I dropped in to see my neighbor on the way home yesterday. We had a chat about the recent Halloween festivities, the comings and goings of our respective teenagers and all the preparations for the upcoming Christmas holidays. At the same moment, we both commented on how quickly 2011 has come … and almost gone….
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Small things can have big results. I’d like you to pick a number between 1 and 5 right now………………… Let’s say you picked the number 3. Now, that’s a pretty small number but let’s see what it can do: If you delegated 3 tasks every work day, that would be more than 600 tasks over…
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Today, I woke up with a raging headache. And instantly, the action list looked 5 times longer! It is the dilemma of many professionals every day. You feel less than stellar but know there are still a few things you can get done before retreating back to the pillow. You know before you start that…
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The fact of the matter is you will get interrupted at the office. And it’s up to you to manage how and when others are allowed to interrupt you. Action – So, establish some boundaries by classifying the type of interruptions you’ll allow into one of four categories:- Class A interruptions are for issues you…
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