#Time Management
Let’s Talk – Time is money: how & where should business owners spend their time?
Focus too much on one area and another can be neglected. Focus too much on the process or the product and you risk neglecting a customer or business partner. So, how and where can your time be well spent? Let’s Talk…
Am I crazy or is there a need for speed
Last week a CEO peer shared a story of frustration with me. He had created a new job description in about an hour and sent it to his management team for feedback. Three days and 10 hours of time- sheeted effort later, the job description came back to him from the team with minor changes […]
Get Smart: ‘be defensive of your time’ and five other easy ways to avoid doing ‘hard’ work
Without vital time management skills, it would be impossible to juggle my business, team and speaking career, let alone run a home and meet commitments to my family, friends and three children. The key is to have self-discipline and strive to work smarter, not harder. The sad thing is, very few people (even those reading this article) will take […]
Six time management strategies for work trips
Although business trips may sound exciting at first, often they are so packed with appointments that it can be hard to find time to relax. It’s important to make the most of your time away so here are six time management strategies for work trips: 1. Keep your itinerary on hand If you’ve pre-planned your […]
Apps that help serial entrepreneurs stay organised and on-task
How many new companies or ventures have you started in the last year? If you have to pause to count them all, you might just be a serial entrepreneur. You have so many ideas—good ideas—and the resources to put them into action, so why not go for it? After all, at least one or two […]
Time poor and stressed? How to reclaim time and reduce stress levels effectively
The problem with the perception of time poverty and stress is the two go hand in hand. As the feeling of time pressure rises, so does our experience of feeling stressed. While we benefit from some stress to lift our game and boost performance, feeling short of time reduces our capacity to manage our stress […]
The habits of successful people
The secret to success may be simpler than you think. Sleep well, eat healthy, learn to be an effective time manager and stay engaged.
Aussie business owners in search of work-life balance
Almost three quarters of Aussie small business owners started their own business because they thought it would be the best way to manage a good work-life balance, a survey has found.
Avoid the entrepreneur’s curse: 5 tips
This vicious curse can take you down if you let it. Here’s how to beat it.
How to find the right document management solution
Deploying a document management solution will change a company’s processes, enabling easier document retrieval, improving regulatory compliance, and saving time.
The app taking the pain out of paperwork
It’s a fair bet that paperwork is nobody’s favourite part of running a business, but it’s an essential aspect of it nonetheless.
Don’t let jet lag hurt your productivity
If business is taking you around the world, you’ll need a plan to stay productive no matter what time zone you’re in. Here are three ways to help you stay focused despite jet lag.
Why you need to stop being so nice
For some entrepreneurs, prioritizing yourself can be one of the biggest challenges. Here’s how to learn to say no and set boundaries.
Feeling sidetracked? 10 biggest time-wasters
If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you’ve got to have a laser-like focus, something that’s harder to do now than ever before.
How to reclaim time and productivity
Business owners around the world have the same issue – so much to do and so little time available. Rushing from one meeting or crisis to the next, it’s easy to get to the end of the day or even the week and feel like you’ve achieved very little.
8 simple steps to extreme personal productivity
How to turn an ordinary workday into an incredibly productive day – no programs, expensive tools, or fancy apps required.
The secret to better time management
The secret to better time management is more simple than you ever imagined – we can’t manage our time as we all have the same number of hours in a day. What we can do is manage ourselves within the time. Now, here are some ideas for how to make better use of the hours available to you.
So you think you can work?
Most people are committed to their role and want to do a good job. They are neither lazy nor un-willing, but many are not working efficiently – they work hard but not always smart. Here are some ideas for how to work more efficiently, from one of the founding fathers of effective organisational management.
5 ways you can be happier at work right now
Easy steps you can take to improve your mood and performance.
5 ways to cope with working from home
How to relieve anxiety and remain productive when you can’t make it into the office.
Simple time management tips when you’re overwhelmed
In this special ‘Ask Entrepreneur’ feature, entrepreneur Jen Groover provides tips on how to prioritise and get tasks accomplished.
Are you too busy to be productive?
Being terminally busy seems to be an affliction of the modern age. Do you have days where you find yourself rushing around like a mad thing, yet at the end of it can’t think of one useful thing you have done? This could be a sign that you are too busy and not productive enough.
Improve productivity by getting into the right headspace
Are you one of the majority of small business owners who’d like more work/life balance? Wouldn’t we all? Read on for tips on how to use ‘the third space’ to get you there.
Why putting pen to paper is still powerful
There’s something so satisfying about putting pen to paper and writing a to-do list, but according to one productivity and time management expert, sometimes they should come with a warning.