Spring Cleaning for Leaders The days are getting longer, new leaves are starting to grow, and bulbs are emerging, all signs that Spring is finally here. It’s a fresh start for nature, so perhaps we should pay attention and do the same. Over the past three months, much clutter will have built up in our […]
Posted : 13 March 2023
Two minute read. In my last blog (read it here), I shared how a quarterly Spring clean of your desk and working environment can increase productivity and reduce stress. But what happens if we take this same approach to our business and Spring clean our strategies and processes? Is there such a thing as Spring cleaning […]
Posted : 29 March 2022
3 Minute Read There’s no hiding from the fact that COVID19 has inflicted dramatic changes on how many of us work. The pandemic has meant that in some businesses, those not on furlough are working at a frenetic pace to save their organisation. And in others, people are working equally as hard because business is […]
Posted : 20 June 2021
Whether it’s a priority matrix, an ordered to-do list or the Pareto principle, most of us have the tools and techniques for prioritising our own workload and the opportunities within our teams and organisations. So why do we find it so hard? The solution lies not in what we do… but rather when we do […]
Posted : 7 June 2021
Two minute read. I recently ran a survey for all the leaders and managers on my mailing list which provided some fascinating results. Most notable was the fact that 83% of them listed ‘managing the volume of work and prioritisation’ as one of their most significant leadership challenges. This reminded me of a conversation […]
Posted : 15 April 2021