by Stuart Corrigan | 12 Jul 2017 | Capture, Clarify, Organise, Planning, Stuart Corrigan's Blog |
Scott Walker (not his real name) is a good friend of mine. He has nine black belts. Note, they are not in Judo or some other martial art. They have been acquired as a result of arriving at a hotel, looking for a belt for his trousers, and realising that it was still...
by Miles Seecharan | 18 Aug 2016 | Blog, Capture, Miles Seecharan's Blog, Organise |
It’s a sun-filled summer afternoon and you’re strolling happily down the street when a flash of light catches your eye from pavement ahead. You instinctively tell yourself it’s probably just shiny litter but your eyes linger, widen and then sparkle with delight. Yes,...
by Robert Peake | 7 Jul 2016 | Organise, Planning, Reflect, Robert Peake's Blog, Weekly Review |
Like so many of us, I have a love-hate relationship with the alarm clock on my phone. I often hate how early it wakes me up, but of course love that it does so reliably. Like the bookmark, whose simple virtues I extolled in a previous article, the alarm clock is...
by Edward Lamont | 2 Jun 2016 | Ed Lamont's Blog, Organise, Stress and Wellbeing |
In a recent seminar I clocked that one of the participants was not happy. He was trying to be, but his question betrayed considerable doubt: “Love the lists”, he said, “but I still don’t have any more time than I did before. When am I going to actually do the things...
by Robert Peake | 19 Jan 2016 | Capture, Clarify, Organise, Planning, Robert Peake's Blog |
It’s a nice place. You have been here before, and recall how much you like the food. Yet as you scan down the first page of the menu, your breath quickens and your pulse shoots up. Turning to the second page, your eyes widen; you are practically hyperventilating...
by Todd Brown | 21 Jan 2015 | Blog |
I’ve had an idea for a service business. It’s about helping people to make sure they’re reminded about the things they need to do in their lives. It’ll work like this. You tell it what you want to be reminded about, and it will remind you. It will remind you at...
by Robert Peake | 27 May 2014 | Blog |
“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?” ― Rabbi Hillel Organisations have systems–from organograms to annual reviews–designed to ensure that the right people focus on the right...
