day (or shut down their computer at the [...]