How time efficient and productive you are isn't due to the number of emails you get, the amount of calls you have to return, or the overly-ambitious 'to do' list you have waiting. Rather, it is a function of how your Pressure Pattern responds to and packages tasks and projects.
Getting the most out of your working day.
In this article I want to provide you with some simple tips to improve your time management, efficiency and productivity.
Below are some specific key words or phrases you can use in saying No to other's demands, in a way that flows naturally from your Yes, your power, and your respect. Remember that your tone and underlying intent need to be congruent with your words if they are to have the right impact.
Why spend extra hours in the evenings on work that you could have fit into the day with the right construction of your schedule?
When you toss a coin, the chances of it coming up 'heads' are fifty-fifty, yet tests show that people call 'heads' almost 80 percent of the time.
How much is email costing your business? It is a wonderful and incredibly powerful tool, but in high volumes it can be stressful and debilitating.
Review progress – or lack of it – over the last six months. Come on – be honest! I bet you haven’t achieved half the things you intended to and I also bet you feel that it’s not your fault but that of others in your company.
Tame your e-mail beast by mastering the art of e-mail management.
Interruptions are among the most insidious enemies of workplace productivity.
Time management training is awful. Focus on the wider time management issues to help you take control of your entire life, not just your work life.
You can take two important and easy steps that will ensure you are in control of your work time. Simply identify and then eliminate those things which rob you of time on a daily basis.
So you’re flat out like a lizard drinking... You haven’t got time to scratch yourself... Your family is screaming they haven’t seen you since Christmas dinner... You’re working 70 hours a week (and that’s on a quiet week.)
For many entrepreneurs and small business owners, the lead-up to a holiday can be a period of heightened pressure and stress.
Before you automatically call another meeting - stop! Ask yourself if a decision could be reached or information be relayed just as well via a phone call, email, memo or fax. Or even face-to-face with a quick round robin of associates in their offices? Read on for some valuable tips.
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