What’s in box 3?
If you had more time, what would you spend it on? Thinking, planning, your staff, your customers, or developing yourself maybe? These are all ‘box 3’ activities – box 3 […]
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The five stages of time management
Where are you in the evolution of your time management? Stage 1 – everything is in your head – reacting to whatever is most urgent Stage 2 – keeping lists
Why Time Management matters more to senior managers
Time Management becomes more important and more difficult as you get more senior in your organisation. This is because you have more options, more discretion over how you use your
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The problem of the murky depths
Imagine your jobs to do list looked like this: (A mixture of urgent (no. 2) and not urgent, important (no. 7) and not important) I’ve put them in an approximate
SMART – why I don’t like it
The ultimate management training course cliche – “Has anyone heard of SMART goals?” – oh no, not again…… My first objection is that I’m bored with it. They trot it
Online efficiency coaching
Message Body: Hi Chris, I signed up for your 5-year email training and am really enjoying it. You know I’m organized and know how to get things done. But —
Why bother with Time Management?
You might think the answer is obvious – to get more done. But when you think about it, why do that? As an individual it just means you’ll be given
What’s the best travel bag?
Travel bags. My current thoughts….. Form factor: Wheelie bags are great for heavy loads but if it’s lighter, e.g.one overnight in London, or visiting friends for a weekend, they are
Why multi-tasking doesn’t work
Multi-tasking – why not? “I can do two things at once”. Here’s the answer, in diagrams….. PS…. I hope this helps with understanding multi-tasking.
The top ten Time Management mistakes
1. Unclear goals If you have clear goals for your home life and your work then you know where you’re going and you will be much more likely to do
The Productivity Porcupine
Nine tips for increasing your productivity….. Full description of your options here…. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nine-productivity-tips-aka-porcupine-chris-croft/
Getting Ahead of the Game
Ideally you’d spend a bit of time every day – maybe half an hour – getting ahead of the game. Instead of reacting to the problems that are dumped on
Why bother with Time Management?
Simon Sinek says “Start with Why”, and he’s right. Why bother with trying to manage your time? You can’t save up time or buy more of it, or slow
"I can't keep up with my email"
Do you have 100 emails coming in every day, and you can only deal with 60 of them? Is email the bane of your life? Are you slowly going under?
Which speaker session made the most impact?
As much as all the others put together….. This is a group of twelve battle-hardened Managing Directors and the other speakers are internationally famous, …so I’m well chuffed!
