Posts Tagged ‘planning’
Enjoy your holiday time … or are you still working?
When you head off on holiday for a well earned break, the intention is you relax and do something different. Instead, if you’re thinking about work, especially if it’s your own business or you’re in a leadership position, it can be difficult to switch off. If you followed my tips in the previous post for…
Read More7 Tips To Avoid Last Minute Pre-holiday Chaos
The holiday season is underway and many people are getting ready to switch off from work and head off for a well-earned break. Perhaps you’ve already have had a break. During your last few days at work, do you tend to leave work on time or do you end up working late, trying to get…
Read MoreManage your meetings more effectively
Whether they’re online or face-to-face, busy professionals attend up to 60 meetings a month! They’re one of the biggest sources of wasted time, frustration and stress. It’s easy to end up with back-to-back meetings or to overbook or even double book your time. Especially if you don’t have a strategic approach to how you manage…
Read MoreWhy you need to stop multi-tasking and start solo-tasking
Solo-tasking is the new multi-tasking but multi-tasking doesn’t work. Why you multi-task or what you tell yourself when you’re multi-tasking is you … get more done in the time if you can do two things at once … are so busy you have to do more than one thing at a time if you want…
Read MorePlan for the unexpected
Even when you’re on top of your planning, the unexpected can happen and the best laid plans can go awry. The reality of life is that it has a tendency to happen and often in a way you don’t expect. Life and work can throw you a curve ball and send you off track at…
Read MoreHow To Work A Four Day Week
There’s a growing campaign to introduce a four day week. According to surveys first carried out in 2014, to increase productivity, we need to start working a four day week. The added benefit being it reduces stress levels and absenteeism across the workforce. This sounds like a great idea. Who wouldn’t want to work a…
Read MoreAre you playing the waiting game?
Did you know that us Brits spend nearly 3 hours a day wasting time? Half of this is waiting in queues, whether that’s on the phone or in person. Recent research by Duolingo revealed that people lose one hour and 43 minutes every day (26 days over the course of one year), to time drains…
Read MoreHow to plan a more productive week
5 Steps to stop feeling overwhelmed Plan Your Week Stop feeling overwhelmed, being hijacked by too many meetings with no time for your to-do list. Start taking control of your schedule, planning time for your meetings AND time for what’s on your to-do list. Sign-up to Plan Your Week and I’ll share with you a step-by-step…
Read MoreMind-mapping
I’ve used mind-maps for years. Ever since I discovered them while studying for an Open University degree. They’re an quicker, easier, more visual way to take notes, revise and recall information. When you attend a meeting you can end up jotting down pages of linear notes. Using mind mapping techniques you can create just one…
Read MoreHave you double-booked meetings?
How often do you find yourself having to cancel meetings at the last minute because you realise you’re double-booked or have a diary clash? At what point do you realise you’ve ended up with a clash of appointments, meetings or commitments? Is it when: you go to the meeting that’s in your diary and get…
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