3 Tips To Increase Productivity and Save Time

'Time management", productivity, over commitment and too much
stress seem to be the plaques of today, so I want to share with
you some tips to help immunize yourself against these epidemics.

1. Don't Multi-Task

I know what you are going to say- "yeah right, easier
said than done."

See what you can do. Think about it. I am sure it will
take some advanced planning.

Although, one way to dramatically stress yourself out and
exhaust your stores of energy is by multi-tasking. If you can,
or even coach your employees to focus on one task at a time,
productivity will rise tremendously.

There was actually a study a few years back in the UK that
showed multi-tasking can lower your IQ more than smoking
pot!

2. Cure Yourself of electronic OCD

Electronic Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a major time
stealer. From people checking their emails all thorough out the
day, loggin into facebook and other sites, and all now can easily
be done from our smart phones...this is a major habit that needs
to be broken.

And if you are thinking, "well I only check in real quick, only takes
me a minute, the thing is that when ever you break pattern from
what you are currently doing, it can take as much as 20 minutes
to get back to where you left off effectively.

Try this- allow yourself only once or twice a day, put time aside
for this time to check in on emails or your social sites. And give
yourself a time frame and stick to it.

If you are a business owner, unless these sources are used
for business, I would seriously consider blocking them.

3. Limit How and When You Answer Your Phone

Constant interruptions do more to prevent tasks and projects
from being completed. Where cell phones might be a great
convenience, they keep you logged into someone else's agenda,
and not your own if you let them.

Allow the messages to build and check in on pre-scheduled times
within the day.

And remember the employee factor- - it is not the time and place for
them to be answering private cell phone calls on your time.

There you go,

Enjoy,

Robert