How to Prioritize Tasks: Preventing Fire Drills

  Last week I shared a list of triaging questions to ask yourself when you’re wondering, “How do I prioritize all of these tasks??” Now let’s look at another stage of the prioritization process: prevention of fire drills. This calls for debriefing and learning from past experiences.   When you find yourself in situations like…

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Top 5 Productivity Tips for the Workplace

If you’ve had more than a quick networking conversation with me, you know that I enjoy learning about why things work. When someone asks me for advice, I like to also share the explanation of why that particular recommendation works. A few weeks ago, a journalist asked for my best productivity tips for the workplace…

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MHA Resources Page

May 2, 2025     |     Columbia, MO Health Care Leadership Series Q&A Party! (aka Office Hours) Most people don’t have questions about implementation until they’ve attempted new strategies and tactics for a couple of weeks. This will be your chance to: *ask questions *share any successes you’ve had *get feedback and ideas Registration If…

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USBC Resources Page

April 25, 2023     |     Las Vegas USBC Convention & Annual Meeting Handouts for Helene Segura’s time management sessions: Feel free to download these for taking notes during the session and/or use as a guide during implementation with your association. 10:15 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. Delegation Difficulties and How to Fix Them  Download your…

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The Schulte Group

The Schulte Group   |     Miami Lakes, FL March 22 & 23, 2023   Boosting Productivity: Time Management Strategies for Working Smarter, Not Longer Handouts for Helene Segura’s time management sessions: Download your notes handout here! (Word option) Download your notes handout here! (PDF option) Download your time blocking spreadsheet here! (Excel) If you missed…

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ASSA ABLOY

National Sales Conference 2023     |     Las Vegas, NV Wednesday, January 18, 2023   Productivity Crash Course: Time Management Fundamentals for Working Smarter, Not Longer Handouts for Helene Segura’s time management sessions: Download your notes handout here! (Word option) Download your notes handout here! (PDF option) Download your time blocking spreadsheet here! (Excel) Description:…

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Do You Even Care About New Year’s Resolutions?

  Can you believe that only 8% of Americans are successful with their New Year’s Resolutions?   Is that really possible? That means 92% of people who make resolutions don’t follow through. Hmmmmm….Wondering why this happens?   You might be reading this because the title caught your eye. You might not care about New Year’s…

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How to Be Productive Working a Hybrid Schedule

  In 2021, after a full year of working 100% remotely, I moved to a hybrid schedule once vaccines rolled out, and people wanted to once again spend time with humans from outside their household. I continued to implement time blocking and time estimations for creating realistic to-do lists as I’d done before COVID.    …

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