Strategy

Meetings: the universal time sink and productivity destroyer in today’s organizations. And they shouldn’t be.[...]

We have previously discussed how to avoid FOMO (the fear of missing out) but why should we really be avoiding it and what impact does it have on our lives, relationships, and work life balance? FOMO is becoming an increasing feeling that has been created[...]

Fear of missing out (FOMO) is everywhere and yes it’s a real thing (look it up, it’s in the dictionary). Essentially, it’s defined as the feeling of missing out on something that is happening, that you consider being better than what is happening[...]

By now I’ve worked with a long list of companies (both hi-tech and traditional) to help them solve their problems of information overload, which typically focus on email overload as the top priority. These companies tend to fall into two main classes:[...]

Many people have a “love-hate” relationship with their mindfull inbox. There are times when the sight of yet another notification of yet another email, fills us with dread. In spite of the breathtaking increases to our overall productivity, the email[...]

Hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July! The custom of celebrating independence day hasn’t changed in America since 1776, but one thing is definitely different today: when folks get back to work after the long weekend or vacation, they lose the[...]

Electronic communications – email, social media, SMS, and so on – are rapidly replacing a good part of human interaction on our planet, and enabling whole new vistas of collaboration. This has its benefits – the ability to work anytime, anywhere,[...]

Did a huge task just land on your desk leaving you lost in limbo? Is there an important project where you don’t know how to begin? Do you feel the walls closing in and project overload panic starting to kick in? First of all, breathe! Things are never[...]

Much effort, time and money go into the production of information, yet consumption is usually free-for-all.  The ease of copying and sharing coupled with difficulty to enforce purchasing of digital goods are some of the bases of the “free[...]

There are 3 key strategies you can use to get control of email overload and use it in an effective and productive way. They are what I call the WWW of Mastering Email – the When, What and Where.[...]