

Distraction Management
I have seen the future and it's going to be BUSY. We have to prepare ourselves, our colleagues, clients and suppliers for a future of...


Procrastinating
I will procrastinate for two reasons, I don't have enough time to do the task at hand, or I have plenty of time to do it so it can wait....


Working without a system :(
I wanted to see how things would work out if I didn't work with my system. So, for the month of April I went back in time, pre-inboxzero,...


The Office Bottleneck
If you're not the bottleneck, I'm sure you know who is. Chances are the bottlenecking is because the person, whomever it is, needs help...


Waiting
What is going to set you apart from your competitors is a positive customer experience. When someone is buying your services or product,...


As We Grow and Change
So should our systems. People get discouraged when they see that their new workflow system isn't working as well as it used to. You...


Task Verbs & Project Verbs
Sometimes a task becomes a project simply because of the description we use. In his book Getting Things Done, David Allen stresses the...


My Chairs. My Aches. My Pain.
Is a chair a productivity tool? Absolutely. When I was younger, I didn't care what my office chair or desk was like; it didn't matter to...


Email Rules Save Time.
Automate your inbox. Let me introduce (or re-introduce) you to 'rules'. This little processing gem is available for FREE in your email...


Email is Not the Enemy
I completely understand that for many people email is the bane of their existence but when you see the value in keeping your business...