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Why Don’t You Just Switch Off Outlook And Go Out And Do Something Less Boring Instead?

When I was a kid, there was a television program called Why Don’t You? that ironically showed you activities you could do with your time rather than spend it watching the television. Their theme tune was Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television And Go Out And Do Something Less Boring Instead? Well with last week’s post about batching up your email and this week’s post on shortening the batch, I am going to show you how you can finally Switch Off Outlook And Go Out And Do Something Less Boring Instead.

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Find More Time to Spend with Your Family at the Weekend

I have been thinking a lot about my blog over the last few weeks and how I can provide more value to my readers. My primary goal of my blog is to help my readers, but my goal as a coach is more than that. It is to help my readers make a sustainable change to their lives. The only way to make a change is to take action. So my blog posts from now on will be based each week on a leadership challenge. A challenge that will help you to take a small step. A step that will move you forward with an important career or life goal. The downside to you is that you are going to have to do some work as well. The upside though is that you will be moving forward slowly towards a sustainable career and/or life change. I am 100% willing and able to put the time and effort in each week, but are you? If you are then let's get started with this weeks challenge.

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Ten Leadership Hacks to Slash Time Spent in Meetings

A vital part of your role as a leader is to communicate, influence and facilitate agreements. Most of the time this is achieved by running and attending countless meetings. I don’t know about you but spending most of my time in corporate meetings used to drive me up the wall. There were far more valuable and interesting things I would rather be doing. Today, I am going to share with you ten hacks that will cut your time spent in meetings. They may seem a little harsh, but I would imagine you have tried the nice ones.

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How to Shake off those Holiday Blues

If you are like me, you take a well-deserved summer holiday with your family in August. It is a great time to spend a week or two with them to relax, over indulge and spend quality time together. I have just come back from a fantastic two-week holiday in Lara Beach, Turkey. I am rested, tanned and have gained 3 kgs, but am dreading going back to work. Are you in the same boat? If so, I have a routine that I have developed over many years that helps me get over those holiday blues. Reading Time - 3 mins.

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