The phrase ‘work-life balance’ overlooks some of the important complexities of living in the modern world. Here’s why that phrase is a problem.
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Five Things I’ve Learned from Yvon Chouinard.
Lessons from Yvon Chouinard, the CEO of Patagonia. He’s one of my idols, really. Every book he’s written I’ve devoured. Every time I see an interview with him, a podcast or an article, I track it down and pour over it. I think he has a lot to teach us all about what business can […]
Procrastination Might Not Be What You Think It Is.
When we paint procrastinators as just lazy, we’re really being quite unfair. The psychology of procrastination is rather more complex.
Do Less, Then Obsess: The Myth of Multitasking
Working productively and performing well is not about how much you do. It is about how well you do it. Focus and obsession are the key.
HOW to Optimise the Structure of Your Business.
Has that time come when your business is too successful for you to handle? You need to think about structure – and I’m here to help.
Why You Should Change – But Probably Won’t.
Why is change – to our businesses, to ourselves – so hard? Some obstacles lie in the workings of our bodies and minds. Let’s see how to overcome them.
A ‘Life-Changing’ Weekend: The Implementer Business Retreat
A retrospective on our inspirational business retreat exploring implementation and the secrets of HOW.
The Twelve-Week Year
Avoid the unpredictability of the annual plan, by thinking in chunks of twelve weeks.
Outsourcing Your COO: Part II.
Even more benefits of outsourcing your COO.
Outsourcing Your COO: Part I.
In a previous post, we considered the question, what sort of tasks can effectively be outsourced?
Daring to Lead: How to Be a Better Leader at Work.
Leadership creates a business’s culture. But what does a successful leader look like?
Seeking Ways to Improve Productivity? Try Task-Batching.
We all have our own productivity hacks, theories or time saving techniques…
Outsource, Work Less: Why You Should Hire a Virtual Assistant.
Think that you are working too much? Suffering from time famine? These are reasons why you should hire a virtual assistant.
Sleep II: Sleep Deprivation in Business
Not yet convinced that you should turn off your computer and get into bed nice and early?
Why Do We Sleep?
You sleep for 36% of your life. That’s 32 years of sleep across a lifetime, if you live until ninety…
HOW to Manage Stress in Life and Work.
Why simply getting it done isn’t just enough. How to actually achieve stress-free productivity…
The Five Chairs
Are you aware of your behaviour? Find out how it shapes the culture of a business…
Why are You Stressed? or Rather, is Stress Actually Bad for You?
Do you know you can actually transform stress from harmful to helpful?
Make the Obstacle the Way.
There’s a way to minimise business risks. It’s by implementing structural elements…
A Fresh Face: How New Perspectives Can Help Your Business.
A fresh face at the table helps the team. This knowledge is now science….
Wise Eyes: On Age Diversity in the Workplace.
These days, you can often find five different generations of people in the workplace at the same time….
What is Predictable Success?
Analysing the life-cycle of a business and the formula to predictable success…
You Need to Know the Major Obstacles to Implementation
Implementation isn’t just about doing it. It’s about getting it done with clarity…
What’s the Secret of Effective Time Management?
Remember when you started your business. You had a VISION, your ‘Why’ and…
The Benefits of Remote Work: The Future of Work
According to some, the future of work is remote. But what makes it the future structure of work?
The Power of Mind Mapping.
Using the power of mind mapping for a smoother business planning and execution…
Structure: The HOW Skill Set in Your Business.
The systems, strategies, management and functions of your business..
About Me
About me and gaining INSIGHT into the HOW skill-set.
Parkinson’s Law: Why You Keep Procrastinating that Task.
Get more done with less. See how you can use Parkinson’s Law to get more done in less time!