by Hawkins | Sep 5, 2011 | General, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Even in this day and age of technology and tools, people still struggle with managing their time. Technology has nothing to do with managing time, unless, of course, when it comes to supporting you in doing so. Time management is about managing your self in a way...
by Hawkins | Feb 4, 2011 | General, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
There’s so much to do and what seems to be not enough time to get to it all, so, how do you get to what matters most? It starts by looking at everything you have on your plate and the things you would like to place on your plate. There is an exercise that...
by Hawkins | Feb 2, 2011 | General, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Time management expert Stephen Covey developed a matrix to help people gain perspective of their tasks and gain better awareness of their priorities. It’s called Covey’s Quadrant. Quadrant 1 contains the important, urgent things; Quadrant 2 important, not urgent...
by Hawkins | Jan 31, 2011 | General, Productivity, Systems, Time Management, Workplace productivity
When it comes to the list of things that we have to do, it can be difficult getting to the things that really matter. What mattes most to you? Family and friends, things related to the work you love, or personal time? What ever it is, how do you get to the to-do...
by Hawkins | Jun 10, 2010 | General, Office Organizing, Productivity, Taming the Paper Tiger, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Now for the final “D”, Do it now. When you make the choice to do something, you have to be particular about what you choose, after all, this is your time we’re talking about and once it’s spent, you can’t get it back. Do It Now-For...