Meetings are a fact of business, but they can also make you want to go running and
screaming for the nearest window when they’re excessive, poorly run or pointless. And I’ve heard a story or twelve about some that fit those descriptions. If you want to make certain your meeting is worthwhile try the following suggestions…
For a good portion of my life I was a rule follower. Wish I could say that’s a good thing, but being resistant to breaking rules can work against progress. Here’s why.
There’s a lot of buzz about creating better habits. But there’s a better way to look at doing things in a better way. And doing things better is why you’re trying to develop a new habit, right?
Many times while working with a client I’ll see that s/he has one or more books on being more organized and productive or improving time management. Having a book on the subject indicates an interest in kicking things up a notch in terms of productivity or organization skills. But it doesn’t mean that book actually made a difference.
There’s no question that work life can be overbooked, overwhelming and stressful. A goal you may have is to get the things done that are important to you and still maintain some kind of sanity. In almost every case, you have enormous control over just how much you get done and yet you may not exercise that control as much as you could.
I’m often bummed at how hard people are on themselves. Talented, accomplished, smart, engaging, sometimes even award-winning people beat themselves up about the things they don’t get done.
Instead of counting the wins for the day,
Make it vague. Lots of folks make resolutions like, Get in Shape, or Get Organized or Stay in Touch with Friends. What the heck do any of those really mean to you? Specificity is extremely important because at some point — on January 2nd perhaps, you’re going to have to dive into this task. If your plan is vague, or non-existent, you won’t know what actions you need to do. And coming up with those actions
The following is provided by guest blogger, Fred E. Miller, Master Mind Mapper.
Has this ever happened to you?
You make a list of business things that have to get done.
You think hard about the importance of each task in the list and try to prioritize items when making the list.
If you have more than a handful, perhaps even dozens of projects you want to be working on right now, you’re in good company.
Problem is, having all those projects on the agenda simultaneously erodes focus
Being productive at work is all about being efficient and effective, right?
Below are six common bad habits to avoid. Do so and see how much better your day goes.
You’re at work and you’ve got your To Do list. It’s prioritized with the most important tasks at the top of the list and you’re just about ready to jump in and Get Stuff Done. But the first task is something you’re not really fond of doing. So, you decide it would be a good idea to check email just to make certain something more important hasn’t come in that would take precedence over the unpleasant #1 task already on your list.
And there it is.
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