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I am a fan of American Football. I have been one for all my life. It was a game I played a lot as a kid. However, I was never big enough to consider it as nothing more than having fun with the neighborhood kids. Found in Rugby as well, there is a technique used… Continue reading Stiff Arming Interruptions

“My workload is too high.” I hear and see that a lot. In the United States, we continue to experience this weird dichotomy, signs of slower hiring of people, but we are in a tight job market. The latest figures put the unemployment rate at 3.7% (which is virtually full employment). However, only 62 percent… Continue reading The Time Managed Workload

For many, time management is a tactical practice. There are a series of actions and events tied to a schedule or calendar. To do lists are created and done to varying degrees of success. Meetings are booked and appointments worked. These intentional but maybe reactive activities populate our days and represent life in the near… Continue reading The Time Management of Purpose

At some point in your career and even in your personal life, you will hit a burnout phase. Life will seem like it is closing in on you and you don’t have the energy, productivity, and time to be at your best. Burnout can come from very different places. As companies navigate life in a… Continue reading The Time Management of Burnout

I spend a lot of time on LinkedIn. It is a part of my marketing and sales strategy and a platform I use for business and pleasure. According to a study done by Hootsuite, “LinkedIn is most popular with older users, with 46-55 year olds most likely using the site.” Given LinkedIn touts they are a network… Continue reading A Time Futured Mindset

I was working at a grocery store stocking shelves during college. I was responsible for maintaining a certain area of the store. One evening, I was well behind on my duties because I kept getting called to different departments to help with their issues. The “front end” of the store was also very shorted staffed… Continue reading Time Managing Your Workload

There is a difference between being productive and being busy. One can be busy and not be productive. To manage time well is to work in a manner that accomplishes what is needed in the proper priority level when you are not harried, agitated, or stressed. We all have lived through times when at the… Continue reading The Time Management of Busyness

I am going to start out direct and to the point. There is no such thing as multitasking. The time management of multitasking is simply not to multitask. Now, before you abandon me by closing your browser, hear me out. Let’s describe multitasking first. The Merriam-Webester Dictionary defines it as “the performance of multiple tasks at one… Continue reading Microtasking not Multitasking

I have been in sales for just about all of my career. However, I score high as an introvert on a variety of personality profile tests. In a room full of people, I seek hanging out against the wall and not being in the center. I lack the outgoing personality. It is harder for me… Continue reading The Time Management of Selling

I have written before about the importance of personal care as a part of one’s time management program.  According to the Time Management Analysis (TMA) assessment provided by Kairos Management Solutions, over 40% of respondents do not have a structured and consistent personal care approach. In the context of the TMA, the key focus areas of personal care are sleep,… Continue reading The Time Management of Lifestyle