Tag: time management
The 80/20 Rule Revisited
The 80/20 Rule can save massive amounts of time and energy when properly understood and applied. As with many observations described as rules, failing to understanding the operating principles underlying the 80/20 Rule leads can lead to some pretty academic debates about its veracity, which ultimately leads inaction. Repopularized inRead More
Work Unplugged: Going Off The Grid
“Inaction speaks louder than words.” – Mike Vardy I’ve always wanted to quote myself. Call it self-adulation or self-indulgence if you will, but there’s a truth behind it: not making progress on something often can’t be saved by reasoning or excuses. You need to see things through to the end.Read More
10 Online To Do List Manager Solutions to Get Things Done
Online to do list and task manager apps are becoming compelling alternatives to Outlook, especially when email integration with to do lists isn’t needed.
How Not to Become an Overachiever
There’s something to be said about being too productive, which my WorkAwesome colleague, Mark Garrison, alluded to in a recent article, I’d say that the old adage “less is more” is the best practical approach to any workplace situation. We’ve all heard the quality usurps quantity time and tie again,Read More
The Value of the Weekend
Oh, how we all long for the weekend. There’s a certain buzz in the air once Wednesday passes by (ergo, we’re over the hump) and in the home stretch of what is known as “The Work Week.” Well, to some of us anyway. There are, however, those who work hardRead More
The Power of Preparedness
With the end of the year rapidly approaching (I know – seems just like yesterday that we were ringing it in) pretty much everyone is taking into account what he or she did achieve in the year speeding by and what he or she hopes to achieve in the oneRead More
Stop Deliberating and Start Delivering
“The waiting is the hardest part.” – Tom Petty This adage applies on many fronts (remember desperately wanting to open gifts early as a kid?) and the feeling never really goes away, it just comes and goes in waves. Sometimes it is a result of others making you wait, andRead More
Time Management 101
This post is about Time Management at work and how you can adjust where you spend your time to work more effectively.