Posts Tagged ‘objective’

10 Tips for Razor Sharp Concentration

Writing to-do lists and keeping a schedule may keep you organized, but does it really help you get more done? I believe that organization is important, but what you really need is focus. Being able to sit down and concentrate intensely on your work for a few hours. Even a half hour of focused effort can get more done than an entire day of distraction and… Continue reading

July 26 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: concentration, distraction, flow, objective, Productivity | 88 comments»

Seven Questions That Will Change Your Life

Self-reflection is the name of the game. When you look back at your week, are you happy with what you've done? Was it productive or wasteful?Alex Shalman asks himself seven questions each week to keep him on track. Whether or not you think all seven are necessary, looking back at your actions objectively will work in your favor. Try them out now:

1. What will I try to improve on next

March 23 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: objective, question, tracking | 10 comments»

GTD? Try WNTGD Instead

I'm amazed at the number of postings and advice articles, let alone pieces of software, that are spawned by the GTD phenomenon. To me, it's yet another symptom of today's short-term mentality and our obsession with activity. Getting Things Done is useful, of course. I'm not without sympathy for people with bulging schedules and huge to-do lists, who seek a better way to organize themselves. But I think they would… Continue reading

September 11 2006 | By Guest | Tagged: accomplishment, achievement, breakthrough, checklists, firstthingsfirst, focus, gtd, Lifehack, objective, procrastinating, procrastination, task, timemanagement, todo, vision | 14 comments»

POP² Management

Remember “management by objective?”In the early years of my own management career, management by objective was the single-minded battle cry for business. It was a time when we took certain things for granted, like the hard work ethic of our staff; with few exceptions, dependability and reliability was pretty much a workplace-entry given.Little wonder that most of our efforts were directed toward process improvement, with the Total Quality Management movement… Continue reading

August 10 2006 | By Rosa | Tagged: acronyms, focus, objective, people, POP², process, purpose, strategy | 8 comments»