Blogs About "time management"

In my last post, I covered a Month-By-Month-Guide To Your Career in 2012. This same practice of breaking down a seemingly large task into smaller, systematic actions can be done with your job search. However, it wouldn’t make sense to stretch out an active search over 12 months. It’s true that sometimes a job search can take a long time. But you shouldn’t aim for a long, drawn-out job search....

You’ve heard the common wisdom on career management – be proactive, maintain your network, promote yourself more. If you look back at 2011 and you did these things, great! If you’re like the rest of us, there’s always 2012! Here is a month-by-month guide to key career actions to take, so that you can set your calendar now, you can rest assured that you have the whole year (not everything needs...

One of my coaching clients should have wrapped up her search weeks ago.  But with budgets...

I once led a workshop on Resilience for HR executives at a financial...

I recently coached a young professional who wants to change careers but has done nothing with his search because he is juggling working full-time and attending graduate school. He feels like he doesn’t have any extra time, so his $64,000 question for the session was: if I am limited in what I can do, what should I be prioritizing?

 

Your best time management strategy will depend on your specific circumstances,...

Take this short energy quiz.  Give yourself 1 point for every Yes and 0 for every No.  How do you score?

I know what time of day I am most productive. I schedule my most important work for when I am most productive. I know what time of day my energy tends to sag.

I know what I need to do for a quick but sure energy boost (e.g., eat a snack, take a cat...

Take this short energy quiz.  Give yourself 1 point for every Yes and 0 for every No.  How do you score?

• I know what time of day I am most productive.
• I schedule my most important work for when I am most productive.
• I know what time of day my energy tends to sag.
• I know what I need to do for a...

I had the opportunity to talk to some second and third year law students this past weekend. Even though they had only completed one week back at school, I could tell they were gearing up for another year full of too much work and too little sleep. You don’t have to be a busy law student to feel drained and disconnected. The following 5 questions will help you...

This is an old story told by the Cherokee, the long version is much better, but we don't have much time so this will have to do.

A Grandfather and grandson were walking in the forest. The Elder began pointing out bits and pieces of nature, small glimpses of the wonders of the forest. He asked his grandson to carry 'a few' things for him and without hesitation the...

There’s so much that I want to do this lifetime: take my boys to India and Morocco; write the next bestseller; hang with people who make me laugh my ass off and make me think. So naturally, I’m interested in being both uber productive and deeply fulfilled.

I’ve tried every day timer. I’ve trained with Covey himself. My Blackberry is synced with my universe. My get-stuff-done-system is a mix of systems. But,...