Blog entries tagged 'time management'

The Secret to PM Success

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Project Management is a process. Project Management Professionals know how to use the process to have a positive impact on project outcomes and organizational profitability. The utilization of the tools and techinques must be thoroghly understood and implemented if the benefits and return on investment are to be realized. The secret to success is sound, pragmatic education and dedicated attention the people in the process. A growing PM professional never stops learning. H [...]

Holiday Time Management Tip

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This is actually from an article that I contributed to last year.

From: How can I use the Web to streamline gift buying?(Business of Life) by Bianchi, Laura
Source: Crain's Chicago Business, December 11, 2006.
Via: HighBeam™ Research
COPYRIGHT 2006 Crain Communications, Inc.

"Excuse Me, I'm Confused"

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This blog is to help share the latest tools in improving communication skills, eliminating confusion in business and personal relationships and empowering people to live their dream with passion

My time is your time...

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Is time running out for you? Inbox full? Flagged messages exceeding the limit? Let's talk time, and how to manage yours efficiently - leaving adequate time for balance in our life. I recently spoke to a group of entrepreneurial multi-tasking women business leaders, and the common theme was time and how to increase the number of hours in the day to make things work. It is a challenge that we all face - and when confronted, can change our lives.

CPR for the Soul: the Luxury of Slowing Down

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she hit a wall. Initially, Allison Anne found it frustrating to only focus on one task. As her mind wandered, her needle and thread would snag or knot. As soon as she regained her focus, the sewing was once again stable.

Observing my niece in this process was fascinating. After a few minutes of single-focus concentration, she began to relax and even commented on how surprised she was to enjoy the "luxury" of only doing one thing at a time. We both fo [...]

Take Back Your Life #3

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rn recommends that you, "Ask yourself, if tomorrow flies out of control, what one task would I be thrilled to get done - what can I do to earn my salary by 10 a.m.?" Your answer is your most important task to complete for the day.

Sometimes the challenge of your most important task is the size or time required to complete it. You may be tempted to knock off a few quick, easy tasks. Beware the "quick" vs. "important" trap - although you [...]

Managing the Email Avalanche

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risk losing sight of what is important and create a cycle of unending urgency that can never be resolved.

And that's just email -- add IM, iPhone and Blackberry capabilities and you have an entire office reacting instead of planning purposefully for the future. What type of impact does that have on your office? Is your frustration increasing while less and less work gets done? Worse yet, are your team members burning out because they feel compelled to respond to [...]

Take Back Your Life #1 -- Creating the Time to be Effective

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nce of a project in order to determine our focus.

Morgenstern offers an innovative solution: create a time map for your day. This is simply a personal productivity chart to "schedule" choices with your time and energy. If you have a daily or weekly routine task, choose a block of time to complete that task within. Also, schedule your most critical task in the morning - this is when your mind is freshest and can accelerate your performance. Making pro [...]