If you're reading this, then it can help you join the growing number of people who are taking back control of their productivity in the face of a major challenge - email. The overload of email is draining the productivity of our workforce. But the good news is there are ways to deal with this challenge, and they're simple to apply. All they require is a willingness to learn and some practise.
Just two years ago I was sitting in a meeting with one of the senior managers of Australia Post improving productivity when he stated If I could ban email from our office I would Now he wasn't saying that because he saw email as being in competition with Australia Post although I guess it's possible Rather he was in despair that staff communication was suffering as people continually resorted to email to discuss issues and relay information.
Know your energy cycle. Get more done by identifying the times of day when you have the most energy. Typically here we are all more productive at certain times of the day than others and it's slightly different for all of us. Knowing your peak energy times allows you to effectively schedule your most demanding and complex tasks.
It is essential for career advancement and leadership to master the art of personal productivity. Like a CEO who leads a worldwide organization cannot afford to waste a single minute when trying to profitably grow their business... and neither can you.
Now, the two main software programs used in corporate Australia to receive email are Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes. You may use a different program, but what I'm about to show you will work on most applications.
How do we decide what those things are? Well the ultimate measure is how much money they make for our business. But we need to be careful to remember that we must divide our focus evenly between the short and long term.
With your goals set, life then becomes a sweet and memorable journey with success becoming your destination. You are no longer destiny's child but you would have written your own destiny.