Office Organization
Stop Wasting Time: How to Make Meetings More Efficient
Many of my clients detest meetings because they can be such a waste of time. Some meetings consist of waiting around for people to show up, only to run out of time and rush to decide when the next meeting will be. Turn meetings into momentum. Use a rapid-fire format to boost clarity, cut interruptions,…
Read MoreA 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 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 MoreHow Organizing Strategies Could Actually Cause More Clutter
In the spring, I usually come across quite a few media requests asking about how to deal with clutter. This past spring was no different. Here was one journalist’s inquiry: “I am looking for interior designers or home organization experts to share ways that intended organizational strategies could actually cause more clutter.” Whether you’re thinking…
Read MoreProductivity Tips: Paper Retention and Document Storage
I recently worked with a client on one of her biggest time leaks: paper management at home. To help you with your quest to refine your paper retention rules (or create them!) and fine tune your document storage system, here are some highlights from our paper management session. Action Items: *Store all papers requiring…
Read MoreTime Management Tips for How to Respond to Email
I was reviewing older posts about email best practices when I came across one in which I’d shared detailed answers to interview questions that were posed to me by Better Homes & Gardens. Here’s the paragraph of questions I received as part of a follow up to my interview at that time: What should…
Read MoreProductivity Tips for Communication Best Practices – Clarifying
In previous posts, we examined five communication best practices to implement, as well as how to avoid communication problems in the workplace. This week, we’ll take a look at a few simple questions to use in order to clarify meaning and avoid communication problems. While sharing five communication best practices to implement, I recommended that…
Read MoreProductivity Tips – How to Avoid Communication Problems in the Workplace
Last week, we examined five communication best practices to implement. This week, we’ll take a look at what happens when even just one of those communication best practices isn’t implemented. In other words, these are communication problems and pitfalls to avoid. Listen, then clarify. Here are a screenshot and inquiring question I posted on Instagram:…
Read More5 Tips for More Productive Meetings
Here are five fantastic tips for planning and facilitating more productive meetings from guest blog contributor Hadi Ossaily, founder of Meeting for Goals: Meetings can be valuable opportunities to improve business processes, build relationships, and make decisions. However, many meetings are unproductive due to poor planning or lack of clear goals. Here are…
Read MoreDo 15 Minute Meetings Actually Work? – Part 2
A few weeks back, I shared information about the concept of 15-minute meetings. The journalist working on the story asked two additional questions, the answers to which I’ll share with you here. This was the original topic request about 15-minute meetings: “A new trend is developing in corporate circles called the ‘15-minute meeting’, which…
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