Yesterday, I wrote about 10 Things YOU Can Do To Make A Productive Meeting Even When You are Not the Meeting Planner. Often, we read about how to run meetings, but we don't read about how to attend meetings and make the most of our time. Today, I want to share the #1 Important thing to do to make sure you are using your time well in meetings. … [Read more...]
“Doing IT ALL” Gets Nothing Done – Is that REALLY True?
One of the things that I had promised myself while on this trip in Pittsburgh was that I was going to do a lot of catch up reading. The first book that I started and finished all on Monday was Dave Crenshaw's The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It All" Gets Nothing Done. As a recovering Multitask-er (or Switchtasker as he puts it) I was excited to get to this book. Keep reading for my … [Read more...]
Are You Financially Responsible With Your Business?
Where do you spend your time? Where you choose to spend your time directly reflects the financial outcome for your business. Today, I'll focus on ways that you can evaluate and adjust how to spend your time so that you can positively impact your bottom line. … [Read more...]
Group Scheduling – What A Pain! But it Does not Have to be Anymore
Unless you work in an organization that has Outlook or Lotus Notes or another similar group scheduling tool, you have probably experienced the same thing that I have when trying to coordinate a meeting with a group of busy people. It can be like HERDING CATS! One email after another rotates through my in-box as we try to figure out a date and time that will work. Today I am excited to say, I … [Read more...]
Delegate! Do you know how?
Delegating is a skill that is very difficult for many professionals to master. Either they do not give enough responsibility the assistants that they have, or they micromanage them way too much. Successful business people are able to empower skilled individuals to handle administrative tasks, while they focus on keeping current clients, growing relationships and reaching a new client base. So, … [Read more...]
How Control-Freak-It is Can Derail Your Success
Do you want to be successful with your business? Do you delegate? No? Why not? I frequently have people ask me how I can get it all done and that I must never sleep. Now, admittedly, my sleeping patterns are a bit odd because I am a stay-up-late kind of gal, but that is not how I manage to grow my business and get a lot done in the community I live in. Keep reading for ideas on how you … [Read more...]
The Fine Art of Delegation
About a week or so ago I went and gave a presentation to some staff at Illinois State University. One of the coordinators of the meeting shared a great set of resources. I checked them all out and thought that they were fabulous resources for you! … [Read more...]