May 19, 2020 Idle Hands Are A Perfect Time to Tackle Projects! Here’s one from the vaults, originally posted in 2009… Phone not ringing as much as it used to? People kinda hangin’ around looking like they are at loose ends? What are you gonna do? PUT ‘EM TO WORK! During this perceived or real lull in your business, why not tackle some of those projects you never seemed to have time to get to before…remember, when you were meeting rush deadlines?! If you don’t have one handy, make a list for you and your team of all of the things you could be doing if only you had the time…
June 11, 2013 I Ain’t Wasting Time No More What do your days look like? Are they chunks of frenetic activity, interspersed with catching up on a thousand emails? Do you control your days or do they control you? We’ve all heard the same advice: email is obtrusive, turn it off or don’t look at it for extended periods of each day, and your productivity will soar. Really? Have those advice-givers ever actually tried it? If so, and if they were successful at it, then they are clearly not as in-demand as the rest of us are! Everyone has a different dynamic in their position or job. Some jobs…
October 20, 2009 How to Create Your Own Cone of Silence Would you like to manufacture some extra time at work? Try a few of these suggestions: Bring your morning beverage of choice with you when you come to your office in the morning, rather than having to come in, put your things down, and then run to the coffee shop or kitchen to get something. You can be ready to start work immediately when you enter your workspace each morning. Compartmentalize your day. Try to achieve the tasks on your To Do list (you do have one, right? If not, check out my May 20, 2009 blog!) in an efficient…
