Time Management & Productivity Blog Posts

Working as a team

When two heads are better than one

I had a conversation the other day with a client who had a tricky problem they'd been thinking about for a while but were stuck with what to do or ...
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Attending your meetings on time

Get to your meetings on time

Are you one of those people who always arrives late or only just in time for your meetings? Here are some tips to give you a better chance of getting ...
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Stress and being busy

Are you too busy to be stressed?

We feel stress when we're under pressure, tense, anxious and frustrated. When demands on us are too much to deal with and we feel we're not able to cope or ...
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Networking tips for women

Networking Tips #34 Women and networking

Is there a difference in the way that men and women network? Yes, probably. Women are actually pretty good at networking as they're much more sociable and good at the ...
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The time wasted from procrastination

Procrastination: epic time-wasting

Came across this article recently: Procrastination: Readers' tales of epic time-wasting I'm sure we can all come up with instances of 'epic-time wasting' and those embarrassing moments we'd rather forget ...
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work from home challenges

Dealing with the challenges of working from home

There are many challenges of working from home - not only trying to run your own business but also creating a work focused environment. Here are a few ways to ...
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Electronic or paper calendar?

Your diary and scheduler – paper or electronic?

It's really a case of finding what works for you and there's nothing old school about using a paper based planner.  Using pen and paper can be the best tool, ...
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Being helpful at networking events

Networking Tips #33 It’s not all about you

 A major 'don't' at a networking meeting is to spend the whole time talking about your own business, what you do and then pushing for business. No one enjoys being ...
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Book review on Getting Things Done

Book Review: Getting Things Done

If you've got a logical analytical mind then this is the book for you.  David Allen offers a system to help you get back in control and improve your productivity. ...
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Working women and women in business

Liberating or Isolating – working from home?

I was listening to Woman's Hour while driving to a meeting in town yesterday and caught the discussion about working from home. Having worked from home myself for several years, ...
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