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A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is a business term used to describe established activities meant to manage to a desired outcome. KPIs should be set as leading not lagging indicators. “Leading indicators are sometimes described as inputs. They define what actions are necessary to achieve your goals with measurable outcomes. They ‘lead’ to successfully meeting… Continue reading The Time Management of Personal Performance

So much of what I write, coach, and provide with Kairos Management Solutions is tied to bringing structure to time management. Constructing habits to be better focused. Building processes to enhance organization. Configuring a personal care regime Arranging a system to better complete tasks. Shaping a pathway to more consistent planning. All this may sound very rigid and firm, and in… Continue reading The Time Management of Flexibility

There are many elements to effective time management. The Time Management Analysis or TMA breaks organizing intervals into 5 priority categories of planning, tasks or task management, organization, and personal care. Of those, focus is the most important. We are bombarded with external stimuli and challenged with internal discipline. If one is unable to stay focused, it… Continue reading Focused Time Management

“I hate it when people do not follow-up! It is so frustrating!” I hear that a lot from clients. I experience that it a lot myself. People do not follow-up with me and yes, I do not follow-up with others. Simply put, if an item, task, or to-do is important to me I am going… Continue reading Time Managed Follow-up

Last week I lost an opportunity. I had a very warm lead with a prospect, but it ended up not working out. I had multiple conversations, great dialog, and a good connection. However, in the end I held firm on what I was going to offer for my services. I told myself “No” to any… Continue reading The Time Management of No