Resources filed under time management
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Q: I am inundated with emails – I get up to 900 a day and I physically can’t get through them all. I need a new approach. Is it reasonable to tell people that I simply won’t read all their emails?
A: It’s not unusual, as we all whir away on Blackberries and IPhones, to receive hundreds of emails a day. What is extraordinary is the residual expectation that we will – and can – answer all of our emails, roughly within a 24 hour periodRead this article "I am inundated with emails – I get up to 900 a day and I physically can’t get through them all. I need a new approach. Is it reasonable to tell people that I simply won’t read all their emails?"
Taking the time to refocus
Successful leaders and top performers alike share the ability to pause before regrouping. By taking the time to refocus, they can switch quickly and effectively to the task at hand without getting bogged down in past activities. Find out how you can too.
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Five minutes to better brainstorming
We've all witnessed seemingly productive brainstorming meetings that generate a load of ideas to write up, but no further actions. Find out how to transform your meetings in five short minutes.
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Refuse to waste time
As we face ever increasing pressures on our time, the need to prioritise has never been greater. We look at two tough, but very effective, tips you can try for immediate effect.
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Issue 05: decluttering
The uncomfortable truth is that in large organisations huge amounts of peoples time is consumed doing things which add no value. The result is tired people and tired organisations, and this carries a heavy cost. Issue 05 includes chapters on clutter culture, the underlying causes and what can we do to reduce volume?
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