We’ve all done it. It’s incredibly inefficient, can lead to important tasks being forgotten and ultimately adds to, rather than reducing, stress. Some of us have done it occasionally while some do it all the time. I’m talking about double-handling in your Email Inbox. Double-handing of...
Microsoft OneNote is a powerful productivity tool that is quickly gaining popularity as more and more people get Laptops and other devices for work. But it is also a fantastic tool for sharing information and very importantly, collaborating with others in real time! You can collaborate...
The Outlook “To Do Bar” offers some fantastic features to assist you in managing your Workload. The To Do Bar is is nestled on the right hand side of your Outlook Inbox. It is usually on by default, though many people tend to ignore it. The...
Using Microsoft OneNote in combination with Microsoft Outlook can help save you valuable time. There are some fantastic integration tools between both programs and in this short article, I'd like to highlight one of them. If you are not using Microsoft OneNote, I want to encourage...
Today's digital transformation, sometimes dubbed; the Modern Office, is truly changing the way people work. Organisations are increasingly adopting modern office productivity tools and technology. They are introducing and encouraging collaborative work-spaces and remote working. Many are now providing staff with Laptops as tools to help...
From Paper to Microsoft OneNote My journey to electronic note-taking using Microsoft OneNote has been quite a few years in the making. More than 10 years ago, I decided to fully embrace my electronic calendar at work. That seemed like an obvious transition to make at...
How to Group Emails in Microsoft Outlook by Date In my Productivity Training, I often get asked how to organise and group emails in their Outlook Inbox by the date received. That is, emails are grouped by the day they arrived. Today, Yesterday, Last Week etc. In...
5 digital note-taking traps you should be aware of Modern Office, Digital Workplace, Paperless Office, Digital Note-Taking… these are just some terms that are becoming increasingly popular in today's modern workplace within many organisations. As new technology has become cheaper, many organisations are no longer buying Desktop...
How Understanding Your MBTI Type Can Make You A Better Leader What makes a great leader? That really depends on the definition you read. Some will say that a great leader inspires those around them. That leadership is action, not position. A great leader will show...
Optimise Microsoft Outlook and be more Productive If you you have never learnt how to optimise Microsoft Outlook, when I say the term 'Microsoft Outlook', I bet you immediately think 'Email'. But what if I told you it can offer so much more? While it's true that...