Posts Tagged ‘planning’
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, as I find it engages the brain more effectively than just using a screen and keyboard. Having a bit of techie background – I’m all…
Read MoreIs the Olympic Games playing havoc with work?
Events like the Olympics really capture the imagination and have a nation on the edge of their seats as their athletes compete for those precious gold, silver and bronze medals. Although, there aren’t many sports I watch, the Olympics is one of those events that gets me hooked – especially those events where we can…
Read MoreGet Your Processes In Place
If you’ve started working with staff or you need to start taking people on, as your business grows – document the processes that are part of your business so you can get an understanding of what needs to be done. This helps to clarify job responsibilities which can be useful in providing guidance in the…
Read MoreThe Importance of Planning For Students
I was talking to a client the other day and they mentioned the lack of fore-thought young people have these days. They’re so used to making instant arrangements and leaving things to the last minute that they struggle when they have to think more than a few days ahead. Or they’ve been used to having…
Read MoreWhen To Say ‘No’ To Business
When you’re running your own business you want all the clients and customers you can get, right? It makes sense. You’re in business to make money and by selling your products and services and having plenty of clients and customers you generate income. Or does it. Sometimes you need to say no to new business.…
Read MoreTime Tip: Five Minutes Fast
One time trick I use is to set one or two of my clocks five minutes fast. Now despite being a time management coach, I don’t wear a watch and haven’t done for years but there are enough time pieces around me that make it unnecessary. The only time I have a watch with me…
Read MoreWho, What, Where, When, Why and How
I keep six honest serving-men They taught me all I knew; Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. (From The Elephants Child by Rudyard Kipling) As well as being the Five W’s (and one H) of journalism these are also useful questions to consider when delegating tasks or…
Read MoreNetworking Tips #28 It’s Not Who You Are …
… it’s what you do and who you do it for. If you’re lost for words when it comes to introducing yourself to people or standing up and delivering your 60 seconds, try this as part of your introduction, your one minute, your elevator pitch at network meetings or when asked “What do you do?”…
Read MoreHave An Extra Day
So, what will you do with your extra day this Leap Year? Yes, tomorrow is the 29th February. An extra day squeezed into the usual 365 days of the year. What would you do if you could have a whole extra day for yourself? Would you … – use it to catch up on your…
Read MoreCreate A To-Do List That Works
Do you work from a daily to-do list or do you have a ‘rolling’, never-ending to-do list? According to @BBCBreakfast this morning – people who write lists and set goals are more likely to achieve their objectives and get more done. Well, we already know this – it’s well known and oft quoted. To-do lists,…
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