Category: Time Management
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If You Want To Maximize Productivity, Don’t Minimize Sleep
An article in Inc. recently talked about the ten reasons working too much and sleeping too little is just plain wrong. It doesn’t matter who you are and what you believe, sleep matters. So whether it is you skipping sleep or your employees’ workload making them cut back, the bottom line is this. Lack of sleep, […]
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Costs Control
Cost control breaks down to one singular element. Focus on the little things, as those are the things that can add up to large costs. This may be in the form of process and/or personnel. Let’s take a look at personnel. One daily hour of unproductive employee time across the company equals a huge loss. […]
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Working Smart
I came across this post and really enjoy its candor, http://www.humanresourcesonline.net/news/42931 . More than anything it is a brilliant reminder that it isn’t the number of hours you work, it is the productivity/output that counts. Be productive, not just busy.
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Over Scheduled & Out Of Time
Over scheduled is bad enough. Add on top of it most of us don’t even realize we are and feel we can do even more. Well, you could do more, but it doesn’t end well. The good news is your body and mind are giving you signals when enough is enough. The bad news is […]
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The Perfect Time…Big Myth!
We or people we know have used the phrase “I’m waiting for the perfect time.” Waiting for the “perfect time” is a big myth. I’ll go you one better, it is an excuse. Now I’m not advocating knee jerk behavior, however I am advocating forward movement. “The perfect time” is always in the now. Maybe […]
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There Is No Big Mystery
There is no big mystery…just ask. It always surprises me that gossip can take flight so easily in the workplace. Why is no one asking the question(s) that can clear gossip up? Why do we not ask direct questions when we have concerns or fears? Is it because it is easier to remain in the […]
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“I Don’t Have Time”
“I don’t have time” is a favorite mantra of many of those I coach, and let’s face it people in general. Here is the thing though, you do have time. We all have the same amount of time each day. It isn’t whether or not you have time, it is whether or not you are […]
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What Time Is It?
How many times a day do you look at your watch or ask someone what time it is if you don’t have one? Does watching time make it go quickly or slowly? It depends on the task at hand or what is on the road ahead doesn’t it? What if you did away with the […]