Having spent 20 years in time precious industries, I have developed some tried and tested techniques around Productivity & Time Management.
When assisting people with their time management, I now focus on 7 key areas of attention.
- Unlocking Productivity
- Killing Procrastination
- Time Management style
- Email Mastery
- Simple systems for organising business
- Tools for success – physical tools or digitals tools like evernote
- Systemised for success – how to create procedures and systems.
But it is the understanding around what is productive and what is unproductive that provides the freedom to unlock productivity techniques.
I am a practicing Buddhist. One of the key foundations of Buddhism is Mindfulness. When applied to business this means to focus on your motions, actions and outcomes related to your business; to be in the present and focus on the now. You need to do things with intent yet be open and accepting to change. Allow yourself to be non-judgmental and to try and view things from someone else’s perspective.
To identify where you, your team our your space is productive or unproductive, consider the following key identifiers.
YOU |
|
Absent of Productivity |
With Productivity. |
| Absent mindedStressed
Procrastinate Distracted Late Making mistakes Conflict Blinkered thinking Emails dominate |
Attentive/ResponsiveMotivated
Self-Efficient Intuitive Coachable Adaptable & Fexible Accurate Brain Power! |
YOUR TEAM, YOUR BUSINESS |
|
Absent of Productivity |
With Productivity. |
| Excessive ConflictDominant personalities rule
Unclear about responsibilities Working to different goals Duplication of tasks or missing tasks “This is the way it’s always been done” This limits growth of the organisation Wastes resources such as leads, time, stationary Team are highly managed They don’t work to a system YOU are the system Duplication – MLM’s are great at creating success around this principle |
CollaborationCommon Goal – clear vision
Round pegs in round holes – working to strengths and weaknesses Inspired Motivated Contribute visionary ideas Adaptable Versatile Attention to team structure, types & roles Are gratified by their efficiency (job well done) Not managed – they lead Strong Leadership |
YOUR SPACE |
|
Absent of Productivity |
With Productivity. |
| Takes your energyDe-motivates
Retention of useless resource Takes the place of something else Lose important things & take time to find them Causes distraction Saps up brain power No clear method for record keeping Duplication of documentation |
A sense of calmA sense of control
Space to think and ponder Find things quickly Space becomes more versatile Clear indication of energy flow and what dominates Central place for shared resource |
To discover how you can transform your working day and increase your productivity for yourself, your team or in your space then check out our Half Day Workshop Intensive- Productivity & Time Management.
Or to book your space, click here. Spaces are limited.
About the Author:
Barbara Clifford (The Time Tamer) is a time management & stress management enthusiast based in Alice Springs, Australia. She has spent over 20 years working in time precious and stressful industries such as film, hospitality and marketing. She has always had a burning passion for creating order and making sense of things. She is sought after like a beacon in a sea of chaos to provide professional development in the business environment through workshop training, coaching, mentoring, online training programs, webinars and as a guest speaker around Australia. Her professional experience has included contracts with small business, Not For Profits, Aboriginal Organisations, Media, Marketing, Aged Care, Universities, Health Services and Cruise Ships. Follow Barbara on Twitter @barbclifford.
