We must stop. We cannot go on. It’s too painful.
We must stop using our email inbox as a to do list. We cannot go on running our days from that list […]
Tag: effectiveness
The Real Reason
Why do we want an effectiveness system? (Yes, yes: to be more effective. And why do we want that?) It is not […]
Inbox Blocks
They grab our attention and then they just hang around. Not important enough to do anything with right now and possibly important […]
It’s not (really) personal
As complexity in our work goes up, the effectiveness of our groups goes down. With greater complexity, we lose our ability to […]
Why Your Tasks Management is Like Downton Abbey
It’s helpful to think of our need for an effectiveness system as the same need that executives, lords, and ladies (think of […]
Dismal vs. Simple Action
There are two kinds of action: dismal and simple. Dismal action is what you do when you feel bad. It is the […]
Productive. Seriously?
In my life, I just wait and watch. I know that the decision will be made in its own time, so I […]
The Hows Take Care of Themselves
We face a huge obstacle when we set goals, make plans, and strategize: we worry over the “hows” too much. Instead, let’s […]
Push for Profits?
As business people, we know that more efficiency and productivity bring more profits. Yet, as humans, we know that none of us […]
Attention For Results
Contrary to common wisdom, the results we get come from how we focus our attention and not our actions. Our actions simply […]