Quick productivity boost
Throw out your 10-page to-do list.
It’s daunting and overloads your working memory, which is energy intensive with a short bandwidth.
Instead, keep a shorter list for each day that you can tick off as you go. Maximum one page.
Make sure you have a few easy items (low hanging fruit) that you can accomplish easily for a quick win. If you find that you’re stuck or stalled, choose a small item to build back your momentum.
If you really have that many things to manage over time, ...
Quick productivity boost
Throw out your 10-page to-do list.
It’s daunting and overloads your working memory, which is energy intensive with a short bandwidth.
Instead, keep a shorter list for each day that you can tick off as you go. Maximum one page.
Make sure you have a few easy items (low hanging fruit) that you can accomplish easily for a quick win. If you find that you’re stuck or stalled, choose a small item to build back your momentum.
If you really have that many things to manage over time, ...
Why People Do (and Don’t) Take Action – Part One
If you think about what it takes to achieve – from the most complex strategic plan involving a multinational organisation to a single request – what it comes down to is very simple. Taking the right action with integrity.
Integrity as in whole and complete, not in a moralistic sense.
I promise to write a 400 word summary of yesterday’s meeting and have it on your desk by noon. If I do that then I have taken action with integrity. If I don’t, I haven’t. ...
10 Ways Work/Life Balance Leads to Greater Success
There is often a general perception that, while the notion of a balance of work and life is a good idea, it is contradictory to maximising your value to your company, or it’s a luxury in today’s high-pressure marketplace.
However, consider that a balance between your work and personal time actually increases a your productivity and performance. Here’s how:
1) Increase your perception of control – when you are able to engage in needed personal time, you experience a ...
