Are your meetings geared to results?
A recent international study by Priority Management revealed that 38% of people felt results and follow-up from meetings are rarely communicated and that 23% of meetings fail to start or end on time. Dan Stamp, Chairman of Priority Management Inc recently offered some "Golden Rules" to help guide meeting effectiveness. read more
Take Ownership of Your Own Stress!
People everywhere are worrying about their savings, their careers and the future. So this is probably a good time to talk about taking control of your own stress levels. Dan Stamp provides some practical suggestions ... read more
Technology can enslave or liberate, depending on how we use it
EMAIL is the biggest time-waster in business and nobody's doing anything about it," says Michael Keaton, general manager Lego ANZ. Clearly he doesn't know Priority Management! read more
Coaching for Improved Performance
Do you ever hear you supervisors and managers saying ... “We need to spend more time working with team” ... “Some people come back after training and make changes – others just go back to what they were doing before” ... read more
Training your way out of the recession
Investing in your staff will improve productivity and save you money. Recent studies have confirmed investing in training your people not only saves money but is more effective than shopping around for talent. read more
Nothing is More Important Than This Day!
Do you get to the end of a working day and think, "I've been flat out but I've done nothing I set out to do." Chances are if this happens often, you are not planning for success.
Daily planning is critical to working productively. You often have to slow down long enough in order to speed up!
Effective daily planning will help you do the Right Job at the Right Time. It will help you cope with interruptions and help you answer the "What do I need to next?" question.
If you can you answer yes to all of the statements you are well on your way to making the best out of your day.
- I have set up a re-occurring appointment with myself before close of business each work day to ensure all that I'd planned to do that day is under control and the next day is achievable.
- Any incomplete tasks, to dos or activities are date activated to a more appropriate day.
- My inbox is cleared. Emails are either filed or date activated as tasks or to dos if they require future action.
- I take some time out before close of business to reflect on the day, particularly focusing on the lessons learned and successes.
- When looking at my calendar, all meetings and appointments are indicated with travel time added as appropriate.
- I ensure preparation and follow up time is in place for meetings and appointments.
- Time is allocated for lunch and other daily routines.
- I can clearly identify the amount of time left in the day to handle my tasks, to dos or activities as well as the unexpected.
- Each day I estimate the amount of time my High or A priority tasks, to dos or activities will take.
- I ensure I add in a realistic "interruption percentage" to that calculation.
- I block out time in my calendar to identify there is space to complete my High or A priorities.
- I follow the same process for my Normal, Medium or B priorities.