Treat yourself to four New Years in 2015
I suggest you plan four New Years this year!! Yes four! Ok, so if you are over the age of thirty-five, maybe don’t stay out [...]
We Must Get Together…
As the 2014 leans into its last month of operation, "finishing strong" was the anthem of my sales days, as every account in December promised [...]
Finishing Strong: 8 Tips for Avoiding Delays Driven by Others
The end of the year will be here before we know it and we all have some projects we’d like to wrap up before the [...]
Short-Term Deadlines: The Secret to Higher Quality, Timely Work
On the surface, long-term deadlines appear to be absolutely necessary for busy professionals. However, what if they were simply an invitation to procrastinate? Without the [...]
Want The Secret to Success? Do What You Say You Will Do
A wise person once said to me: “The secret of success is to simply do what you say you will do.” At the time, this [...]
Too much to do and not enough time (left in the year)?
Let’s face it – we all have way too much work on the go. Most of us spread ourselves thin at the best of times. And this is only heightened with year-end deadlines and all of the holiday busyness. The challenge is we only have control over so much of our time. There are the non-negotiable deadlines, the meetings the emails, and additional holiday gatherings that leave little time to get “our” work done. And while I love the thought of cloning myself, we really do have to work with what we’ve got. Here are some key strategies to keep us calm and cheerful right through into the New Year.
Do You Suffer From ‘Last Minute-itis’?
A client recently told me that he suffers from ‘last minute-itis’. In other words, he puts everything off until the last minute: from preparing for [...]
Do You Face One Emergency After Another?
Many of us have lulled ourselves into believing that chaos is one of the constants in life: death, taxes and daily plans tossed out the window. Ironically, the things we do outside of times of crisis are the things that best prepare us to work most effectively.
Leading Productive Teams
I have always said that having a strong, productive team is the best way to achieve great things. Establishing a strong team has been a [...]
5 Steps to Improving Team Productivity
Resolutions aside, wouldn’t it be nice to feel really productive, I mean really productive in 2011? Your team is your best source of leverage so [...]