In the modern environment one of the few things that is certain in business and in your personal life is uncertainty. It’s here to stay and so we need to learn how to effectively deal with uncertainty. First let us understand the difference between risk and uncertainty as they are…
How many times have you got to the end of the week completely shattered having worked really hard and then sat back and realised that you have achieved very little of what you set out to do? For many people this is the norm rather than the exception and so…
One of the biggest reasons people suffer things like burn out is that they are far too busy and yet seem to achieve very little and this is often because they are trying to work on too many things at the same time. So, how many projects can you effectively…
Why are so many people so time poor? Ask anyone “how are you?” and you are more likely to get a comment on their state of time management than their state of health. Answers such as “busy”, “snowed under”, “rushed off my feet” and “drowning” are common responses. Here are…
Everyone wants a quick fix and we have looked at the fact the effectiveness is something that happens over time but here are 3 ways to become more effective today: Schedule Meetings With Yourself. When you are in a meeting you have a valid reason not to check emails or…
Communication has never been so easy. Mobile phone, email, text, WhatsApp, Facebook, Zoom, Teams etc. etc. We move in an age where communication has never been so easy or so poor. Yes, communication – easy but not always effective. Here are five questions to make your communications more effective. The…
We all know the problem with time management is that the amount of time we have available in any one day, week or year is fixed. We also know that very few, if any people on their death bed say “I wish I had made more productive or efficient use…
It’s easy to say things, much more difficult to do them. Increasingly we have the ability to comment on the words of others. If you have time to waste have a look at the Twitter accounts of any politician followed by a mass of comments. Some valid, some not so.…
It’s a great way to start the day. “Today I’m going to be effective.” It’s first thing in the morning, no new emails, no phone calls and you are ready to go. Next thing you know it’s six or seven or eight p.m. and what have you done? Answer, exactly…
Ethnography is the study of a particular human society. The important point for consultants is that it is almost entirely based on fieldwork and uses both quantitative and qualitative methods. It involves the person carrying out the study (usually an anthropologist) to immerse themselves in the culture and everyday life…