It’s likely you would keep your root canal appointment even though it’s something you hate to do. Each day most of us face a task we hate to do. Setting aside an appointed time to get it done and going after it with root-canal –like-discipline is a powerful time management habit. Usually the earlier in the day the better.
Like keeping a root canal appointment go to a place other than your office. And for sure, don’t permit interruptions and telephone calls during the appointed time. You wouldn’t do that in the dentist’s chair.
What is your root canal today? What time is your appointment? Feel the pain and do it anyway.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Monday, May 7, 2007
Three E-mail Etiquette Essentials
First, when forwarding e-mail to others delete all of the e-mail addresses of the persons through whose computers the message has already traveled. This protects those e-mail addresses from being exposed all over the internet.
Second, clarify the purpose of your e-mail in the subject line.
Third, keep it simple. Limit e-mail points to one or two.
Second, clarify the purpose of your e-mail in the subject line.
Third, keep it simple. Limit e-mail points to one or two.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Time and Ethics
There is a time management principle not often discussed. I call it time integrity. Time integrity is delivering for one’s employer maximum productivity per hour of time worked.
Where time integrity is practiced everyone benefits; the workforce, the company and the customer. When time integrity is not practiced Parkinson’s Law quickly takes over. Parkinson’s Law states, “Work expands to fill the time allotted.”
Signs that time integrity is lacking includes such things as finishing getting ready for work at work, surfing the net, stretching breaks and lunch and private cell phone calls on company time. Others include needless interruptions, over socializing and the list goes on and on.
Parkinson’s Law is quickly neutralized in organizations where two things happen.
First, an organization wide awareness of the importance of time and how it’s being used and measured is created and maintained.
Second, there is concentrated effort to hire and train people with a strong work ethic.
After all, time is a highly perishable crucial resource no organization can afford to squander. When one practices time integrity job security is reinforced and career path opportunities are enhanced.
Where time integrity is practiced everyone benefits; the workforce, the company and the customer. When time integrity is not practiced Parkinson’s Law quickly takes over. Parkinson’s Law states, “Work expands to fill the time allotted.”
Signs that time integrity is lacking includes such things as finishing getting ready for work at work, surfing the net, stretching breaks and lunch and private cell phone calls on company time. Others include needless interruptions, over socializing and the list goes on and on.
Parkinson’s Law is quickly neutralized in organizations where two things happen.
First, an organization wide awareness of the importance of time and how it’s being used and measured is created and maintained.
Second, there is concentrated effort to hire and train people with a strong work ethic.
After all, time is a highly perishable crucial resource no organization can afford to squander. When one practices time integrity job security is reinforced and career path opportunities are enhanced.
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