Posts belonging to Category 3. Productivity
Posted by Susan Lannis
I was visiting a companion I Take the Lead group earlier this week. Also in attendance was Dr. Sean Harry who taught the class where I learned how to blog – I highly recommend it. During conversation he joked that I should blog about 76 Ways to Simplify Your Life. Silly of course, but it [...]
Categories: 1. Time, 3. Productivity, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship
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Posted by Susan Lannis
Despite what you may have heard, you can not make time, save time, find time, or manage time. You can however liberate it. It is easy for a small business owner, to become a ‘poster child for people who do too much’. It is a mistake – one I have made and in all honesty I [...]
Categories: 1. Time, 3. Productivity, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship
| Tags: 1. Time, lannis, small business, solopreneur, time management
Posted by Susan Lannis
As a solopreneur or small business owner, delegation can be a big challenge. Whether it’s an employee, an independent contractor or a virtual assistant you have to turn over the reins enough for trust, comfort, and clear authority and that will vary for each task you delegate. Take some of the pain and worry out of [...]
Categories: 1. Time, 3. Productivity, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship
| Tags: 1. Time, delegation, lannis, small business, solopreneur
Posted by Susan Lannis
It’s pretty easy to feel overwhelmed these days as a business owner. Ownership carries a lot of responsibilities and we are now under a lot of new pressures because of the rapidly changing world in which we operate. Advertising is becoming ubiquitous with the internet and social media and technology is bringing a basic shift of moving [...]
Categories: 3. Productivity, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship
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Posted by Susan Lannis
You hear the words all the time – I need to manage my time better – This will save some time – I need to make time for …. They are common phrases but none of them reflect the reality of time. Time flows continuously and all your time is full. Ever moment is already being used [...]
Categories: 1. Time, 3. Productivity
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Posted by Susan Lannis
When setting up a workspace, it makes sense to place items based on how frequently you expect to use them. These are the ‘rules’ I use when working with clients: If you use it every day keep it on or in the desk If you use it every week, keep in the desk or within [...]
Categories: 2. Organization, 3. Productivity
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Posted by Susan Lannis
We are being inudated with information. This flood of information can become a major source of stress and wasted time. It lowers our productivity and leaves us wishing we could just drown and get it over with. The key to good information management is having a good system. A system is nothing more than having the [...]
Categories: 3. Productivity, Information Management
| Tags: 3. Productivity, Information Management, lannis, paper management, small business
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