I typically leave white space in my calendar. These are blocks of time and days that I do not schedule anything. I also have a target for my standard margin. Margin is how far ahead a task is completed prior to when it is due. A shortage of margin and white space over the past few...Read More

Improved productivity Lower stress Improved health (mental & physical)   There is a large body of research that shows the above benefits of a vacation. I wrote a blog a couple of months ago on the topic of recharging my batteries in absence of a vacation.  One of my conclusions was that I have made...Read More

Last week I shared my strategies to interrupt and prevent procrastination 3 Steps to Stop Procrastinating. I am not sure about you… I feel frustrated when I realize I am procrastinating – again! Like seriously – what is wrong with me that I keep coming back to this habit? Recently I have been asking myself...Read More

I have noticed a theme over the past couple of weeks. It has shown up in coaching calls with clients. I have also seen this in myself. The prevailing emotion around this seems to be frustration with a bit of worry (maybe this is just the way I am…). What is the theme? Not completing tasks & projects....Read More

Quick question – Would you like your team to be more productive? Ok – really two questions…. Would you like to be more productive? Whenever I ask either of these two questions I get the same answer – “yes”. Truthfully there is a variation – some answers are “YES” (enthusiastically excited) and the others are “sure-yes, of...Read More