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Are You Productive Enough?

Harvard Business

Productive: “Achieving or producing a significant amount of result.” ” As a time management coach, I’m keenly aware that you could answer the question “Am I productive enough?” I’m also familiar with the fact that individuals fall on a productivity spectrum.

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Unlocking the Power of Strategic Prioritization at Work

LSA Global

Most high performing teams start the year with a clear and agreed upon team charter that sets the team’s collective intention to maximize productivity. High performing teams review goals and accountabilities , set clear priorities, and feel confident about managing their workload.

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Managing your Energy, Time, and Tasks to have a Complete Day

Tom Spencer

As work and non-work activities become increasingly blended, having a clear purpose and creating your own definition of work-life balance will be critical to a sustainable career. On every project, you will also have client specific learning which will require you to learn about the client’s business, market, product/service, customers, etc.

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The Lie That Perfectionists Tell Themselves

Harvard Business

Many of us hold principles that keep us from pursuing a more productive lifestyle. For example, one of the most common ones is the belief that increasing productivity, or getting the most out of your time, will decrease the quality of your work, or your ability to do tasks perfectly.

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How to Get Your Side Hustle Off the Ground

Harvard Business

Looking at the distance between your idea and the finished product — whether it’s a podcast, a coaching practice, an app, or anything else — can seem overwhelming. Being Engaged at Work Is Not the Same as Being Productive. Time management issues. Here are targeted strategies to overcome each one.

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3 Ways to Make Time for the Little Tasks You Never Make Time For

Harvard Business

Yesterday I had to look up how much I had paid my virtual assistant last year in order to get the information to my accountant, so he could issue her tax forms in a timely fashion. That’s no one’s definition of “strategic” or “high value.”

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Stop Letting Email Control Your Work Day

Harvard Business

One of the very first lectures I give each year to new MBA students is about time management. By the time they arrive in my classroom, they are two days into the fall term, and I can already see that some of them are barely keeping their heads above water. Covey’s time management matrix is a good tool for this.