There is a time for working, and then there is a time for reflecting on the work we do. Judging by what was being shown in a study led by Francesca Gino at Harvard Business School, it is well worth ...
“Oh, it’s such a perfect day. I’m glad I spent it…” “at work” is not what Lou Reed sings in the song ”Perfect day”. Why? Probably because ...
As you improve your structure at work, you will unquestionably gain time. You will spend less time ...
Have you ever wanted or desired something so bad that it became a burden? It can be ...
A new year has just begun. Even if we live in a ...
We are all heading somewhere, whether we know it or not. The chance that we end up ...
Christmas if fast approaching and with it a few days holiday (at least for most of us). If not, then at least ...
Regardless what you think of New Year's resolutions, they are pretty common. And for good reason too. To many people ...
At some point in your daily work when attending meetings, business parties, sales meetings and having other encounters with new people, you must also have gotten ...
You know how it is. You are just about to finish that particularly important task and just then the IT-system shuts down. Just then ...
By now most of us have started working and for many people the spring will be filled with activities, tasks and deadlines all the way until ...
Since not all the things we need to do can be done just anywhere, it can be smart to categorize the to-do-tasks by the particular context we need to be in to be able to ...
From time to time, especially when things are hectic and you have a lot on your plate, it can be of great value to sit down and reflect. When we reflect on things and write down or sketch out what we need to reflect on, we get ...
I have never encountered anyone who complains over receiving too few e-mails or someone who was unhappy due to e-mails being too short or too concrete.
And very few organizations or companies tell me the communication occurring through CC:-ing is at a reasonable level.
And yet we still choose e-mails before ...
When our lives are just spinning and you feel as if your everyday-life is like a rat race it is easy to lose sight of where you are going. Saying that it is important to explicitly formulate a vision for what you strive to achieve in the long run, is almost a truism. But I am not saying it for nothing. Remembering this will make what you do in your everyday life feel ...
On occasion, you get an idea or two. They are amazing, marvelous and exciting ideas and sometimes even show a true stroke of brilliance. If you are in luck, they fit right in with what you need to focus your strength and energy on right now. But they can often concern matters which ...
If you sense that you need to make improvements in your personal structure, there is only one way to get started. Perform a ...
Are you in despair when it comes to your personal structure? Don’t be. Read this and see if it helps ...
If you are like me, the summer vacation works as a cleansing bath for the thoughts regarding your job. If so, just like me, you think more clearly about your job after ...
“Having good structure is to know” my business friend replied over lunch the other day when I asked what structure means to her. Indeed, that is “tried and true”.
If you have good structure ...
