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James Walton
- Jan 5
- 2 min
A Simple Method to Increase Goal Attainment
There's a few basic things we know about goal setting and attainment. Goals should be written down Goals should be measurable and...
James Walton
- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
3 Questions for Making Better Decisions
There's much we cannot control, but we can always control our decisions. Here's three quick tips to making slightly better decisions: Is...
James Walton
- Nov 3, 2020
- 1 min
A Simple Follow Up Template to Accelerate Your Career
Perhaps the single biggest differentiator between "average" and "great" in workplace performance is follow up. Follow up is the ability...
James Walton
- Oct 2, 2020
- 2 min
The Fundamental Rule of Organizational Economics
If two people in the organization can do the same task, who should do it? The one with more free time? The one with more seniority? The...
James Walton
- Sep 22, 2020
- 1 min
Outside In
6 months into quarantine and the work from home life, I finally wore a tie. To my own home office. There were no big meetings or...
James Walton
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
In Praise of Diligence
He who is faithful in small things will be faithful in much, the ancient text reads. In other words, be excellent in the small things if...
James Walton
- Aug 21, 2020
- 2 min
How to Eliminate the Waste of Looking
Ask yourself, where do I keep things like this? If you can be consistent in answering that question, you'll have a better chance of...
James Walton
- Aug 14, 2020
- 2 min
How to Stop Missing Deadlines
Most professionals don't have a problem missing meetings. We don't miss meetings because it's made it onto our calendars so nothing else...
James Walton
- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
Stop Using Your Inbox Like This
Stop using your email inbox as a task management tool. There are only three actions you can take with email: Trash it – never a bad plan...
James Walton
- Aug 7, 2020
- 2 min
The Difference between a System and a Mess
The difference between a task management system and a mess is where you keep your lists. A series of sticky notes crumpled in the...
James Walton
- Aug 4, 2020
- 1 min
How to Know You're Getting the Most Important Work Done
One of Peter Drucker’s tools when coaching executives is to have them – or an assistant – record everything they do in 5 minute...
James Walton
- Aug 3, 2020
- 1 min
The 1st Step in Effective Task Management
Work is, at its core, a series of tasks. Keeping track of, prioritizing, accomplishing, and reporting on those tasks is a central...
James Walton
- Jul 24, 2020
- 2 min
One Tip to Eliminate Procrastination
One tip to eliminate procrastination is to avoid large blocks of empty time in your calendar. A three or four-hour block of empty time...
James Walton
- Jul 24, 2020
- 1 min
The Quickest Way to Accomplish More
The quickest way to accomplish more is to schedule your priorities. Productivity is primary an activity in subtraction, not addition, so...
James Walton
- Jul 17, 2020
- 2 min
Your Calendar Holds a Key to Restoring Balance
The struggle between work and family many of us feel is partly due to the fact that we rigorously schedule and structure our work lives,...
James Walton
- Jul 14, 2020
- 2 min
How to Set Up Your Desk
Most of us are knowledge workers, meaning our value to the organization is not the material we produce with our hands, but the quality of...
James Walton
- May 26, 2020
- 2 min
Who Does What by When
If you are struggling to gain traction in your projects with your team, begin asking this question: who does what by when? Each meeting,...
