Time Management focuses on two aspects – task and time. The key question is how much work can we squeeze into the time we have available. Whilst endeavoring to manage our time has served us well, it is now time to let it RIP. Peter Drucker, management guru advocates that productivity is the key to…
Replacing Unhelpful Behaviours
At times our own behaviours do not contribute to a positive school culture and working environment. Replacing behaviours that are adding to the problem with behaviours that are more conducive to a productive atmosphere is a powerful way that we can make a difference in our school. Here are some examples. Less Whinging….More Problem Solving…
Why Being Hard on Yourself Creates Failure
Are you one of the millions of people who compare yourself to others, judge yourself harshly, being hard on yourself frequently? Do you worry about not being ‘enough’ or not having ‘enough?’ Do you allow that silent inner critic to yell at you consistently because you weren’t quite perfect once again? Being hard on yourself…
Drowning in Life?
Reduce the number of decisions you need to make in any given day – This is one of the easiest ways to give a burnt out brain a break (decision making is incredibly tiring under normal circumstances – when we’re feeling overwhelmed, even more so.) Some ideas for reducing the number of decisions you make each…
Productivity Tips For Self-Leadership
Microsoft once undertook a study and found that a third of our day is unproductive. That’s more than 2 and half hours per day. That’s too much. If you feel like a lot of your day gets wasted, keep reading. You need to be looking a lot deeper at what you’re doing: we all do….
Is Sleeplessness Killing Your Productivity- Part 2
Last week, in Part 1 we looked at the factors contributing to sleeplessness. You don’t need to have young children or a sleep disorder to have a restless night’s sleep. Most people have difficulty sleeping, particularly when stress is involved. According to the Sleep Health Foundation, one in three people have mild insomnia. If you’re lying…
Is Sleeplessness Killing Your Productivity- Part 1
Does this sound familiar? Worries and negative thoughts enter your head at night and become magnified. You check the time. 2.59am. You tell yourself ‘Go back to sleep’. Your neck, back and shoulders ache and you can’t get comfortable. The stress builds! Pretty soon the mind starts racing and worries from your day merge with…
How Can the Pareto Principle Help?
Working in schools, there is always a lot to be done and never enough time. Time is a valuable commodity. The Pareto Principle can be helpful in ensuring we utilise our time well. Whilst you might not have heard of it as the Pareto Principle, the 80 / 20 rule, as it is more commonly…
Encourage Persistence Through Meaningful Struggle
The well documented research by Stamford University on the ability of four year olds to delay their gratification is commonly referred to as the Marshmallow Test. The children were given the choice of immediately eating a marshmallow or if they could wait and resist the temptation to eat the marshmallow, they would be rewarded with…
R U OK?
R U OK? Day is a national day of action dedicated to encouraging all Australians to ask family, friends and colleagues ‘Are you OK?‘ The day is held on the second Thursday of September (13 September in 2018). R U OK? Day is designed to target the whole population, to help all people understand the role they…
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