One more reminder: manage your time

One more reminder: manage your time

Poor time managers usually disorganized, lack clear-cut goals in writing, rarely plan or schedule adequately, have misplaced priorities and generally manage themselves poorly with respect to time.  The procrastination parasite thrives on these individuals. They are so...
Fatal phrases at the front and finish of meetings.

Fatal phrases at the front and finish of meetings.

We have all had our fill of the common suggestions for conducting effective meetings – everything from starting on time and ending on time to working with a timed agenda. But I want to add some statements and questions that as a chairperson you might want to avoid....
A closer look at time management

A closer look at time management

What is more valuable than gold, weighs nothing, disappears as you attempt to measure it, and is wasted more than any other resource?  You guessed it – time. If we could bottle it and sell it to the aging population, we’d be rich. Unfortunately, each of us is...
How to make good decisions

How to make good decisions

Slow decision-making wastes time, as do spur-of-the moment decisions, which frequently result in costly and time-consuming mistakes. But the worst thing you can do is to procrastinate on decision-making. Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, once conducted a...