Integrity and Time: Part 3 of Managing Your Time
We all want to spend our time in ways that nurture our lives and forward our goals. But that is hard to do when our days include a steady stream of alerts, urgent requests and Zoom meetings. Our time becomes fragmented. More importantly, it feels like we are never focused on a single thing. Instead, […]
The Mechanics of Managing Your Time: Part 2 of 3
Your to-do list represents promises. It takes a robust system to keep your word about so much. But there’s a bonus: Greater productivity and lower anxiety. This is the second article in a 3-part series about managing your time to be more productive and have a greater sense of fulfillment and peace. If you haven’t […]
Stuff You (Should) Already Know
Some plain truths about humans that organizations pretend are myths —to the detriment of sales and souls. I recently ran across an article about how little attention we pay when research doesn’t surprise us. When it confirms what we already believe, meh. That creates pressure on scientists to generate unexpected findings. They aren’t alone. […]
When You can’t Say No. Or Yes.
I’m terrible at saying no! The refrain is so common that I hear it in my sleep.. Usually, when clients feel overloaded that is their self-diagnosis. There are too many projects, deadlines, and tasks. So, they haven’t seen their family, been to the gym, or done anything except work in weeks. Clearly, they don’t say no enough. On […]
Not Another Meeting?!
Are you inundated in meetings. Does your daily schedule consist of going from one Zoom call to another? I regularly ask clients what is on their calendar. Usually, it’s little more than tons of meetings. There are just a few unclaimed time slots fragmented between them. That is a lot of meetings. No time to read? Watch […]
Do We Really Need to Meet?
Almost everyone I know is inundated in meetings. Is that true of your workday as well? When I ask a client to tell me what is on their calendar, usually, it’s a litany of meetings among unclaimed time slots. For most founders, start-up leaders and other company executives, their day revolves around meetings. In some […]
Some of My Favorite Things: Life Hack Edition
Given how busy most of us are and the ever-increasing demands on our time or attention, we are all hungry for relief. Having some simple, go-to strategies for adding efficiency and effectiveness can sometimes make the difference between feeling a sense of overwhelm and burden or accomplishment and satisfaction at the end of a long day. So in […]
Too Busy to Work
Have you ever looked at your watch and realized that you have barely stopped all day – and yet, nothing important has been accomplished? This phenomenon, of being so incredibly busy that you can’t get to the really important stuff is at epidemic levels for many of us. In the Mad Men era and before, those […]
Time Management Insights That Change Everything!
While working with a current executive coaching client, she explained that she was completely overwhelmed by trying to remember all the things she needed to do. She was failing at it and felt overwhelmed and like she was going crazy. It reminded of the participants in a three-day long time and productivity management course I led many years […]