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Surviving the Workday in your Organization
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Most people suffer from stress at some time during the day. When you recognise your own peak and low energy levels, you can work with your body clock to maintain high productivity and alertness. It makes sense to tackle the hardest tasks at high-energy times, and when you're feeling low, do simpler tasks like sorting the mail or filing. If you force yourself to do difficult tasks when your energy is low, you'll take much longer to finish them.
So start with planning...
Organization and the Opposite Sex
by: Lorraine Pirihi
In many of the companies I have worked in, there is a very high proportion of male managers to females. This causes a major challenge in the work environment, (although many of them are unaware it is an important issue).
The women know that with a more balanced hierarchy, and viewing things from a totally different perspective this would increase morale, save time and money.
Women are naturally good at developing relationships, nurturing, caring and sharing whereas...
Organization Tips How to Organise Your Computer Files
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Everytime Mary had to find a file on her computer, she always had great difficulty. And it was no wonder why. Every file had been saved under the folder Mary and that was it. There were no other categories. Consequently every time Mary searched her folder she spent ages sifting through all the documents.
Now Mary is a real smart cookie. She's the Marketing Director of a very well known organisation. She knows her 'stuff'. She is fortunate to have her own personal...
Organization Tips How to Set Up Your Database
by: Lorraine Pirihi
What's in a Name?
Everything.
What do you do with all the contacts you make in your organisation? Do you:
Collect business cards and throw them in the bottom of your desk drawer hoping one day one of these people will ring and do business with you? Have any system for keeping information on your clients and prospects? Do you enter all their details into your database so that you can communicate with them in the future?
Do you enter all your clients into the...
Preparing For Your Success
by: Lorraine Pirihi
When is the best time to prepare for your success in life?
What's that you say? I have to actually have to prepare for it? Doesn't success just happen?
No. It doesn't. If you want to improve your life you have to take the action.
An article by Jim Rohn who is a well-known motivational speaker said:
Here's the great challenge of life. You can have more than you've got because you can become more than you are.
I have found that income seldom will exceed your own...
Stress in the Workplace
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Why are you so busy? Do you really have too much work? Is work so important to you that you'll sacrifice just about anything in your life to get the job done? Even if it's at the expense of your health and your relationships? Stress in the workplace can be caused by many factors, however from my experience I've found for many people it is their inability to organise themselves and their time. They also have difficulty saying 'no'. Or worse still, you may be a work...
Overcoming Work Addiction
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Why are you so busy? Do you really have too much work? Is work so important to you that you'll sacrifice just about anything in your life to get the job done? Even if it's at the expense of your health and your relationships?
If you find these questions disturbing then see how you rate with these ones:
Do you work more than 50 hours a week?
Do you dream about work?
Do you feel that in order to succeed you must work late most of the time?
Are you a stranger in your...
Develop Your Managers and Keep Your Staff
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Following on from the last edition of The Organised Times where we spoke about developing the people in your business, this week we're focussing on the importance of the continual development of your managers.
Leadership comes from the top down. Poor management skills is the cause of most employee dissatisfaction and results in their poor performance.
The following article by Nathan Chanesman from My Profile is worthwhile reading:
Poor management skills lead to poor...
How to Get a Grip on Your Money
by: Lorraine Pirihi
Most people have no idea where their money goes. They earn it and they spend it.
That's fine if you want to live from week to week and are not concerned about your financial future. However if you want to increase your wealth and have more options, action needs to be taken by you otherwise you could end up like most people further down the track, totally dependant on a pension.
Karen's Story
Karen is the Marketing Manager for a well-known organisation. She's 39 yrs...
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