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Benefits of Delegation
I'm very good at delegating - people work much better when they have a real sense of responsibility.Delegating can develop, delight and destress! Done well, delegating has multiple benefits for you, your team and the organisation. The organisation benefits: ...
The Don’ts and Do’s of ToDo Lists!
When you look at your ToDo List do you feel overwhelmed?Overwhelm is a precursor to procrastination. In a productivity workshop, Ben showed me his current ToDo List and the stress of it was written all over his face. With a few strategies put into place Ben's list,...
One Bad Apple’s Impact on Productivity
One bad apple spoils the barrel!What's a bad apple? I was recently asked to come in and run an interpersonal communication and self-leadership session for a team because conflict was on the rise while deadlines were being missed more often and productivity...
Productive Conflict
I’m a fan of criminal shows: Law and Order, Manhunt, Suits (okay, I don’t watch Suits for just the criminal element)! In a Manhunt episode there was a scene with a lawyer and the officer in charge of the case discussing whether they had enough evidence to win and...
Doors Off and Productivity!
On my last trip to the US, I added a few vacation days to check out Sedona. Being the typical tourist I looked for all manner of tours to take to see as much as I could in the few days I had. I found a helicopter ride tour and instantly booked it. I was so excited....
Comparison Kills Productivity
Comparison is the thief of joy.While checking the progress of my current cross-stitch project, I noticed the difference between the front and back of the fabric and I started comparing. Cross-stitch is like paint with numbers, but it's stitch by symbols. The front...
Self-Awareness impacts Productivity and Management Success
How important is self-awareness for being productive and being a good manager? When you think of all the managers – bosses – you’ve worked for, and with, over the years, how much self-awareness do you think they possessed - or were they just possessed?...
Blooming Productivity
All of sudden our lantana has bloomed! Okay, obviously not quite all of a sudden but the point is that if left unattended or unobserved, little by little, change happens and then one day when you look and pay attention it seems like a massive change.In the case of...
TLAs and Productivity
In your day to day, how many acronyms or initialisms do you use or here? When I took on a project role for Austrade in Abu Dhabi back in the mid 2000's I was handed 2 A4 pieces of paper which had all the acronyms and initialisms used by the team. Receiving these...
Self-Leadership, Confidence and Productivity
I recall reading a fable like story years ago. It went something like this:A young business man constantly lost his pens. Every time he had to sign a deal or sign a cheque he could never find the pen he thought he just had. Because he was always losing his pens he...
Happiness and Productivity
I often watch Rambo dart back and forth across the yard chasing bugs.I'm no dog expert but I believe I'm a Rambo expert: he would stand statue still to get the bug in his line of attack and then pounce on it and as his nose is squished into the ground his tail...
Mini Habits, Hats and Hills!
I'm currently listening to Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results by Stephen Guise again. (Image source: mini habits.com):One point Guise makes in the opening chapters, and I'm going to paraphrase, is it's not you, it's your strategies.Ponder that ... it's not...