Entries by Anja Bosiok

How to Deal With Priority Conflicts

Do you remember those old ball cages on the playgrounds of fast food restaurants? You would dive into a pool of deep plastic balls and float helplessly about until only your arms and legs were visible. Navigating unexpected challenges and sorting out priority conflicts resembles one of those pools. Nothing to hold onto as you […]

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How To Plan and Promote High Growth Trajectory

It is not enough to identify the desired outcome of your business; understanding whether the current growth trajectory will lead to the desired outcome is important. Where your current trajectory does not fit in with the mission, you need to identify the steps and actions to align with the latest goal. Planning is important and […]

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Do’s and Don’ts of Time Management: Are You Spending Your Time Effectively?

Time management skills are essential for anyone who feels as though they don’t have enough hours in their day. Fortunately, with some practice and dedication, you can get back on track. But first and foremost, you should get a grip of do’s and don’ts of time management. In this article, we’ll explore time-management tips that […]

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Productivity Cube for Efficient Time Management

Do you ever feel like you’re constantly locked in a battle with your productivity? It can be frustrating, but fortunately, there is a tool that can help us stay on top of things (and get back on top if you stumble along the way) – the Productivity Cube. That being said, there are so many […]

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Understanding Business Maturity

You can evaluate an entire organization’s efficacy using a business maturity model which is a great tool for continuous business process improvements. These are used to inform management of the various degrees and business goals for specific key phases and disciplines. A business maturity model also offers feedback and guidance that businesses might use to […]

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The Timebox Planner: A Simple Method To Track Your Work

Do you often find yourself getting distracted by small tasks that don’t really matter in the long run? Are new projects constantly coming your way, leaving you with no time to finish your current ones? Consider the timebox planner. Instead of constantly feeling like you don’t have enough time and space to get things done, […]

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The Dos and Don’ts of Multi-Generational Business Planning

Family businesses frequently face challenges in juggling the preservation of the family dynamics, the business’s need for capital and the desires of the younger family members. Multi-generational business planning is a layered and intricate skill and brings into focus the need to save for retirement and college, maintain household budgets, manage employee needs and plan for […]

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Organize Your Life With A Time Management Checklist

Time management has been widely discussed since the first industrial revolution. Today, it is often the first requirement mentioned in a job description. And yet, we still struggle with finding the right balance between our work responsibilities and personal matters. A balanced lifestyle is not something you can achieve overnight but rather a long journey […]

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The Benefits of Advanced Planning and Scheduling

Could you imagine the implications of not planning the schedule of an upcoming project? Not only will your team deliver shoddy work, you won’t be able to meet deadlines, may go over budget and generally have a very messy rollout. Poor planning and scheduling could also result in a high risk of inefficiency, poor productivity, […]

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Benefits of Using a Goal Achievement Matrix for Time Management

When setting new goals, it’s easy to get excited about all the possibilities. You might start daydreaming about how you’ll achieve that new goal, how it’ll improve your life, and how happy it will make you. To help keep things grounded and actionable, we use a Goal Achievement Matrix when setting new personal or team […]

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