Time Management & Productivity Blog Posts
Out of the Office
When I send out my monthly newsletter, it's interesting to see the variety of 'Out of Office' messages that come back. Some are more helpful than others. They vary from ...
Read More Lower productivity in open plan offices
A recent study shows that working in open plan offices reduces performance and increases fatigue. It's not an easy environment in which to be productive. Easy to put up, easy ...
Read More Get Productive: Writing effective emails
Email is intended as a quick and efficient way of communicating – consider the following email etiquette guidelines when writing your emails to make them more effective. Be concise and ...
Read More After the workshop is over …
You've just come back from a really inspiring workshop - full of great ideas and you have a list of all the tips and information you've absorbed, enthused with all ...
Read More Eating lunch at work is bad for you
Yet more research on the detriment of not taking a proper lunch break. Especially if you're one of the 54% of office workers who work through your lunch break. We ...
Read More You don’t have to answer it
How often do you call someone on the phone whether on their landline or more often their mobile and having answered it, they then say they can't talk ... they're ...
Read More The myth of Inbox zero
Email is one of the top things that gets in the way of being productive - although it's a tool in itself, it's also a source of great time wasting. ...
Read More How to keep productive when travelling
A common problem I come across when working with people is that when you have a busy travel schedule it knocks out your usual routine and emails and actions build ...
Read More Serial multitaskers – worse than they think
The impact multi-tasking has and the fact that it's actually not as effective as we might think. Or at least those who think they're great at multi-tasking are likely to ...
Read More Using multiple email addresses to manage your email
These days it's so easy to set up an email address that makes sense to have multiple email addresses for different reasons. Using multiple email addresses is also a good ...
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