Reflection
The brilliant and practical management consultant, Peter Drucker once said “Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come […]
Author: Michael
Long and Complex is Better
Make your Effectiveness lists as long and complex as needed. And no more than needed. Why? Because it is far better to […]
Productivity Tax or Tools?
Your success with your Effectiveness Habits and the supporting set of lists depend to a great extent on how you see them. […]
Before You Can Select a System for Your Lists
Readers have asked for specific suggestions for tools–electronic and paper–for tracking and managing their Effectiveness Habits lists. An we will be looking […]
Paper or Electronic?
Reader Debbie Fletcher asked, “Do you have a mechanism or system that you use (or can suggest) to support the approach that […]
Beware Artificial Urgency
Artificial Urgency is what you do to make some tasks stand out in your lists because you fear you won’t get them done […]
Trouble Getting Started with Your Effectiveness Habits?
Many of you have told me, “I want to start using these effectiveness tools but I haven’t gotten around to it just […]
Your Lists
When you adopt the Effectiveness Habits, you end up with a set of interrelated lists that forms your task system. Here are […]
The Catch
Today’s note is about a basic tool called The Catch. It is a tool that most of us really need and don’t […]
The Four Lenses of Success
Success for you or your organization is simple. You need only look through four lenses described below to see where you have […]