An Interview With Email and Information Overload Expert Steuart Snooks
3 May 2013Every month Robyn Pearce interviews an expert with world-class information to share with her GettingAGrip Inner Circle members. If you’re interested to know more, check out www.gettingagrip.com/membership. You’re welcome to trial a subscription for only $1 for the first month and can cancel at any time. Members can download all past interviews in audio, the […]
Interruptions Are Hazardous To Business
2 May 2013Last week I was discussing email overload and its impact on productivity with Jean-Michel, the owner of a mid-sized French air-conditioning and heating company. “I hate email!” was his rather explosive comment. “It steals my time, the time of my staff and – if I let it – my money. Not many years ago none of […]
Shocking Statistics On Email As A Productivity Stealer
Time management and productivity consultant Robyn Pearce follows up on her controversial ideas on email overload: I knew my last article ‘Don’t make email the first thing of the day‘ would be a tad controversial. I didn’t expect quite so many responses! Of course there are exceptions some of which I outlined in the last […]
Don’t Do Email First Thing In The Day
At all my face-to-face events I hand out a little card to participants. It has my contact information on one side but the true value is the list of ‘Eight Top Time Tips’ on the reverse side. No. 8 on the list is ‘Don’t make email the first thing in the day’. This almost always gets questions […]
Open Plan Offices Kill Productivity
Tess is Events Manager for a small family-owned publishing firm that specialises in the tourist market. She makes a lot of phone calls to clients and prospects. In a training session a few weeks ago the conversation turned to office layout, noise, distractions and efficiency. We’d discussed the working preferences of the members of the […]
How Often Are The Workers Consulted On Efficient Office Layout?
If your company is relocating or you’re remodelling your premises, I urge you to get input from the people who’ll be working in it, not just the boss, the architect or the interior designer! Nearly every week I hear stories about offices designed with a primary focus on what looks good, not what encourages real […]
Interruptions Are Our Greatest Time-Stealer
At my Breakfast Club session in Wellington last Friday I asked my audience: ‘What is your biggest time-stealer?’ They were a cross-section of people from 11 different government organisations as well as several commercial businesses. The list was extensive and there was a tie for first place. I suspect you won’t be surprised to hear […]
Sorting Paper is as Important as Sorting Stock
5 February 2013In the article ‘Simple Steps to Make Your Farm or Home Office More Efficient’ I introduced you to Ross Richards, the Northern Sheep Council Chair. When I checked in with Ross, things were going really well with his # 1 issue – the home office. Ross and Ruth quickly dealt with Step 1 – Get […]
Simple Steps to Make Your Farm or Home Office More Efficient
Ross Richards made me a great offer a few years ago. He’s sole operator on an intensive 325 ha still-developing farm near Taumarunui, has three active school kids, wife Ruth is a part-time teacher, and Chair of the Northern Sheep Council is just one of his community or industry involvements. ‘I’m pretty typical worst-case scenario […]
A Simple Way to Turn Snail Email into a World Class Connection
A few years ago, on a frosty Taumarunui morning, myself and Dr Richard Templer, GM Research & Development, Meat & Wool New Zealand were presenters at a Sheep Council/National Bank seminar I’d asked the large group for their best time-saving tips and shortcuts. ‘Get broadband internet’, said Richard. ‘We can’t get it where we are,’ replied […]