We constantly hear about the problem with productivity. So many people keep comparing productivity rates and saying that the company or country with the highest rate is the best. Productivity is measured in terms of output either per person or per hour but we need to think again and see…
There’s an old saying “It’s Like Rearranging The Deck Chairs On The Titanic” meaning that the task being carried out is irrelevant and in the meantime other more important things are being neglected, but is that always true? In previous blogs we have looked at the importance of setting a…
As part of the 60 Day Challenge https://www.wellsassoc.co.uk/the-60-day-effectiveness-challenge/ I discovered that I needed a better way of getting to zero inbox at the end of each day. Previously I had been using a series of folders within Outlook and whilst this was relatively effective it was taking too long and therefore…
Just over 60 days ago I started to 60 Day Effectiveness Challenge https://www.wellsassoc.co.uk/the-60-day-effectiveness-challenge/ Here are the results both positive and negative. Using a combination of the traffic light system https://www.wellsassoc.co.uk/four-coloured-traffic-lights/ and the app ATracker I discovered where the main areas of non-effectiveness are during my working day. In summary these are: Administration…
David Allen the author of Getting Things Done said “your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” This is why good note taking is effective. During the course of a day a huge quantity of thoughts go through our mind and some of them are worth acting upon. Having…
We know that stress is the silent killer and amounts for large amounts of absenteeism at work but are we getting less able to deal with stress? I ask this question following the publication of a report from the American Psychological Association entitled “Stress In America 2021: Pandemic Impedes Basic…
Big ideas are great and get a lot of publicity but so often are a triumph of form over content. Constant small change on the other hand can be very effective and that’s why it’s important to sweat the small stuff. Finance is often accused of holding things back because…
In a previous blog https://www.wellsassoc.co.uk/why-digitalisation-changes-everything/ we looked at why digitalisation removes the need for people to do jobs that can be defined and how this is true in all areas., service and manufacturing. This is why soft skills are becoming more important and effective employers are realising this when recruiting. In…
It’s strange, we get training in all sorts of things but when it comes to the one area that causes us as much if not more hassle than anything else, namely email, we are left to get on with it ourselves. We need to know how to effectively manage email…
Big ideas are great but usually require huge amounts of resources to put them into place. Government and politicians in particular love the big idea but so often it’s the small things that matter. Students of Lean know all about Kaizen and continuous improvement but how often do they propose…