As a manager, I have weekly reviews with each member of my team. We talk about 3 things each week:
What’s gone well (and how can we do more of that)
What needs improvement (and how can we improve faster)
What’s the general feeling of how things are going in relation to your goals and the rest of […]
Do you ever feel like you’ve got 27 hours of stuff to do, and only 8 hours of time to do it in? Do you wonder how you can take back your life, and focus on what’s really important, or how you can measure the things you do to ensure they are having the maximum […]
Does your work cause you to travel? How do you use your time in airports before take off?
I would appreciate tips that Slacker Managers use to make something out of their waiting.
Here are my 4 airport productivity habits.
I like to get to the airport early. After checking in I always go to the bookstore and look […]
Read and apply these five focusing practices to improve your ability to focus as a manager.
A dog at play has the mind of a wise martial arts master,
a mind capable of perfect focus ~ Author unknown
Define Your Focus. How do you define focus? Read the definition below and determine how you can use focus definitions […]
Can you mentally move from woe is me as a manager to woo is you focused on followers and customers?
Do you woo? Do you know what woo is?
Here is the description of woo from the Gallup StrengthsFinder 2.0:
Woo stands for winning others over. You enjoy the challenge of meeting new people and getting them to like you. […]
I believe that there is no such thing as positive or negative feedback. The positive or negative impact of feedback is based less on what we say than on our reasons for saying it and how we say it. The person receiving feedback can always use the feedback in a constructive manner.
How do you give […]
Are you a mindful manager?
I have taught psychology at the University of Manitoba for the past 25 years. One of my favorite psychologists is Dr. Ellen Langer. I find her work on mindlessness and mindfulness both fascinating and practical. I strongly recommend her 1989 book, Mindfulness. The book is as valid today as it was 18 years ago. […]
Wayne Turmel started it all, with his article called Wearing Big Boy Clothes. In it, Wayne argues he behaves more professionally when he wears his “big boy clothes,” an interesting comment to say the least. Wayne is a cranky middle manager in the Midwest.
Lisa Haneberg argues we shouldn’t care about a dress code. Lisa says […]
Scott H Young is one of the best productivy bloggers out there, and recently he shared a great lifehack about the popular “getting things done” system that many of we Slacker Managers frequently use. Scott actually hacked this hack, with a great 5 step system called How to Customize GTD to Fit Your Life. Scott’s […]
Are you making a bundle?
Of course making a bundle of cash may be quite helpful but today’s post is on bundling our work and activities together for increased efficiency.
Do we allow our work to scatter over the day and avoid the efficiencies of making bundles? For example, think about gathering wood for a fire. If you […]
Are you ready to grab GEMO and go with it?
This September, I have accelerated my accomplishments on a lot of projects and new initatives because I found GEMO.
GEMO is an acronym for Good Enough, Move On. It helps avoid perfectionism, dithering, delays, and other productivity traps and snarls.
Here is how you practice it. You work at something, you […]
Recently I started using iGoogle, a personalized Google portal similar to PageFlakes and others I’ve tried in the past. I wasn’t sure how useful this could be to me as a manager, probably because I never took the time to play with these pages…until now.
Before I share what I’m using, you’ll need to sign up […]
September 1, 2007
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Before you think I have become date-disoriented take the next 2 minutes to think outside of the calendar.
I know, you normally think of New Year’s Day being January 1st. According to the calendar it is January 1st but if you go to school, you teach school, have had a long summer vacation, […]
Are you asking the most important question about how to use your time in the present moment?
In the 1990’s, I conducted courses and groups at the University of Manitoba on overcoming procrastination. I used a variety of approaches to help people overcome procrastination, including time management.
This was before the age of Getting Things Done and was […]
Where does your weekend go?
Are you a Saturday Slacker? Or a Sunday Slacker?
I encourage you to look at how you spend your weekend.
Do you use the weekend to get away from work - rest and recovery?
Do you use the weekend to work?
Does the nature of your work change on the weekend?
Is your weekend planned or […]
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