Today is National Leave the Office Earlier Day! To get you out on time today, some last-minute reminders: 1. When you leave tonight, make sure you've identified the top 2-3 things you absolutely must accomplish before you leave the office Friday. Do those first! 2. Turn off your email alerts and only handle email 2-3 times tomorrow. Go to Tools, Options, Preferences tab, Email options, advanced email options, and uncheck the four boxes under when new items arrive in my in-box. 3. Be disciplined about the length of your socializing. Tell your colleagues about the day and that you are committed to only working 8 hours today instead of your usual 9-12. 4. Stay off non-work related Internet sites, just for the day. You can do it! The average worker spends 3.6 hours a week … [Read more...]
It’s not Leave Work Early Day!!
This is a sure way to bug me. My holiday gets slaughtered all the time. Here's a radio station actually hosting an event at a bar at 3:00 tomorrow, June 2, and encouraging people to attend, because after all, it's National Leave Work Early Day. http://www.krystal93.com/ Arrgh! Not that I mind the bar. I really like martinis and frozen margaritas! But this is the stuff that gives productivity a bad rap. Let's set the record straight: National Leave the Office Earlier Day does NOT encourage people to play hookey. Rather, it encourages people to be more productive during the day, managing their time better, and eliminate time wasters, with the goal of leaving earlier than the normal 10-12 hour day workers often log. Through better productivity, you CAN get down to eight hours, … [Read more...]
Win Laura Stack’s new book
Win Laura Stack’s new book; Learn how to “Find More Time” If you’re like most people, you probably never seem to find enough time – in the office or at home – to accomplish everything you hope to in a day. The problem, says internationally recognized productivity expert Laura Stack, isn’t a shortage of time; it’s how we choose to use the time we do have. “Productivity is my passion and obsession,” says Stack, whose Denver-based business uses the moniker The Productivity Pro. “I see how productivity tips such as those I share through my consulting practice, public speaking and writing can make a difference in people’s lives. And that spurs me to learn more about the topic and to share examples of what others are doing to fulfill their life’s dreams. It’s what makes me a voracious … [Read more...]
