If you let the stockpile of your commitments run amuck, it creates ambient anxiety and unnecessary stress. You’ll let that happen if you’re using your psyche instead of a system to keep track of those “open loops.” Managing a complete, current, and objective inventory of your agreements, in a ... Views:1788
Managing the flood of email messages that most of us need to interact with on a daily basis is a growing challenge.
No one’s volume is diminishing. That “beast is out of the barn,” and we’re not going to be able to shove it back in!
So, getting a grip on it with a good systematic approach is ... Views:2285
We often get questions about personal work areas: “What is the best way to organize a desk space, bookshelves, and my whole office? What special gadgets or tools can help me organize the work most efficiently? How often should I clean and organize it – assuming that it doesn’t stay neat as soon ... Views:2442
Why do people complain that there’s no time to get their work done? Because there is more work to do than the work they think they have to do.
Many times people we work with express frustration that they “can’t get any of their work done” because of the overwhelming amount of interruptions, ... Views:1704
We can all be more productive, as individuals and organizations. There is always value that can be added with only the resources at hand. But what increases productivity? Not more resources, as a rule. More money that produces the same result per dollar spent is no improvement. What generates ... Views:2040