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The difference between a task management system and a mess is where you keep your lists.  A series of sticky notes crumpled in the botto...

One of Peter Drucker’s tools when coaching executives is to have them – or an assistant – record everything they do in 5 minute increment...

Work is, at its core, a series of tasks. Keeping track of, prioritizing, accomplishing, and reporting on those tasks is a central challen...

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 ...

The quickest way to accomplish more is to schedule your priorities. Productivity is primary an activity in subtraction, not addition, so...

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, ...

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...

If you are struggling to gain traction in your projects with your team, begin asking this question: who does what by when? Each meeting,...

Mark Twain probably didn't say that the man who doesn't read has no advantage over the man who can't, but it's still true.  So here's a ...

The reason some struggle to leave work on time is that we use the 'work-being-done' as the measure. But the work is never done. So if the...

A while back I started paying attention to the wisdom that you shouldn't use your cell phone as an alarm clock. The underlying logic is t...

"Some of my best friends have been dead for hundreds of years." I was in college when I heard a professor say this. It was a throwaway li...

One of the features of the COVID-19 quarantine is the upending of the long-held notion of being-at-the-office-to-get-work-done. Productiv...

A few thoughts on working from home 1. Take and shower and get dressed before beginning your work day. Part of the allure of working from...

The most important step in project management is defining the problem. Time spent ensuring you've addressing the real issue is always tim...

The life of a small business owner is an exercise in shifting focus between the micro and the macro. On the macro, you provide the long r...

Having a great day at work is defined by the effectiveness of your efforts and the quality of your relationships. Here's one tip to impro...

Commit to not describing yourself as busy. I know. You are. We all are. But you don't need to let that state of affairs define you. Here'...

One simple tip to reduce anxiety and increase performance when communicating with your team

Email can take over your life if you're not careful. And sometimes it can take over your life even if you are. The amount of email an off...