Not sure what this note is? My four year old grand daughter Eva wrote it last week for herself. It says “choir.” She said to her Mom and me, “I want to be sure I remember that I have a choir performance on Sunday.” She wrote several of these notes through out the week to […]
A guest post by Leslie McKee, my colleague and blogger at www.getorganizedpittsburgh.com. Everything gets better with delegation. Some people struggle with delegation because they feel that they are imposing or asking for help. I am a natural delegator. I see it as a form of collaboration. My immediate response to a new task or […]
I am a lover of learning and an eternal student. I love everything to do with school! I was grateful, humbled and excited about the opportunity to be principal for a day at our local elementary. The day started with the magical words, “Mrs. Delap is here for Principal for a Day”. And off we […]
We live in a crazy world! Difficult times come and go and we need ways to handle the stress. Learning to navigate these tough periods can make all the difference. Being resilient means we bend and bounce back. Some people are naturally more resilient, but we can learn behaviors that help too! Be optimistic. Having a sunny outlook […]
Lots of new multi-tasking statistics are bringing into focus this productivity concept. Studies have shown that each time someone makes a “task switch,” or multitasks, their productivity is actually reduced by 20 to 40 percent. While previously thought to be a great tool, now multitasking is glaringly not so! Mindfully focus on one task at a […]
You come home after work and start the 2nd shift. There’s always more to do than time to do it. Gather your family around you and think delegate, a.k.a. team building! There are a few ground rules that apply at home, that don’t apply at the office. The complexity of family relationships makes delegating […]
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/worklife/02/12/office.makeover/ Thanks Allison for this amazing step by step way to organize your office! Step by step directions for getting your office under control. Happy organizing!
Strategic productivity is “doing what you do best and delegate the rest.” There are so many reasons why people don’t delegate! The list includes: 1. Control freaks 2. Don’t want people to see their faults 3. Not organized enough to take the time to figure out what needs to be done until right on […]
I had the privilege of working as an organizing assistant on the A&E show Hoarders. If you have not seen it, here is the scoop. Each 60-minute episode of Hoarders is a fascinating look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that […]
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