Create a more effective email habit: a few do’s and don’ts

more effective email

With today’s information overload, creating a more effective email habit is even more important if you want to be more productive and use your time wisely. We already know how much time email eats into your day and how much time you spend dealing with your Inbox. Especially as it’s one of the most frequently…

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Are You Quiet Quitting Or Do You Want To?

Quiet quitting – another phrase that’s being used a lot recently. Whether it’s as a result of people having the freedom and flexibility of working from home, assessing their priorities after Covid or having taken time out to switch off from work while on holiday. It’s a way of wanting to maintain some of the…

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Not showing up

Waiting at work

  Working in the area of time management it’s inevitable that people occasionally don’t show up for a call. I make allowances for life happening or the unexpected coming up and usually people let me know, even if it’s at the last minute. Every now and then someone simply doesn’t show up for their call.…

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Are you addicted to technology?

addicted to technology

According to a recent report by Deloitte, we’ve never been more addicted to our smartphones. Are you one of the 30% that check your smartphone overnight? Responding to emails and social media in the middle of the night. Do you reach for your smartphone as soon as you wake up? Do you and your partner argue about your excessive…

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Make your voicemail messages more meaningful

The importance of better work communication

How to make your messages more meaningful and improve communication. When you make a call and get voicemail – don’t just leave a garbled message as you rapidly try to think of something to say. Be prepared. Speak slowly and clearly. If you leave a number repeat it. It’s often difficult to write down a…

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Bad habit: cancelling meetings at short notice

Cancelled meeting

I recently had a meeting cancelled on me at short notice. Usually this isn’t a problem but unfortunately I was already on my way travelling up to London, so only found out when I got there after a two and a half hour journey. Two attendees had phoned at very short notice (two hours before…

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Four Simple Steps For Effective Feedback

Effective communication with your team

Feedback is an important way for leaders to communicate and manage their teams. Feedback can be positive and ‘constructive’ (rather than negative). It’s important to give both types of feedback, rather than just always giving one (usually constructive). Avoid linking the two – giving with one hand and taking away with the other. How To…

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Networking Tips: #40 So you want to start a networking group?

Networking Group

Are you thinking about starting up a networking group? Don’t! Not unless you’re prepared to put in the time and effort to make it successful. Many people start a networking group thinking it will give them a ready made audience for their products and services. This is rarely the case.  They will see you as…

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The Power of Teams

Teams are powerful

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 and at the beginning didn’t understand what on earth was going on. The riders work as a well oiled machine – working together to get…

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