How To Better Calculate Your Hourly Pay
Knowing how much you cost per hour is an important step to take before you can work on improving your time management. You can then estimate the cost of all your activities and get motivated to improve...
View ArticleHow Knowing Your Values Helps Your Time Management
The premise is simple: people that understand their own values are more focussed on what is important to them and therefore more efficient. How do you you know your own values? This can be quite...
View ArticleThe Most Successful People Have A Personal Vision Statement
Most time management experts recommend having a personal vision statement. This is basically a picture of how you see yourself. What is the standard way to write a personal vision statement? Before...
View Article10 Ways Twitter Users Drive Me Nuts
Not what I usually blog about but after one year on twitter i thought I would vent some of my frustrations with it. Or rather some of its users. Here are the 10 ways some twitter users have driven me...
View ArticleWhy Goal Setting Doesn't Work And What To Do Instead
Setting goals is the first bit of advice any productivity expert will give you. The standard advice runs as follows: Brainstorm what you want to achieve in your life across all areas of your life. This...
View ArticleEvery Team Needs A Heston Blumenthal
Heston Blumenthal is a British chef with 3 Michelin stars. He is completely self-taught and has an approach to food that both shocks and delights. He aims at the best taste and then questions every...
View ArticleOne Prioritization Technique That Actually Works
Before I explain how I prioritize, let's us have a look at what is commonly recommended: The Boston Matrix. One of the most common bits of advice you find to help you prioritize is the Boston...
View ArticleGet Organized: 7 Steps To Better Organization On Your Computer
Even the most organized people often hide a dark secret. While their desks are neat and clear at the end of the day and all paper is neatly stored in ring-binders away from the desk, turn on their...
View ArticleThe Worst Thing A New Hire Can Do
OK I know you've been hired because you have the skills we desperately need. I realise you really know your stuff and are a focussed can-do problem solver. But do you know the best way to make sure...
View ArticleHiring For Culture-Fit Is A Bad Idea
So you've whittled down the applicants to two. They have similar experience, comparable skills and both would do a great job and have the track record to prove it. But which one to choose? This is when...
View Article20 Ways To Free Your Mind
If you are feeling in a rut or that each day is pretty much the same as any other, choose from the list below and try something a little different to free your mind. It's only for fun. Get a dedication...
View ArticleHow To Delegate (And Actually Get The Results You Want)
Delegation is a critical skill for all managers and essential for effective time management but often delegation is poorly executed, frustrating both the person delegating and the person being...
View Article9 Small Steps That Reduce Email Overload
Many people complain about email overload and how handling email takes up so much of their time. However, the problem is not email itself - it's a very useful tool - but that we do not manage it...
View ArticleHow To Get The Best Out Of You Team
If you want a better team, you have to coach them. It is as simple as that. There are many different approaches to coaching but I developed the ADVANCE technique to help me get the most out of the...
View ArticleA Simple Way To Learn From The Success Of Others
One of the most overlooked ways to improve is by studying the success of others. While many people might readily read a book on how Warren Buffet made his millions or the approach Steve Jobs took to...
View ArticleThe One Habit Every Manager Should Have
A Friday Fix is a habit every manager should have! Take 30 minutes out of your Friday afternoon to focus on one problem or weakness the team faces. In the 30 minutes allotted, you have one aim: to get...
View ArticleAn Easy Way To Teach Yourself New Skills
After a meeting with a colleague recently I was asked for some tips on time management. I said google "time management tips" and you'll find lots. They looked at me blankly and it struck me that while...
View ArticleThe Most Underrated Leadership Skill
Much has been written by many great thinkers on the enigma of leadership but there is one skill that all the best leaders have which separates them out from the pack. While much of leadership...
View ArticleAre Values Really Valuable?
I'm a great believer in personal values. I've written before that people who work to personal values are both more effective and also more efficient as their personal energy rises with work that is...
View ArticleWhat Having A Clean Desk Really Means
Having a clean desk at the end of the day is a common time management and stress management technique. But there is so much more to this than simply putting everything back in its place (or worse,...
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