The concept of outsourcing overseas certainly is not a new idea, but it normally refers to the business world where jobs are sent overseas. Businesses now outsource more than $20 billion. As we struggle to find that elusive work life balance amid all of the daily tasks we face, outsourcing is becoming an increasingly popular [...]

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Dealing with interruptions is a constant struggle when you are attempting to get more accomplished with effective time management techniques.There are two factors to consider in attempting to cope:
Completely eliminate the interruption
Control or shorten the length of the distraction
In my posting on the Top Ten Distractions in the Office, dealing with telephone calls was a [...]

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Are you modeling good time management techniques for your children? In today’s world, children of all ages are bombarded with so much more than we, as adults, ever had to face. The pace of everything is accelerating and with it attention spans are diminishing. If you personally are struggling to keep [...]

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You have heard it before: “Write everything down.” Chances are you already have several lists of ToDo items. But then I’m guessing that there are still some tasks that you keep in your head because you are sure you will remember to do them.
When I talk about multitasking in my time management training [...]

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Have you ever walked into an office and been hit by a blast of freezing air? The longer you remain there, the more uncomfortably cold you become. It is great to be able to live in climate-controlled environments during extremes of heat and cold. However when the summer arrives, instead of being comfortable in lightweight [...]

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For those of us with the privilege of having an adminstrative professional to support our efforts, we should take time this month to extend our appreciation as Administrative Professionals’ Day approaches. However there is something else we can do that will be of benefit to both them and us, and that is to delegate [...]

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I was recently asked what the Top Ten Office Distractions were. The first ones that came to mind were easy. They were the topics always mentioned by my clients in individual consultations and by my audiences in my time management training seminars:

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Driving While Texting (DWT) is an issue being taken up with some state legislatures after enough car accidents have occurred because of the distraction. We already know that distractions from eating, putting on makeup, changing CDs, and cell phone usage are potentially dangerous for us and those around us. DWT may be the [...]

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Women are better at multitasking.
Men can only focus on one activity at a time.
Women are more organized.
Men are more productive.
Have you ever been told that you would not be good at something because of your gender or age or race? The above statements are all examples of

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A study by psychology professor Ellen Langer of Harvard University (published in Psychological Science, 2/2007) delved into the power of your mind relating to a workout. Her test compared two groups of housekeepers working at a Boston hotel. One group was told that what they did in their regular routines was great exercise while the [...]

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