Time Management
Productivity Boost – How to Maintain Focus
A number of clients begin their first session with me by venting about all of the different people or situations that interrupt them throughout the day. I hear this quite often: “If I didn’t have to work with people, I’d get so much more done!” Sound familiar? For one of their first assignments, I ask…
Read MoreProductivity Tips – Working with Gen Z
A little more than half of my clients are forty years of age and above. A common question this demographic asks me (begs me?) is, “How in the world do I work with Gen Z?” For some reason there seems to be a perceived difference of work ethic and views on life. This perception…
Read MoreMastering Time Management: Essential Tips and Strategies for Freelancers
This week, guest author Ezgi Aydın of BeforeSunset shares time management tips and strategies for freelancers: Importance of Time Management for Freelancers Time management is essential to the success of freelancers. Freelancers must successfully manage their time to fulfill deadlines, finish several jobs, and keep their clients’ trust. Without effective time management, freelancers…
Read MoreTime Management and The Luck of the Irish
With St. Patrick’s Day landing on a Friday, there will most likely be a few more St. Paddy’s celebrations than usual. You’ll also probably here an often-uttered phrase: the luck of the Irish The word “luck” is sometimes used to describe how a person lands a successful job or manages difficult situations with finesse…
Read MoreAI and Time Management – Is it here?
Has the type of AI that can help us with time management arrived yet? A lot of clients and workshop participants ask me what online platform or software they can purchase that will schedule their days for them, shift and reprioritize as needs change, and make sure they finish everything they’re supposed to. …
Read MoreHow to Be Successful with Lunar New Year Resolutions
Happy Lunar New Year! Lunar New Year’s Eve was celebrated on January 21st this year to ring in the Year of the Rabbit (or Year of the Cat in Vietnam). The celebration continues for 16 days. Whether you celebrate Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year or Gregorian New Year (many countries’ traditional January 1 kick…
Read MoreDo 15 Minute Meetings Actually Work?
Recently a journalist shared the following productivity topic related to 15-minute meetings: “A new trend is developing in corporate circles called the ‘15-minute meeting’, which business experts say curbs employee burnout and boosts engagement. For managers, learning how to plan for and run a shorter, on-the-clock meeting is good business and good career management.…
Read MoreHow Parkinson’s Law Affects Productivity
Have you ever heard the adage that work expands to fill the time? This is called Parkinson’s Law because this theory was explained in an article written by Cyril Northcote Parkinson for The Economist all the way back in 1955. Recently, a journalist posed the following questions about Parkinson’s Law, and I shared the…
Read MoreProductivity Quiz – Unpack Your Answers
In last week’s post, I shared a quick productivity quiz you could take to gauge the probability of whether or not you’ll be weighed down by time management challenges. As I mentioned in the post, if you chose certain answers, you have a higher probability of remaining productive throughout the day, as well as…
Read MoreProductivity Quiz
Over the years, several clients have asked if I have a productivity quiz that can serve as a predictor for whether or not they’ll experience time management issues. Here’s a quick productivity quiz you can take: 1 Where do you park your car? in the garage (or I would if I had a garage,…
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