by Hawkins | Mar 11, 2011 | Business Management, Clutter, General, Office Organizing, Productivity, Systems, Taming the Paper Tiger, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Paper is a big problem in office and home environments and it can be hard to control and to contain. If you’re going to run a successful business you’ve got to have a handle the paper, so first things first, tame that paper tiger! Paper is the #1 culprit...
by Hawkins | Mar 9, 2011 | Business Management, General, planning, Productivity, Systems, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Of all the people in business, many of them are running things by the seat of their pants. Things are done at the last minute, deadlines are barely met or missed and with no support systems in place, eventually things start to fall through the cracks. To be in...
by Hawkins | Mar 7, 2011 | General, Habits, Office Organizing, planning, Productivity, Routines, Systems, Time Management, Workplace productivity
With the fast pace of life, things work a lot easier when we have systems in place to help keep things running smoothly. One simple, yet quite effective system that can be used is a tickler file. A tickler file is used in addition to your calendar to remind you of...
by Hawkins | Mar 1, 2011 | General, planning, Productivity, Time Management, Time Management Methods, Workplace productivity
So, I’ve talked about this technique and how it works, so now, let’s talk about tracking. Depending upon what they want to track, individuals archive hard copies of the Pomodoros they’ve completed. If you were going to use the technique, you might...
by Hawkins | Feb 27, 2011 | General, Habits, planning, Productivity, Time Management, Time Management Methods, Workplace productivity
The process of the Pomodoro Technique is made up of 5 stages: planning, tracking, recording, processing and visualizing. A Pomodoro is 30 minutes long and includes 25 minutes of work and a 5 minute break. Those using the Pomodoro Technique choose tasks they want to...
by Hawkins | Feb 20, 2011 | General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management, Time Management Methods, Workplace productivity
Many people experience the feeling of not having enough time to get everything done. There are step to take toward effectively managing time; finding the appropriate tool, setting up systems and using various techniques to get things done. One such technique is the...
