Mute those annoying Teams Meeting Chat Notifications One of the things that I have become acutely aware of in recent years is the number of notifications that Microsoft Teams has injected into our daily work lives. Hardly an hour goes by when most of us aren't...
Parkinson's Law Have you heard of Parkinson's Law? It is the adage that 'work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion', first articulated by British bureaucrat Cyril Northcote Parkinson. Or sometimes shortened to "Work expands to fill time". We see Parkinson's Law...
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...
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...
Value Your Time By Managing Drop In Visitors More Effectively During a recent coaching session, my client shared with me her difficulty in saying NO to drop in visitors or managing her interruptions. Some of these visitors were external and some internal to her organisation. She works...
Improve your focus - Don't Multitask Do you struggle to maintain a clear focus on what you have to do? Do you find yourself constantly switching tasks rather than sticking to what you had planned? Or perhaps you find your mind wandering constantly. If so, the following tips for...