by Hawkins | Sep 20, 2010 | General, Goal Setting, goals, Habits, multitasking, Procrastination, Productivity, Workplace productivity
There’s one more way to use procrastination as a stepping stone. We can do nothing. Yes, I said do nothing. Our tendency is to push ourselves and to push hard. We don’t slow down, so there’s no down time. We need to be clear about what we want to accomplish...
by Hawkins | Sep 16, 2010 | General, Goal Setting, goals, Habits, multitasking, Procrastination, Workplace productivity
Let’s go back to your to-do list. Continuing to look at the things you’ve been putting off, you might realize that there’s something that you need clarity on, or maybe you need additional information. Take the steps necessary to get clear about the task. ...
by Hawkins | Sep 14, 2010 | General, Goal Setting, goals, Habits, multitasking, Procrastination, Productivity, Workplace productivity
Consciously Procrastinating As I mentioned in my last post, there are things that you can do to use procrastination as a stepping stone. The first way is to consciously put something off. If you look at your to-do list, you’ll probably see some things there that...
by Hawkins | Sep 12, 2010 | General, Goal Setting, goals, Habits, multitasking, Procrastination, Workplace productivity
Of all the challenges that people come to me with, procrastination is one of the top two. Research shows that people spend most of their time and effort working on activities that have nothing to do with the success of their projects. It’s the biggest reason that...
by Hawkins | Apr 29, 2010 | General, multitasking, Productivity, Uncategorized, Workplace productivity
Interruptions can really derail your day. You stop once to take care of the person who walked into your office and before you know it, an hour has gone by. How do you handle the daily interruptions of the phone, people arriving at your door or cubicle or a request...
by Hawkins | Nov 24, 2009 | General, multitasking, Office Organizing, planning, Procrastination, Productivity, Time Management
A while back I added a post on how we are not wired to multitask. Recently one of my articles on multitasking was published in the online magazine The New Face of Leadership. You can access it by clicking here. I would love to hear your thoughts, so remember to come...
