25, Mar 2024
The first email tip on my blog was in 2005 when I did an interview for Chatelaine magazine. Since then, I’ve written many articles on email management, and the tips I included are still applicable today. Email is an indispensable communication tool for almost everyone, and since our inboxes fill… Read more
16, Oct 2023
Dealing with email is a challenge for almost every entrepreneur I speak to. People expect instant replies to emails, and we get notifications, pings, flags, and “you’ve got mail” to tell us someone is awaiting a response. All these notifications trigger a stress response. It makes us feel nostalgic for… Read more
23, Jan 2023
Are you ready for some quick tips that you can implement today to boost productivity at your office? This could be the most important thing you read all day. Feel free to share these top 10 office organizing tips with your colleagues. Top 10 Office Organizing Tips Use my B-CLEAR™… Read more
11, Oct 2021
We’ve all been through the excessive back-and-forth plethora of emails trying to find a common date and time for a group of people to meet. An email gets sent to a group of people, and everyone’s email inbox gets jammed full of the ‘Reply to All’ responses. As the meeting… Read more
25, Mar 2020
I recently had a lovely conversation with Rosemary Counter a journalist with Globe & Mail’s Report on Business Magazine. During the interview, she asked me about email management and how to get your inbox under control. As a result of this interview, the Ask the Experts column printed my advice…. Read more
17, Feb 2020
How many times have you received an email with vague instructions? It means that you have to reply and ask for clarification. Maybe you and the recipient will have to exchange several emails. Not only is it frustrating, but it is also time-consuming. Email best practices improve productivity. Concise, positive… Read more
16, Dec 2019
As the end of the year approaches, it’s time to think about some goal-setting in your work life. Those goals might be optimizing customer engagement, increasing conversion, and building better relationships with customers, suppliers, and colleagues. All of that will be challenging if your address book is a mess. It’s… Read more
16, Jun 2011
In this electronic age, it does not come as a surprise that most work disruptions are electronic. The technology company, harmon.ie commissioned a survey in March 2011. They surveyed 515 IT users working in American and global companies to better understand the impact that electronic distractions have on the workplace…. Read more
11, Feb 2011
I had an article published in PeopleTalk, the online magazine of Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of British Columbia and Yukon. The title is, “Get Organized, Be More Productive & Focus on What Matters Most.” I discuss the challenges of a disorganized life then I propose some solutions to help… Read more
20, Dec 2010
The journal of The Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia published an article I wrote, “Get Organized… and Enjoy More Time.” in their Summer 2010 edition (Vol. 19 No. 2). Keep everything… provided you have the space to store it, and you can find it when you need it…. Read more
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