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When communicating urgency does not help
One of my colleagues in the training industry is Chris Meredith. Chris helps people to create, capture and communicate great ideas. When I was writing Urgent!, he sh...
Make your deadlines highly visible
One of the key strategies we teach in our Smart Work program is the idea of managing the Start Date of a task, not the Due Date. The premise here is that if your t...
Working under pressure
I read a great blog (The lie of working better under pressure) recently that got me thinking about working under pressure, especially under the pressure of a deadlin...
The missing link for mobile workflow management
I, like many people, rely heavily on my smart phone to manage my work when I am out and about. I personally use an iPhone and love the fact that I can see my calenda...
How to make team agreements stick
A member of my team was having a conversation with a client recently about our Smart Teams program. They were keen to look at ways to create a more productive emai...
Urgent! Video Series – 10: Do What You Say You Are Going To Do
My new book Urgent! was published on 1st August. In this series of videos I am going to unpack some of the key strategies for moderating unproductive urgency. In th...