The other week I stayed at a nice hotel in the center of Oslo. If you travel a lot, you will be aware of that the standard of hotels can vary significantly. Some places do not ...
Not all tasks we perform in our work are of equal importance. Some are the type of things we just need to get done and other tasks are of the kind that makes the business take quantum-leaps forward in the right direction. Those of us with ...
Sometimes when I tell people I am a ”struktör”, I get asked the following question: ”OK. Well, you work with this every day, tell me: ...
Sometimes you might find yourself in a meeting without your laptop. In spite of that you had decided to always take notes during meetings using the computer, you now have to take notes by hand. If you, like I, prefer to always ...
When we have more to be done than there is time to do things in, we need to prioritize amongst all the things we have to do. We can not do everything at the same time and perhaps not ...
Do you want to work as undisturbed as possible? Do you want to be able to delegate tasks without having to have to give a detailed explanation on how you want it done over and over again? Then create your very own ...
One of the most common things participants from my courses decide to do by the end of our day together is to ...
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 ...
How often do you think thoughts such as “When I’m there anyway, I might as well …”? It might be that someone told you that “you just have to” go see an amazing building the next time you are in Toronto. Or it can be ...
Have you ever postponed doing something since you feared that it would be unpleasant, that you would be criticized or that something negative would happen? You actually want to do it (or rather want to have it done), but ...
Some people I meet think that they are going to improve their structure later, when they have time. Perhaps they have tried sorting out the piles, but gotten stuck after a few minutes of organizing and come to the conclusion that ...
There are times when you feel overwhelmingly reluctant to do what you know you will want to have done sometime soon. You have a huge pile of unprocessed documents in the inbox that you really should deal with, but ...
Finding digital files and documents that either we ourselves or our colleagues have saved at some point is usually not a problem – as long as they are ...
There are occasions when we simply cannot forget to do or bring something. Writing it on the to-do-list or in the calendar is all very well, but then you need to remember to look where you have noted it as well, before you ...
Have you ever been the coordinator of a meeting where you had a difficult time keeping the participants on track and in line with the set agenda? What was intended to be a brief update suddenly ...
When it is time for time off, such as last summer’s vacation, most of us want to feel and be freer our ordinary lives normally lets us. It feels good to allow for thoughts to flow freely and do whatever comes to mind. It is a true privilege to be able to let go of work and everything that our ordinary lives consist of, but unfortunately not everyone can do this effortlessly as ...
I speak of the benefits of starting your day with en empty desk almost daily. And though it is a good start, it is easy to be misguided by ...
I am fully aware that not all people are as devoted to the concept of ”structure” as I am. Once in a while I meet people who ...
Are you in the habit of breaking your day-plan?
Do you tend to have an idea of what you want to do and complete during the day in the morning, which at lunch-time makes you feel slightly queasy with stress, and which ...
