The more observant of you will have realised that for the last few weeks there have been no blogs. The reason for this is simple. I have not been taking my own advice. Two large projects have come along which I have allowed to hijack my overall objective and despite…
We have discussed in a previous blog how You Can’t Manage Time But You Can Use It Better but let’s not trouble ourselves with semantics here. This is the simplest time management system ever. Every time you start to do something you ask yourself one simple question: “Is this the most…
What’s the next big idea? We are constantly looking for big ideas to solve problems (especially things like climate change, lifestyle etc) and increase productivity, but little things mean a lot. The power of compounding is too often ignored in favour of quick high-profile fixes. In his book Essentialism Greg…
The problem with the constant drive for productivity and efficiency is that it leaves little or no time for future improvements. Effective people do today what makes them better tomorrow. Effective organisations do the same. The strive for short term results particularly if you are reporting to a short-sighted organisation…
Normally the OSKAR method is used for coaching, and I believe it to be a very effective way of helping your clients. However, it can also be used to set objectives and help you achieve them. Here’s how using the OSKAR method to set effective objectives could be of use…
There’s an old saying “time is money” but it’s not true. You see time is so much more valuable than money. If you lose money or waste it then there are loads of things you can do to earn it back. However, time is different, once it’s gone, it’s gone…
The trouble with so many “leaders” is that they are so busy trying to lead others that they forget to lead themselves. The founder of VISA Dee Hock has stated that if you want to be a leader then you should invest at least 40% of your time in leading…
Everyone needs to be a leader in order to be effective. Even if you only have a team of one (you). If you don’t have time then you can’t lead, if you can’t lead you can’t be effective. All the time we hear or say, “I just don’t have the…
Why teaching isn’t effective, but learning is. Almost anything I or you or anyone needs or wants to know is available in seconds using any one of three or four devices that are never far from my reach. Any technique or method that I learn today will likely change in…
We have discussed the problems with trying to manage time on several occasions in the past You Can’t Manage Time But You Can Use It Better and so we are all too aware that everyone on the planet has the same 24 hours in a day. We all spend those 24…