Time Management & Productivity Blog Posts

working from home

7 Great Reasons to Work from Home

Whether you work from home on a permanent or part-time basis, you run your own business or you usually work in an office, there are great reasons for it: 1. ...
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Surviving the holidays

Surviving the half-term holidays

It's half-term week and many parents are busy juggling work and home life. Not only does this create a challenge for business but also for families planning childcare around their ...
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Teams are powerful

The Power of Teams

Every year I'm in awe of the Teams taking part in the Tour de France and now the Tour of Britain. I only started watching it a few years ago ...
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Projects on your To Do list

Is your to-do list full of projects?

Many people add tasks to their daily and weekly to-do lists which are actually a major project in themselves. For example: Complete report ... Arrange meeting/event ... Create system/process ... ...
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right to flexible working

The right to flexible working

From June this year all employees in the UK (who've been employed for 6 months) now have the right to request flexible working. Just because they can, doesn't mean they ...
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bartering your services

Bartering Your Services

Be wary of requests to trade or barter your services.  While it can seem like a good way to get goods or services without spending cash - think carefully. - ...
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Put down the smartphone

Look Up And Leave Your Smartphone Alone

It's been doing the rounds for a few months now but just in case you haven't seen it - I only came across it recently. Pause for thought ... Technology ...
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Planning your time

The More Time You Have, The Less You Do

There are many reasons why we procrastinate and it's not always due to fear, laziness or having too much time. Some people work better when there's the pressure of a ...
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Wimbledon life balance

And now it’s Wimbledon

I might not have been glued to the World Cup but now Wimbledon is on - I have something to watch. There's potentially more of an impact to office productivity, ...
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World Cup Productivity

World Cup Productivity

England may be out of the 2014 World Cup but business goes on as usual ... or does it. With big sporting events there's a desire to get involved and ...
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