By now, almost everyone who works in the Microsoft universe knows about Microsoft Teams. Since COVID-19 and the need to work from home, many organisations have turned to Teams as the 'go-to' platform for video meetings. Many organisations chose Teams as an alternative to Zoom...
This is part 2 of my working from home series of articles as a result of the impact of COVID-19. If you have not read my first article on this, you can read it here. In this article though, I want to write about ways to...
These are certainly interesting and challenging times. As a result of COVID-19, many people are now working from home who don't normally, so it seems opportune to write a post about ways you can be productive when working from home. Part 1 – the setup Interestingly, one...
This is the third and final article in our series relating to continuous partial attention (CPA). In our first article we explained what CPA is, its impact and some strategies to beat it. In our second article we expanded a little on some more strategies...
In this post I continue a series on overcoming 'continuous partial attention' (CPA) to improve your productivity. If you have never heard of this term, you can read the first of the series here. Your attention span How long can you focus on one task? I mean remain focussed...
We live in a 'switched on' world. We've always loved being connected to others – that's human nature – so the arrival of social media along with computers in our hands (and even on our wrists) was something we were all-too-ready to welcome. And welcome...
Over the past few years, as part of the introduction to some of my productivity training programs, I've been asking groups this question: "What are the upsides and downsides of the impact of technology in the workplace?" The responses are hardly surprising, but I...
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...
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...
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...