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August 5, 2008 by Katy Whitton

Welcome to the first post in the 7 Habits of Of Highly Effective People series. In this introductory post we introduce you to the concepts of the 7 Habits and what you can expect to cover on your journey to being a better communicator … Read More »

Psychology & Communication

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August 5, 2008 by Katy Whitton

In Habit 1 of Stephen Covey's 7 Habits we take a look at the importance of proactivity. We don's have to leave it to others to ask for help - we can recognise that they need assistance before they ask and it'll help build … Read More »

Psychology & Communication

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August 5, 2008 by Katy Whitton

Every now and again I re-take The Myers-Briggs test to keep an track on how I'm doing personality-wise. When I first took the test back in 2006 I was classed as ISFJ, when I re-took it in 2007 I was ENTJ and just over … Read More »

Computer & Software Tips

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August 4, 2008 by Katy Whitton

I thought I'd share a nifty little Mac program with you all that allows you to eliminate desktop distractions and helps you to focus on what you're working on. Doodim is a freeware application that hides all of the rubbish on your desktop and … Read More »

Motivation

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August 4, 2008 by Katy Whitton

There's an article on the BBC website today stating that more than four in ten UK employees are considering quitting their job in the next year. That's a staggering amount of people that are thinking about moving jobs - especially in the current uncertain … Read More »

Productivity

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August 4, 2008 by Katy Whitton

I had an email from a reader recently (yes, I have at least one!) regarding my paper based system and how I deal with managing projects/actions in order to avoid duplication across lists (e.g have an action assigned to a project list and then … Read More »

Productivity

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August 2, 2008 by Katy Whitton

We've not long migrated from Thunderbird to Entourage at work, which I was a bit hesitant about as I'm a big fan of Thunderbird and have used it quite successfully within my "Getting Things Done" system, plus it made managing emails really easy with … Read More »

Productivity

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August 1, 2008 by Katy Whitton

To-do lists are a stress management tool and have a calming effect on nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of people who responded in the United States, simply because everything is written down in front of them. Respondents in Canada are most likely to have a … Read More »

 
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