Do yo ever feel like you’re rushing things? Perhaps you’re struggling to keep up with an ever-increasing workload, or even picking up other people’s slack. Whatever you’re rushing, stop! You see, a rushed solution isn’t really a solution at all. The best solutions are like fine red wine. They get better as time goes on. With […]
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Daniel Rose’s top five tips for setting priorities
Seting work priorities are a difficult thing for many people to do. There are a great many techniques for managing time and setting priorities, and there are a great number of wonderful books on the topic. I wanted to provide some pragmatic tips to assist in the overall management of your priorities. Could just as easily […]
Read More Planning, Productivity, Time managementObjectives based employment
Previously I’ve addressed the nine to five work week, and how it’s outdated and in need of a face lift. What I didn’t really do is suggest any alternatives. I’d like to tell you about one alternative, which I call “Objectives based employment”. In basic terms, the employee is hired to meet certain objectives. They […]
Read More HR, Management, Objectives based employment, People, Time managementDaniel Rose’s five top tips for productivity
Increasing the productivity of your existing staff is one of the quickest and least costly ways to enable business growth. Managers, particularly less experienced ones, often rule out increasing productivity of existing staff, as it can conjure up images of conflict. It doesn’t have to be like that, and below are a my five top […]
Read More People, Productivity, Time managementProcrastination breeds creativity
So, maybe that’s not entirely true. However, it is widely considered that procrastination is a negative trait. That’s an outdated concept, and it needs to be looked at in a new light. Think about it differently, and procrastination may just make sense. To an extent, I guess it depends on how strict you like to draw […]
Read More Inspiration, Management, Time managementDaniel Rose’s three top tips for successful meetings
Meetings could possibly be the largest waste of time in any modern organisation. It seems like everybody has a tale to tell that involves poorly planned meetings that don’t result in any real outcomes. So, what can you do to make your meetings more effective, making the most efficient usage of meeting time? Here are […]
Read More Management, Meetings, Time managementIf everything is urgent, you’re doing something wrong
It is not very often that a day goes past where somebody doesn’t have an urgent task. If, however, every moment of every day is filled with urgent tasks, something is very wrong. This is something I see frequently, as people often come to me looking for help to solve their ‘urgent’ problems.
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