Night Shifts and Stressful Nights

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 7:58 PM EST (Productivity Today)

For the first time, science is revealing the real cost associated with working into the nighttime hours. Cancer, circadian rhythms synchronization, and mental health all far outway any potential gains to be made versus slightly lower daytime pay.

cancer, science, schizophrenia, melatonin, biological-clock, circadian-rhythms, brain-tumors, sleep-disorder, business-hours, nightshift

Backing Up to Save Time

Seeded on Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:19 PM EDT (Time Management Today)

In a world massively dependent on electronics and technology, redundancy is no longer an unnecessary state in terms of data. Backing up has become essential to protecting virtually priceless data and preventing significant, costly decreases in productivity.

business, organization, time-management, increase-productivity, backing-up, save-time

Organizing Your Estate--Paper Files or Electronic Files?

Seeded on Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:54 PM EDT (Time Management Today)

If you have opted to organize your estate with an electronic record, be sure that it is password protected. Then have a printed Letter of Instruction ready for your executor explaining...

business, estate-planning, document-management, file-management, paper-files, electronic-files

Share More and Limit Interruptions

Seeded on Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:15 PM EDT (Time Management Today)

How social meetings can reduce distractions and enhance communication, interaction, and team productivity amongst your employees.

business, distractions, meetings, productivity, time-management, business-management, self-improvement, interruptions

Work Life Balance: Can Legislation Help?

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:36 PM EDT (Time Management Today)

New legislation is being proposed to address the growing issue of work life balance in our society. Find out if it will be a help or a hindrance..

business, time-management, business-management, work-life-balance, h-r-2392, family-and-workplace-balancing-act

Finding Time: Outsourcing Your Personal Tasks

Seeded on Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:05 PM EDT (Time Management Today)

How outsourcing personal tasks can help you manage time and prioritize your schedule for increased productivity.

business, outsourcing, business-management, increase-productivity, time-management-training

Time Management and Telephone Calls

Seeded on Tue Jun 5, 2007 2:13 AM EDT (Time Management Today)

Telephone calls can either be a constant source of interruption, or an efficient form of communication. Which of these is true depends on the application of time management skills in your work environment.

business, workflow, productivity-training, time-managment-techniques, interruptions, office-distractions

Teaching Time Management to Teens

Seeded on Wed May 23, 2007 10:48 PM EDT (Time Management Today)

re you modeling good time management techniques for your children? In today's world, children of all ages are bombarded with so much more than we, as adults, ever had to face. The pace of everything is accelerating and with it attention spans are diminishing.

business, time-management, business-management, self-improvement, business-productivity

What Happened to Paperless Predictions?

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2007 10:35 PM EDT (Time Management Today)

The predictions of a paperless society have been around for decades.

business, productivity, time-management, document-management, file-management, paperless-office, paper-management

Time Management Technique: Use Your Thermostat to Increase Productivity

Seeded on Wed May 9, 2007 1:24 PM EDT (Time Management Today)

It is ironic that during winter months, when you are more layered with clothing, the office temperature is frequently higher than in summer months. Now there is evidence that these uncomfortably cool temperatures actually affect productivity.

business, climate-control, business-productivity, energy-cost, time-management-techniques, office-climate, productive-environment

Shredding Time Management Blocks

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2007 12:15 PM EDT (Time Management Today)

One of the biggest challenges to effective time management is locating the right information. Every time you have to hunt for a record, you are losing time that could be applied productively elsewhere.

business, document-management, business-productivity, file-management, time-management-training, office-clutter, office-organization

Organizing an Office Relocation: Where Do You Start?

Seeded on Fri May 4, 2007 12:22 PM EDT (Time Management Today)

Moving to new office space can be both exciting (a time of growth) and daunting (timing all the pieces). So many times this involves countless meetings, which cut into daily productivity.

business, office, time-management, business-productivity, office-clutter, office-move, office-relocation, office-organizing

How Planning Your Time Helps You Stay Focused in Times of Stress

Seeded on Wed May 2, 2007 10:58 AM EDT (Time Management Today)

With the fast pace of society and our daily multitasking, we are already running on adrenaline for much of the time. This can provide us with needed energy, but adrenaline is a result of stress, and our bodies were not designed to sustain those levels on a regular basis.

business, productivity, time-management, self-improvement, stress-management

Top 6 Excuses for Lack of Organization at Work

Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:33 PM EDT (Time Management Today)

What is the reason for your lack of organization? If you can answer this question, you are both making excuses, and capable of solving the problem.

business, productivity, time-management, organizing, scheduling, stress-management, office-clutter

Is There a Gender Advantage in Multitasking?

Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:27 PM EDT (www.KeyOrganization.com)

A 2005 Rutgers University survey found that three-fourths of women believe they can multitask better than men. One-third of men surveyed agreed. But what impact does this have on personal productivity?

business, time-management, multitasking, productivity-management

Deadlines: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:17 PM EDT (www.KeyOrganization.com)

Deadlines can wreak havoc with your attempts at using good time management techniques.

business, time-management, self-improvement, time-management-training, denise-landers

Managing Time to Talk

Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:15 PM EDT (www.KeyOrganization.com)

45% of high-earning managers come home from work too tired to converse with spouses. (Harvard Business Review 12/2006)

business, time-management, self-improvement, denise-landers

Deadlines: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:54 AM EDT (http://www.keyorganization.com/blog/index.php/2007)

Deadlines can wreak havoc with your attempts at using good time management techniques.

business, performance, productivity, time-management, stereotypes, document-management, self-improvement, file-management, filing-systems, organizing-files

Delegating Our Thanks to Administrative Professionals

Seeded on Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:04 PM EDT (Time Management Today)

For those of us with the privilege of having an adminstrative professional to support our efforts, we should take time this month to extend our appreciation as Administrative Professionals' Day approaches.

business, outsourcing, productivity, delegating, administrative-professionals, time-management-training