Posts Tagged ‘priorities’

Back to Basics: Setting Priorities

It is easy, in the onrush of life, to become a reactor – to respond to everything that comes up, the moment it comes up, and give it your undivided attention until the next thing comes up.This is, of course, a recipe for madness. The feeling of loss of control over what you do and when is enough to drive you over the edge, and if that doesn’t get you… Continue reading

July 11 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: back-to-basics, covey, goals, priorities, procrastination, quadrant | 15 comments»

Where are the aids for increasing GENUINE personal productivity?

Too much of today's personal productivity is stuck in repeating the past

A genuine increase in productivity means getting the same, or greater, output with less effort and a smaller use of resources. Yet most personal productivity software still relies on various ways to categorize old-fashioned to-do lists.That focuses on getting more done by improved organization; it's working harder for longer (mostly by virtue of avoiding distractions and procrastination)… Continue reading

March 13 2008 | By Adrian | Tagged: lists, meeting, priorities, Productivity, software, todo | 13 comments»

12 Steps Closer to Your Ideal Work Day

What would an ideal workday look like? While there might not be a single answer across the board, all of us can relate to the fact that many of our workdays are not designed for optimal productivity. We complain about too many meetings, not enough pay, travel that saps your energy and did I mention the hours? Why not take some time today to consider what an… Continue reading

February 25 2008 | By Mike | Tagged: office, priorities, routine, work, workday | 12 comments»

12 Steps Closer to Your Ideal Work Day

February 5 2008 | By Mike | Tagged: office, priorities, relaxation, routine, work, workday | 10 comments»

Priorities and Posteriorities

Priorities. While our lives get more chaotic and demanding, we're constantly trying to remember what our priorities are, and to prioritize time spent on our priorities.But it's hard.Our calendars are jammed with commitments (many of which we wish we had said "no" to up front), our to-do lists are ever-growing and could fill a spiral notebook, and people keep asking us to do more. And because we aim… Continue reading

February 27 2007 | By Rob | Tagged: effectiveness, priorities, timemangement | 2 comments»

Change Here

After the election last week in the United States, change is a hot topic, but it isn't political change that I have been thinking about recently. It's how organizations and their leaders cope—or, more often, fail to cope too well—with the need for changes in business practices to promote growth and foster creativity.It's a truism to point out that no one can avoid change. It's part of the reality in… Continue reading

November 13 2006 | By Guest | Tagged: breakthrough, business-fundamentalism, change, civilized-work, corporate-culture, creativity, dignity, effectiveness, Hamburger-Management, happiness, improvement, lifebalance, Management, priorities, slow-leadership, strategy, thinking, thought, trust, work, work-life, work/life-balance, worklife, workplace | 1 comment»

Antidotes to Hamburger Management

I've been thinking and writing quite a lot this week about Hamburger Management: the type of management approach that is based on always doing whatever is quickest, simplest and (above all) cheapest. Hamburger Managers provide the kind of leadership that is best described as: "Never mind the quality, look how fast it goes and how cheap it is." Sadly, this approach is being forced on a great many otherwise perfectly… Continue reading

October 23 2006 | By Guest | Tagged: attitude, behavior, bestpractices, business-ethics, civilization, civilized-work, competition, decision-making, effectiveness, empowerment, engagement, expectations, guideline, Hamburger-Management, innovation, integrity, leadership, lifebalance, Management, meetings, organization, performance, priorities, prioritization, slow-leadership, strategy, stress, success, trust, work, work-life, work/life-balance | 4 comments»

Heresy and Progress

We live in world full of pressures to conform: to believe what others tell us is true, to toe the line, to accept the values of those in positions of power, and to follow conventional, approved paths. That's the way to get on in life and business, we are told. You need to fit in, play the game, and avoid rocking any boats.Fitting in and following generally accepted views on… Continue reading

October 9 2006 | By Guest | Tagged: accomplishment, achievement, career, civilized-work, consumption, creativity, decision-making, delegation, economics, enjoyment, freedom, happiness, kathy+sierra, leadership, lifebalance, Lifehack, Lifestyle, Management, micro-management, Money, priorities, prioritization, slow-leadership, spending, strategy, stress, success, time, work-life, work/life-balance, worklife | 1 comment»

Creating Hardworking Idiots

The German World War II general Erich von Manstein is said to have categorized his officers into four types. The first type, he said, is lazy and stupid. His advice was to leave them alone because they don't do any harm. The second type is hard-working and clever. He said that they make great officers because they ensure everything runs smoothly. The third group is composed of hardworking idiots. Von… Continue reading

October 2 2006 | By Guest | Tagged: business, business-ethics, business-fundamentalism, civilized-work, effectiveness, leadership, Management, micro-management, priorities, prioritization, slow-leadership, strategy, work, work-life, working, worklife | 23 comments»

The Onward March of Folly

Despite all of mankind's technological progress, some patterns seem rooted in human behavior. One of these is the tendency to grab for short-term gains and ignore the longer-term consequences, even when those are almost entirely predictable.This attitude has been illustrated this week by the announcement from the Ford Motor Company of still more lay-offs, plant closures, and buy-outs of workers' contracts. For years, Ford's cars have been becoming less popular… Continue reading

September 18 2006 | By Guest | Tagged: burnout, business-ethics, business-fundamentalism, civilized-work, ethics, Management, mission, performance, priorities, Productivity, slow-leadership, strategy, stress, work, work-life | 9 comments»

Game Show Time Management

I've got it! This came to me on the ride to work this morning. We have systems for executing our tasks. We have Getting Things Done, which tells us to sweep our heads, capture the details, do our work in the right contexts, and keep the flow going. And I always say that what we need over this is a framework, to help direct our thoughts and mindset towards what… Continue reading

August 16 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: 7habits, gtd, hack, howto, Lifehack, priorities, Productivity, time, timemangement, timequilting, tools | 4 comments»