time management

Saying “no” for a more effective “yes” in the workplace

By Elisabeth Goodman, 9th October 2020 Bruce Tulgan’s article in the September-October issue of Harvard Business Review is a must read for all of us who find ourselves with too much to do and too little time to do it. I’ve been quoting a version of Graham Allcott’s central message in “The Productivity Ninja” to …

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Looking after your well-being in Project Management

By Elisabeth Goodman, 29th October 2019 The Autumn issue of Project, the APM’s (Association for Project Management) quarterly publication, carries a couple of articles on the very important theme of well-being. Working on life science projects can be a high stress activity The APM commissioned some research by the University of Manchester, led by Dr …

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Managing your productivity in a collaborative climate

By Elisabeth Goodman, 14th July 2018 Collaborative working is on the rise – at the cost of individual productivity Speaking from experience This will not be news to people who are continuously wrestling against the demands of their e-mails, meetings, phone calls and interruptions from colleagues. Matrix working, multi-tasking on projects and interacting with colleagues, …

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The frog, the ninja and you – time and productivity

By Elisabeth Goodman, 23rd January, 2018 I would not endorse eating this frog, but it’s a powerful metaphor adopted by Brian Tracy in “Eat that Frog!” for tackling the most difficult and least attractive tasks first, and for just getting on with it. The “21 great ways to stop procrastinating and get more done in …

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There will never be enough time!

Red Balloon Last week, Janet Burton and I had the pleasure of working with several of the Coordinators and other staff from the Red Balloon at their headquarters in Cambridge. These talented and caring individuals work with often deeply troubled young people at the Red Balloon’s centres around the UK who have experienced bullying and other traumas …

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