by Hawkins | Dec 14, 2010 | General, Habits, Problem Areas, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Break; pause; disruption; intermission; interlude; disturbance; intrusion; stoppage; interval. No matter what you call it, it’s an interruption. We all are interrupted throughout the course of our workday, by people and by things that may not necessarily always be...
by Hawkins | Dec 12, 2010 | General, goals, Habits, planning, Problem Areas, Procrastination, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
There is always more to do, no matter what hat you wear in life. Everyone from domestic engineers/stay at home Moms to top CEOs can relate to that. At times it’s difficult to get things done because of the overwhelm conversation. That conversation that we...
by Hawkins | Nov 30, 2010 | General, Habits, planning, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Simply put, you can’t manage your time without a means to do so. We all know that there never seem to be enough hours in any given day, but we aren’t going to get any more, so we have to work with what we’ve got. Besides knowing what’s...
by Hawkins | Nov 23, 2010 | Clutter, email, General, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
As I mentioned in the initial post, clutter shows up in the form of email, another productivity killer. We all know how it is when you are checking email. Just one email can take you quite a bit of time if you’re not careful. You open an email that makes a...
by Hawkins | Nov 21, 2010 | Clutter, General, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
When there’s no clear plan for maximizing productivity, so many things can snatch away your precious time. Over the course of the next couple of weeks, I’m going to share info with you on those productivity killers. Each of these will kill your...
by Hawkins | Nov 4, 2010 | General, Productivity, Time Management
Once you have your list, you can begin to set deadlines for yourself. With your calendar for next year in front of you, set a deadline for each item on your list and place it in your calendar. Next, break each item into smaller pieces or tasks and place those in your...
