http://www.pepww..com/ Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +1200 By Ashley Furness, Guest Blogger and Market Analyst for Software Advice . Two years ago when Steve Jobs walked the iconic reveal stage bearing the first generation iPad, a light bulb went off in ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-ipad-investment-for-sales/ info@pepww.com Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1200 Within the past week we’ve had an opportunity to ask several people what ticks them off the most in the normal work day. Surprisingly, the winner was people who do not reply to their emails ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/youre-wasting-your-time-ours-too/ info@pepww.com Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1200 We recently read an article in the LA Times which cited two studies addressing the issue of stress in the workplace. One study was by Yale University which found that 29% of civilian workers felt ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/the-stress-mess/ info@pepww.com Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1200 White Collar Productivity Index 2001 - 2011 Each year PEPworldwide-USA surveys its PEP Program participants to determine how people are ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/a-decade-in-review-where-do-we-spend-our-work-time/ info@pepww.com Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1200 Are you ready to read your email? Are you ready to handle the Inbox? Are you ready to make a decision about each email? If you answered "Yes" to these three questions, then you might be ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/ready-for-email-then-go/ info@pepww.com Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1200 Please enjoy these insightful thoughts on Leadership Delegation: "I worked with a company where the VP of sales made it clear that he would support decisions made in the field. He also made ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/leadership-delegation-global-responses-well-worth-reading/ info@pepww.com Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1200 We’d like to do something a little different today. We’d like to get your feedback to the above question. We recently joined in a discussion about what one skill made a great leader. ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/leaders-who-delegate-well-what-do-you-remember/ info@pepww.com Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1200 We’re actually pretty good about keeping our promises to others. Keeping our promises to others is critical to our success because having a reputation for doing what we say ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/keeping-your-promises/ info@pepww.com Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1200 How much time do you spend thinking about and planning where you and your organization should be in the years ahead? Jim Ware, a good friend, world-class thinker and leader of an exciting ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/thinking-about-tomorrow/ info@pepww.com Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1200 There are 132 unique Tips, Tools, and Techniques in the PEP Program. We monitor our programs to see which of these ideas are currently percolating to the surface. The one tool ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/reduce-interruptions-and-save-time/ info@pepww.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1200 Organizations and individuals began talking about "Going Paperless" in the early 1990’s. The concept sounded attractive and made practical sense. Yet, the practical was limited ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/going-paperless/ info@pepww.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +1200 It’s Receiving not Sending We get pretty wrapped up in writing emails and wanting to make sure that they are complete in every detail. I’m all for this, but think that too often we ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/emails-its-receiving-not-sending/ info@pepww.com Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +1200 I recently read, and then reread with some surprise, a best-selling book by an organizational guru of some standing in which he said that files should be in strict alphabetical sequence. ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/subject-matters-filing-like-you-think/ info@pepww.com Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +1200 We thought it made sense to wait until a few days after we all got back from the holiday break to "nudge" you a little in this blog. We intuitively know that the best time to make ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/resolve-to-do-it-now-now/ info@pepww.com Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +1200 Every December we ask our clients and associates around the world ?What?s on your list of New Year?s Resolutions to help improve your time management skills and get more of the right work done in less time??There are many things you can do to improve your effectiveness and reduce stress from wherever you are working. It?s mostly a matter of changing your personal work habits. These TOP 16 TIME MANAGEMENT RESOLUTIONS for 2012 are simple in nature, but you have to stick with them until they become routine and everyday habits..... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/new-years-resolutions-to-improve-time-management-skills-in-2012/ info@pepww.com Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +1200 Simply put, meetings take at least the time you have allotted for them if not longer. Want to save time —just shorten meeting times. It’s about as easy as that. We’ve gotten ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/the-meeting-myth/ info@pepww.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1200 Mobile Work is the hot topic this decade— as it should be. During the past decade technology has made the option of mobile work a reality. Back in the 1970’s I was running an office in ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/mobility-has-always-been-there/ info@pepww.com Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1200 It’s always assumed that younger new hires, who grew up in the technology age, are adept at using the electronic tools available in the business world. Sadly, our observation is that ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/do-new-workers-know-how-to-use-business-electronic-tools/ info@pepww.com Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1200 I’m not a big fan of managers, but I am a BIG fan of leaders. Back in 2008 I was having a conversation about Mobile Work with folks in a Fortune 500 company who were building a new ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/leaders-vs-managers/ info@pepww.com Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1200 We recently worked in a good-sized US organization conducting a one-on-one Executive PEP Program with a bright, upper middle management person. As part of the program we asked that this person open his electron calendar..... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/do-people-know-how-to-use-their-electronic-tools-not-so-fast/ info@pepww.com Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +1200 Remember the joke about the person "thinking" about joining the Procrastinators’ Club for the past four years. It’s funny in the telling, yet scary in the real world. What ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/procrastinationlets-think-about-it/ info@pepww.com Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1200 Somebody really blew it many years ago when they called it a ?Filing? Cabinet, they should have called it a ?Finding? Cabinet. That?s the whole point. The reason we keep stuff, either paper or electronically, is because we think we?re going to need it again ?some day.?.... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/its-finding-not-filing/ info@pepww.com Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1200 Multi-tasking is the worst business trend of the last decade. Touching or trying to do everything at one time gives a false sense of accomplishment that fools us into thinking that we are productive at our work. Don?t get busy and effective confused. Busy is consuming time and effective is utilizing time..... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/multi-tasking-is-a-waste-of-time/ info@pepww.com Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +1200 At the beginning of each of our PEP programs we asked the participants what they would do with another 30 minutes a day. Inevitably, someone blurts out ?Sleep!? within the first seconds after we asked this question. What amazes us is that people want more sleep regardless of their age, gender, or in what part of the country they live ? no difference if they?re in NYC, LA, or Des Moines..... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/go-to-sleep/ info@pepww.com Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1200 This is the classic case of procrastination – putting things off that you don’t like to do and creating a self-generated crisis. For example, if you have to call someone with bad news, ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/doing-the-worst-first-a-powerful-tool-to-not-get-bogged-down-in-procrastination/ info@pepww.com Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1200 more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/4ds-the-last-two-delegating-it-discarding-it/ info@pepww.com Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1200 more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/the-4ds-making-do-it-now-work-all-the-time/ info@pepww.com Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1200 more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/do-it-now-a-mantra-with-meaning/ info@pepww.com Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1200 For some time we’ve been looking for the right venue to communicate with our valued clients and friends about the topics that PEP either addresses or brushes up against. After reading, ….... more >>]]> http://www.pepww.com/opening-comments/ info@pepww.com