Time management

Want More Hours in a Day?

Or at least make better use of the precious time you have each and every day? Are you looking for opportunities to be more effective, calm, clear, and focused at work and at home? If so, join us for the Mindfulness at Work workshop series starting April 2, 2014. In this enjoyable, interactive course we will explain, demonstrate, and practice, scientifically-validated solutions to every day work and life challenges. To get further details or...

Miscommunication is the Source of Much Confusion

Peter Drucker has been quoted as saying “The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.” An inability to communicate can be disastrous for any organization.  As a result, it is not only up to managers, but also employees to ask questions that further their understanding. These simple tips are designed to extract valuable information from any assignment. Whether from an employee or employer (the...

Public Speaking

Image courtesy of jscreationzs/FreeDigitalPhotos.net People generally get nervous when they are required to speak in public. When their presentation is in front of their boss and his superiors, the level of intensity gets multiplied by about 100. If you get queasy or knots in your stomach with the idea of public speaking, we’ve got you covered. Here are 3 tips that will relieve the tension: Keep their Attention– Start...

Effective, not just efficient

Image courtesy of renjith Krishnan/FreeDigitalPhotos.net The art of time management involves being effective as well as efficient. The Matrix of Urgent/Important adapted from Stephen Covey’s Book, First Things First, illustrates that it’s important to understand the difference between urgent and important and their relevance in managing your time and tasks (Stephen Covey, First Things First, 1996). Important activities have an outcome that leads to the achievement of your goals. Urgent activities demand immediate...

Tips to Stay on Task and Get Things Done

Image courtesy of Rawich/FreeDigitalPhotos.net Let’s face it, everyone out there has griped (at least once) that there are too few hours in a day. Sometimes life gets so overwhelming you feel like there is never enough time to meet all of your demands and complete all of the tasks on your never ending to-do’s. But maybe if we made better use of our time, we could get more done....

Solutions for Time Crunched Canadians

Image courtesy of Ambro/FreeDigitalPhotos.net A study by the Canadian Index of Well Being reveals that Canadians are increasingly time crunched and are under constant stress. Here is what the study found: 25% of Canadians are working around the clock 20% of Canadians are experiencing high levels of ‘time crunch’ up from 16.4% in 1992 1 in 4 cares for an elderly parent 1 in 5 is responsible for both a...