Download this 20 Point Checklist to help you hit the ground running after Easter.
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The single biggest difference between successful people and those who never seem to have enough time to get everything done is the power of having an effective plan.
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Take a look at this article that I wrote and was published in the Apr/May 2025 Executive Support Magazine.
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Deciphering executive-speak is a skill every assistant masters. From “Let’s circle back” (translation: I hope you forget this) to “Can you take a first pass?” (translation: Do all the work so I can tweak it), here’s a fun breakdown by Lucy Brazier from Executive Support Magazine of what executives say vs. what they really mean!
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This is the 7th in a series of blog posts designed to help you recognise the profound and far-reaching impact email overload has in your life and to offer solutions to help you overcome the challenges it presents.
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This is the 6th in a series of blog posts designed to help you recognise the profound and far-reaching impact email overload has in your life and to offer solutions to help you overcome the challenges it presents.
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Having so much information available to us and much of it arriving unbidden as interruptions, we now work in a constant state of multi-tasking. So, what can do you about it?
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Business interruptions come in two types: external disruptions from phone, e-mail or by colleagues, and internal interruptions from mental distractions or self-dialogue.
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Here are 3 quick tips to help you get control of ‘overload’ caused by email interruptions.
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These days, we can get email almost anyone, at anytime, in any place! Here are at least 7 impacts of information and email overload.
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Email is the #1 productivity killer in the modern workplace. It occupies 2.6 hours a day, but 25% of this time is unproductive. Do you struggle with information and email ‘overload’?
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Why do senior executives get caught up spending high value time and effort doing such low value activity as sifting, sorting, prioritising and checking their own email?
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Here is a draft letter/email and other tips to help you get approval for training programs from your Executive/Employer.
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Read this proven 3 step approach to effective email management.
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3 quick and easy steps to get your inbox empty before Christmas.
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Read this blog to learn how to start the new year without the stress of seeing hundreds of emails received while you were away.
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Check out this interview I did with John Nayler on his eCentral Business Show 7 years ago on how to get control of your email. My business name may have changed, but my message is still the same.
The Triage process involves a quick look at each new unread email, working from top to bottom and making one of 4 possible decisions the first (and only) time you handle the email, like a Triage nurse in the emergency department of a hospital quickly assessing incoming patients.
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The two minute rule is an idea from American productivity guru David Allen (known for his Getting Things Done or GTD process).
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Every email you read requires you to make a decision. The 4D methodology is a powerful and proven method to process any new inputs you handle, whether it’s the in tray, a text message, a Teams message or an email.
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