Posts by Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO®
A Game-Changer for Retention & Improved Performance: Invest in This!
If you understand that improved performance is critical, then you’ve probably heard that “development” is extremely important. If you’re a leader, we’re talking about developing and supporting your team. Whether or not you’re a leader, we’re also talking about developing yourself. To develop and improve performance, there must be some sort of quality learning that…
Read MoreHow Better Decision-Making Boosts Your Productivity
One of the fundamental time management skills that I teach to my individual clients and workshop participants is decision-making. Specifically, we discuss the decision-making skill of prioritization. In my conversation with Dr. Somik Raha, he explained that in decision science, there are two parts: 1) how do we actually make decisions and 2) how do…
Read MoreTime, Freedom and Fortune: What Is Childfree Wealth?
Before meeting Bri Conn, Chief Experience Officer of Childfree Wealth®, I had never heard the term childfree wealth. It seems pretty straightforward: financial management for people without kids. But there’s a bit more to it than that. If you do not have children and don’t plan to have any, there are different specific strategies you…
Read MoreWork-Life Balance: The Perfect Ratio for Spritzes
One of the benefits of improving your time management is that you have more time for fun. One of the things that I like to do for fun is enjoy a spritz. A lot of different regions in Italy are famous for their own spritzes that they created. Some people think it’s really complex to…
Read MoreTime Management Boost: Create and Nurture Authentic Spheres of Influence
Brad Englert wrote a book called Spheres of Influence: How to Create and Nurture Authentic Business Relationships. Everything he discusses in his book and during my podcast interview with him aligns with what I teach about time management. When you nurture your relationships and communicate openly with those you work with, you can save an…
Read MoreSave Time and Sticker Shock When a Hospital Buys Out Your Doctor’s Office
I’d like to share a little something with you about health care and health insurance. Hopefully you never need this information, but my fear is that you might indeed need it for yourself or for a loved one. Of late there have been a number of hospital systems that are buying out individual doctor’s practices.…
Read MoreHow to Make Hotel Beds More Comfortable
A client of mine told me that she was going to skip out on a reunion trip because she can never sleep while on the road. Hotel beds are just not comfortable. Escaping from work and enjoying some R&R is an important part of keeping your time management and productivity skills sharp, so I’d…
Read MoreA Lack of Hugs Affects Your Health and Productivity
Occasionally I like to browse my blogs from four or five years back to see what’s changed and what’s stayed the same. The title Missing Hugs Affects Your Health and Productivity from an April 2021 post caught my eye. It was all about how many people were feeling the negative effects of not hugging fellow…
Read MoreHow Do You Carry Supplements or Medications on a Plane?
In last month’s e-newsletter, I shared a round up of new travel rules for 2025. I received this question based on that: “Just read about new travel rules for 2025 in your latest newsletter. Recently, I read that carrying prescription meds and supplements also have new requirements. Do you have info about that? Any websites…
Read MoreNational Leave the Office Early Day 2025
National Leave the Office Early Day is coming up on Monday, June 2! If you’d like a little background on how National Leave the Office Early Day came about, you can read about that here. The purpose of this “holiday,” which was created in 2004 by my colleague, Laura Stack, is to encourage hard-working folks…
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