I’ve started coaching a new client. Granted, we have lots of work to do; he travels extensively both nationally and internationally, books flights at the last minute, literally on the way to the airport, has never worked with a to-do list and despite employing a team, he doesn’t trust them all enough to get on…
Our most popular training module at Productivity Playground is Productive Time. We teach it in different formats, sometimes with add-ons, always with a measurable. The programme is taught across the board from fresh-faced interns to wiser been-around-the-block-six-times CEOs. You’d think you would have it organised by now, but you don’t. Why is it that time management…
It feels just flippin’ fantastic when your boss acknowledges you for your great work. Adding value has been something you’ve taken huge pride in for most of your work life and it’s stood your career in good stead. You’ve done your bit, worked your way up, been the star of your department and the apple…
I used to work for a large, thriving corporate company where the norm was to arrive early (i.e. before your boss), leave late (i.e. after your boss), work straight through your prescribed tea breaks and munch on a sandwich at your desk while you carried on working through your lunch hour, (that’s if you remembered…
While it makes no logical sense, I am again dumbfounded by the fact that at every training session, through every talk, with every company (regardless of the size or stature), everyone, (well, just about everyone), complains of not having enough time. Yet, when we dig just a little deeper in search of the culprit of…