10 opportunities to get more done in less time
Have you witnessed any of these morale and productivity busting situations in your office?
A. Have you ever sat in a meeting with a group of people, discussed a “situation”, come up with solutions and then a few days or weeks later found out that no one has done anything about the “situation”?
B. If you asked meeting participants why nothing had been done yet, have you ever been dumbfounded to hear responses like: Read more
10 steps that take 5 minutes or less
This week’s Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: Journey of 1000 miles.
What if one of your BIG ROCKS is huge? A long journey. With lots of steps. Or what if you have lots of BIG ROCKS and can’t figure out where to start?
What single step can you take in the long journey(s) ahead of you? Just one step. Just to get started. Just to “get the ball rolling.” Just to feel a hint of progress. A bit of achievement. A sense of success.
Here are 10 steps that can be done in 5 minutes or less. Read more
10 Tips for Mastering Big Rocks
This week’s Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: Do the BIG ROCKS first.
It’s so easy to get buried in the never ending avalanche of e-mail and tweets and mail and committees and ideas and options and tasks and networking opportunities and…woo!
The BIG ROCK Theory** is a powerful tool for staying on top of it all. It can help us master the art of leaving things undone and help us add to our valuable list of things to STOP doing. All of which has a way of boosting morale and productivity. For you and those on your team.
But like all tools, it takes practice to use it skillfully. And of course, it does no good if left in the drawer.
So – here are 10 tips for mastering BIG ROCKS!
10 Things To Stop Doing
This week’s Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: Stop the Busy-ness and it’s a list you get to make: Things to STOP doing in an effort to STOP the Busy-ness. Or we can call it a NOT To Do List.
You may be thinking to yourself…if I knew what to stop doing to stop the busy-ness, why wouldn’t I just do it? Read more
10 Things to Leave Undone
This Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: Leaving Things Undone.
Even if we complete the 10 Most Important Things To Do Today, some of us still end the day feeling unproductive and guilty because of things we left undone.
What if we could leave them undone and feel noble about it?
Here are 10 tips for making this possible. Read more
10 Most Important Things To Do Today
This Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: On doing too much.
It’s a list that will boost morale and productivity for you and your team. Read more
10 Ways to Help the Good Dog Win
This week’s Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: Which dog is winning? and is based on this story:
A Native American Elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner:
“Inside of me there are two dogs.
One of the dogs is mean and evil.
The other dog is good.
The mean dog fights with the good dog all the time.”When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied,
“The one I feed the most.”
And have you noticed? That mean, evil dog can be REALLY mean. And tough. Sometimes I think I’ve starved him to death and then all of the sudden. Out of no where. He attacks. And when he wins….he devours all morale and productivity in sight.
To keep that from happening, it’s important to load up with the good for the long haul. And have quick power snacks ready to ward off mean attacks.
Here are 10 ways to do it: Read more
10 Ways to Starve Mean Dogs at Work
This week’s Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: Which dog is winning? and is based on this.
A Native American Elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner:
“Inside of me there are two dogs.
One of the dogs is mean and evil.
The other dog is good.
The mean dog fights with the good dog all the time.”When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied,
“The one I feed the most.”
10 Ways to Help the Good Dog Win, included ways each of us can fight off the mean dogs inside of us. The mean dog that tells us we aren’t good enough. Or smart enough.
Or the mean dog that tells us our co-workers are mean and evil and incompetent and out to get us. The mean dog that leads us to stand by the water cooler or out in the parking lot, talking with our co-workers about these mean and evil co-workers. Not to mention the boss! Talk about mean and evil! Everything – EVERYTHING she does is mean and evil. At this point, the mean dogs are winning - devouring every speck of morale and productivity in the process.
Before it gets to that point, take steps to starve those mean dogs. Here are 10 suggestions: Read more
10 Ways to “See” thru “New Eyes”
This week’s Quick List* is a companion piece to our Quote of the Week: New Eyes for Discovery.
Sometimes we search high and low for new solutions, new colleagues, new products, new prospects, in new territories. Seeking a new path that will bring us to a new, different or better ending. When often, the best, easiest or most valuable discovery can be made with ”new eyes”.
Here are 10 ways to see through “new eyes”. Read more
10 Questions for Finding “New Eyes”
This is a bonus Quick List*. For starters, see 10 Ways to “See” thru “New Eyes“.
Sometimes we search high and low for new solutions, colleagues, products, prospects…seeking a new path that will bring us to a new, different or better ending. When often, the best, easiest or most valuable discovery can be made with ”new eyes”.
All kinds of things can help us do this. See 10 Ways to “See” thru “New Eyes“. Sometimes it’s a series of questions like the ones below. Often a single question will do the trick. Helping us make a shift. So that we see through “new eyes”. Aha!
Good for morale. Productivity too. Read more
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