8 Critical things to do, and don’t do, in your first hour at work

I am a morning person, I always aimed to get to work early, before anyone else, and considered the first hour at work precious. It was a time for me to think and plan, to consider and reflect, before the rest of the team came to work and started bombarding me with e-mails, requests, questions, meetings, reports… work.

I believe one of the reasons I was successful was that I took this first hour as my time to step back from the day to day and reflect how I could be most useful for that day or that week..  … Read more

12 Useful Projects for that Spare 5 minutes

If you are a task orientated personality, high D or C, you may find yourself with the occasional 5 minutes before a meeting, or call, and feel frustrated you can’t use it to complete a task AND be on time for your meeting.

Don’t waste that time… You can’t complete a typical task, but here are some things you could profitably do for your business and career in that 5 minute window.… Read more