At Stiernholm Consulting, we strongly believe that good structure strengthens productivity. This applies to us as individuals as well as for our organizations. Here, David Stiernholm, Struktör, shares his concrete tips on how to visualize, simplify and get more time for what is important.
Last Sunday’s lesson (and the last for now) in my ongoing course in structure in Sweden’s major morning paper Dagens Nyheter was about the fact that the key to excellent structure lies in the details.
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It’s one thing to decide to rid yourself of binders and papers that you no longer need, but a whole different matter entirely to determine what is good riddance and what is not.
What if we happen to throw away something we one day might need?
Sure, you could ...
Last Sunday’s lesson in my ongoing course in structure in Sweden’s major morning paper Dagens Nyheter was about how to create the perfect week.
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There are a few themes are more recurring in the whole subject of structure than others. They are themes which seem to permeate the working methods of those who most successfully keep track of things and who by doing so have more time to do other things. One of these themes is ...
Last Sunday’s lesson in my ongoing course in structure in Sweden’s major morning paper Dagens Nyheter was about how to create the perfect week.
In English, it translates as follows: ...
Some things are best done in cooperation with others. That is why we need to have meetings. In order to meet, we need to find an appropriate time when everyone is available.
But ...
Last Sunday’s lesson in my ongoing course in structure in Sweden’s major morning paper Dagens Nyheter was about how to work undisturbed when we need to.
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On a Monday in the beginning of March I had the intention to fly to a client and hold a one-day course in personal efficiency. But what was initially a two-hour flight turned into eight hours of traveling and I only made it half-way before I had to turn around and go back home with my mission unaccomplished. When things like these happen, it is easy to regard it as a lost day, but there are several things you can do to still make it into a productive day ...
Last Sunday’s lesson in my ongoing course in structure in Sweden’s major morning paper Dagens Nyheter was about what we can do to prioritize in a more systematic way.
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In most people’s work, the intensity and workload varies. Sometimes there is less to do, and sometimes the tempo accelerates to an almost unbearable level where we can barely keep up. When there is a lot going on around us, it may be tempting to compromise in terms of our structured work-methods and just let everything ...
Last Sunday’s lesson in my ongoing course in structure in Sweden’s major morning paper Dagens Nyheter was about ...
Sometimes Lady Luck comes in disguise, and what we first thought of as a disaster, or at least a defeat, will prove to be a positive change for the better ...
Do you have difficulties saying no? Are you keen to be of service when someone asks for your help, but later wish you hadn’t been so accommodating when you realize how much you have to do already? If you are a person who feels bad when saying no to someone, I believe you are also the kind of person who only says no ...
Last Sunday’s lesson in my ongoing course in structure in Sweden’s major morning paper Dagens Nyheter was about ...
We pick tasks from our to-do-list which we think we will be able to finish in the time we have at our disposal at the moment. We often make an accurate guess and manage to complete the task before it is time for something else. But sometimes we only manage to get half-way through what we are doing before we get interrupted by ...
Every Sunday, I write a course in structure in Sweden’s major morning paper Dagens Nyheter.
The third lesson, about ...
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 ...
This winter, I have the privilege to write a ten weeks’ training course column about structure and personal productivity in ...
My father in law is a horticulturist, which means he is an expert on gardening. As he crops trees and prunes gardens, the plants and trees can grow stronger and the entire garden can become a more beautiful whole. This principle goes for our project-lists as well…
If you want to quickly be able to assess if you have enough time to complete a task of not, there is a simple method you can use to make it easier to identify how long each task takes to complete ...
