Wasted time is lost opportunity and lost money. In 2012, I shared an infographic that explained how wasted time affects workplace productivity. At the time, it was estimated that the annual payroll loss from employees spending time on tasks that were not work-related was at least $130 billion. With no significant changes made to reduce wasted time in the workplace over the past … [Read more...]
A Screen Full of Clutter
You enter into your office building with the over-familiar caffeine in the cup and a sandwich in the pack---your usual. Occasional smiles and hallway exchange of pleasantries are a common sight in the morning. You look around and get to that elevator door before it closes or gets full in the hustle-bustle of your everyday routine. Think these are the only things that you … [Read more...]
Easy Tasks to Outsource and Why You Should Do It [Infographic]
Is your day less productive than it should be because you spend too much time reading your email messages, answering unimportant phone calls, and chasing people down to schedule meetings? How about that lengthy time spent booking a flight, hotel, and rental car for your next business trip? Don't you wish you could get that time back and use it to finish a task or project that … [Read more...]
Help My Balls Are On Fire!
We all have the proverbial "balls in the air". As business executives, entrepreneurs, business owners and people we are busy! There are usually multiple things going on during a day. With deadlines to meet, clients to call, proposals to finish, sales to close, team meetings, conference calls, emails, texts, voice mails, traffic, kids, dinner, sports, facebook, friends ... … [Read more...]
Time…The Most Valuable Thing You Have
Time... we never have enough of it! We are always short on time. Between work, family and personal commitments days go by quickly and seem to pass before everything that needs to be done is completed. For women professionals the old adage "Time is Money" takes on an entire new meaning. How we manage our time is not only important in making money but in being succesful, … [Read more...]
Time Wasting Awareness: How is your perception of time?
Did you know that your awareness of time has a direct impact on your social intelligence? It’s easy to spot someone with poor awareness of time. They talk longer than what seems necessary in a meeting, they’re difficult to get off the phone, and they don’t get anywhere quickly (be it to an appointment, the point of a conversation, etc.). They are your classic time wasters. … [Read more...]
There’s Still Time
If you are like me, you know how precious time is. You’ve also suddenly realized that twenty (or thirty) years have flown by in a flash. Aside from a dozen or so life-changing and amazing moments I can’t recall everything I’ve done in all those years that mattered, I mean really, really mattered; I can probably better tell you what I haven’t done. This quote by Henry Van … [Read more...]
I Really Truly Don’t Have Time!
Every day I run across the “I don’t have time!!” objection to getting things done (sometimes it is me saying it). As you’re working to finish this year strong and planning for 2011, here is a quick excerpt from The Connectors that I always find grounding. Often it is the simple advice that makes the most sense! Unless public relations is your specialty, the name Ivy … [Read more...]
Mavenlink Offers a Solution for Consultant and Client Workflows
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Mavenlink. All opinions are 100% mine. I work as a consultant for a variety of clients, and I've worked with consultants during my life in Corporate America. As such, I'm familiar with the challenges that businesses and consultants face when it comes to communicating effectively to ensure workflows move seamlessly, so when … [Read more...]