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 | 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 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...
by Hawkins | Nov 2, 2010 | General, Goal Setting, goals, planning, Productivity, Time Management
Once you have your bearings for the remaining months of this year, you can begin to look forward and plan for next year. It’s important to start thinking and planning your upcoming year before the holiday season begins. If you don’t start planning before hand, then...