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...
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...
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...
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...
The Multitasking Myth: How multitasking ruins your productivity Do you think you can multitask or is the multitasking myth actually true? Most of us think we can of course. In fact some of the comments and questions I get on this subject in my personal productivity training are...
Manage Your Time Effectively | Plan Ahead & Be Your Own Boss How can you manage your time effectively? When you look at your diary/calendar, you will probably find that you have quite a deal of available time or unplanned time. In fact, very often I find...
Create a To Do List to Improve Productivity In my personal productivity training, I often ask how many people habitually create a To Do List to help them manage their workload. The results vary with each group of course, but it is not uncommon to have...
Here Are The Do's and Don'ts when Juggling Priorities Well I don't mean literally of course, although perhaps it could help improve your mental sharpness...
Managing Delegated Tasks Using The 3C's One of the great challenges facing managers is constantly managing delegated tasks. In other words, getting work done effectively through others. Many managers are frustrated by the inability of some staff to manage their delegated tasks independently. They are constantly swamped...
Four Simple Questions To Ask Before Accepting A Meeting Invite There is little doubt that attending meetings can have a big impact on our productivity. They impact on how much time we spend at work too. We all know, unproductive meetings can be real time wasters! ...