Since the beginning of the pandemic many people have found that not only can they work from home, but they are more effective doing so. I’ve written about my enthusiasm for work from home but pointed out that it’s not always effective in previous blogs Why 100% Work From Home…
The problem with so many people and businesses is that they dedicate large amounts of time and effort on things over which they have no control. At the end of the day there are some things you can control and most things which you can’t. Effective time management and control…
I used to work with a company where one of the sales people only worked two and a half days per week but he brought in more than double the business of the next best one and also at a higher contribution to sales ratio. Many of the other sales…
When you meet someone for the first time it’s almost certain that one of the first questions that comes up will be “what do you do?” Most people fail to answer it. Instead they give a job title or description. “I’m an engineer, I’m an accountant, I work in retail,…
There’s a well known cartoon showing a person frantically mopping the floor as the sink overflows. It is obvious to everyone but the person with the mop that the effective thing to do is to turn off the tap. That’s why effective plumbers don’t mops floors. Whilst we can all…
We constantly hear about climate change, sustainability, green issues and net zero. As a species we are very good at inventing things like electric cars, recycling procedures, wind turbines and biodegradable plastics but they all miss the point. We try and solve the problems of sustainability by creating more and…
The trouble with business is that failure is looked upon as a disaster. Of course sometimes it is but mostly it’s a setback. Famously Edison is supposed to have said “I have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Whilst I am not suggesting that you should…
When recruiting, most organisations will rely heavily on filtering from cv’s followed by the interview possibly backed up by a series of aptitude or other psychometric tests. If this is standard practice you may well ask why interviews are not effective. Type the search “how to do well in interviews”…
AI is on everyone’s mind at the moment. How many jobs will it replace and how many people? Will you or I be among them? AI can be very effective but not with everything. Here are five effective skills AI can’t replace. Enthusiasm Enthusiasm can be infectious. Enthusiastic people make…
At some point we all find ourselves trying to spin too many plates at the same time. Resource allocation is a critical requirement of effectiveness. The difference between effective people and others is that effective people choose which plates to smash. When we find ourselves in a position where we…