We all agree that the e-mail tsunami needs to be contained. I believe the facts could help people realize the enormity of the issue. We need to have a reason for moving out of this painful situation; it is costing us too much. Calculate how much time you currently spend on e-mail, year-wise.
Decision Surfing: Simple, Complicated or Making Gut Choices
Decisions, made by leaders who are focused on what really matters, have great impact. These decisions create opportunities, new situations and cultivate an environment where people and organizations are making an impact.
OoO?
The truth of the matter is that in most cases, the fear of the unknown kicks in and prohibits change and possibly enjoyment. So arm yourself with your company’s or your security and mobile policies, ensure full compliance and be “in touch” while not in the office or OoO.
The Gift of the Time Banker
Each morning, every day of your life from birth to death, your personal Time banker hands you a new account, all to your name with 86,400 seconds. Amazingly enough, your personal Time banker will not discuss with you any previous day’s time losses, he is very forgiving. He does not require any restitution either; the rule is that the account must be spent to zero balance within a 24 hour period. The 86,400 seconds can not be hoarded, or stored, or saved, not offered to someone else as a loan. You must use all of them. The next day your balance will be zero.
Success Story: “I tamed My Inbox in July, 2013” (Part 1)
Urgent/Important Matrix helps you think about your priorities, and to determine which of your activities are important or not, urgent or not urgent and to have clarity which are, essentially, distractions.
Basic Shortages and Lack of Focus Impairs Your Time Management
Basic shortages lead people to make poor decisions. That’s because, I believe, the brain can only process so much. The problem seems to be the same across all income levels, gender and ethnicities. People are distracted and have a shortage of focus. When you desperately need a drink of water, it’s hard to think about anything else even if you are not in the middle of the dessert. Being short on money, all kinds of budget concerns will block your thinking process. Basic shortages will impair your ability to think with clarity and make correct decisions.
Empowering Your Time Management Through Cost Acknowledgment and Deadlines
The truth is that your Time Management will be compromised unless you put the car in gear and move your foot onto the accelerator. If you are going to stay still or work around the project but not on the project, you are “Getting Nowhere”. Maybe you can relate to this?
3 Action Antidotes to a Stressful 9-to-5 and a Beautiful Bottom Line
In these tough economic times stress is magnified for most of workforce members. Given the chance, outside stressors can follow our team members to work every day. They can even plague us and crop up all day, every day, as small business owners. If you can, it’s best to check them at the door. Contrary…
Tracking Payments and Retainers
OfficeTime does a great job of tracking time, a good job of invoicing, but comes up a bit short on the accounting side of things. Most companies don’t like to admit their product doesn’t do something well. But I like to see it from the buyer’s perspective. When I’m looking at a product, I want to know exactly what its strengths and weaknesses are. That’s the problem with most marketing material. It gives only glowing praise when you need an honest picture. But should we be trying to fill the role of an accounting solution?
How Tracking Time Can Change Productivity
There are many ways to improve productivity, and they all start from a simple analysis of “Times Tracked”. For example, to an individual, productivity will be measured by how much he or she accomplished – not how busy they were. A Time Tracking Analysis could provide information on the importance of the tasks accomplished and answer the question if any of the tasks could have been delegated. The analysis will provide us with additional information on non-productive times which decrease productivity.
The analyzed and timed activities will highlight key elements of possible improvement. The analysis will provide t