How to Group Emails in Microsoft Outlook by Date In my Productivity Training, I often get asked how to organise and group emails in their Outlook Inbox by the date received. That is, emails are grouped by the day they arrived. Today, Yesterday, Last Week etc. In...
5 digital note-taking traps you should be aware of Modern Office, Digital Workplace, Paperless Office, Digital Note-Taking… these are just some terms that are becoming increasingly popular in today's modern workplace within many organisations. As new technology has become cheaper, many organisations are no longer buying Desktop...
How Understanding Your MBTI Type Can Make You A Better Leader What makes a great leader? That really depends on the definition you read. Some will say that a great leader inspires those around them. That leadership is action, not position. A great leader will show...
Optimise Microsoft Outlook and be more Productive If you you have never learnt how to optimise Microsoft Outlook, when I say the term 'Microsoft Outlook', I bet you immediately think 'Email'. But what if I told you it can offer so much more? While it's true that...
It can be intimidating to sit before a multiple-choice test that is asking questions about yourself, especially if you feel like it’s a test examining your abilities. It's important to understand that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is not a ‘test’ in the sense that...
Get Organised to Reduce Stress and Improve Productivity Imagine the last time that you felt stressed. Maybe it was this morning as you opened up your seemingly endless queue of emails demanding responses. Maybe it was last week when your boss asked you to take on...
The 4Ds Behind Managing Email And Taking Back Your Inbox There's no denying it, managing email has become an essential business skill we all need to have. Email has changed the way we work, allowing fast and effective communication with colleagues, clients and collaborators, both in the...
Develop Your Emotional Intelligence with these five strategies We live in a time when professional skills are more valued than ever before. Tertiary qualifications, years of experience, the ability to interpret data and drive new innovations are highly prized. While those are certainly important elements of...
Practical Tips to Get Your To-Do List Under Control In some ways, I envy Frodo Baggins. The daring Hobbit, central to the iconic fantasy series The Lord of The Rings, had just one item on his to-do list: to get The One Ring to Mordor. One...
Does this sound familiar? You’re having a conversation with someone, or perhaps you are in a meeting, and someone says something that really gets under your skin. Before you realise it, you respond: maybe a little angrily or perhaps you say something that you later...