When we are about to do something new, something neither we nor our colleagues have done before, it can be hard to know ...
“I have always died a little on the inside when hearing words such as ‘structure’, ‘order’ and ‘routines’”, wrote a reader of my book on structure last week. I perceive this to be a rather common perspective on the subject in question. Perhaps it has to do with ...
Once in a while the implications of our structural inefficiencies and traps are particularly apparent. The workday feels overwhelming, we run from one ...
A to-do-list which is easy to use is worth its weight in gold when we want to keep track of all the things we have to do and what we promised others we would do. But not all our commitments are as brief as to-do-tasks ...
Have you ever wanted or desired something so bad that it became a burden? It can be ...
I have noticed that having and using papers in your work, especially a lot of papers, is by some people regarded as being old-fashioned. Someone shamefully confesses ...
When I meet with managers and other decision-makers in the organizations I hope will become my clients, it comes naturally to talk in terms of efficiency. I describe how ...
"So what can we do to maintain our good structure?", I asked the course participants. To this question they responded ...
During a pleasant conversation with a good friend over lunch a couple of years ago, it suddenly occurred to me that ...
A paper and a pen are exceptionally good tools. You can quickly and easily scribble down a few notes on a piece of paper when you have the client on the line. And if we forget ...
At some point in your daily work when attending meetings, business parties, sales meetings and having other encounters with new people, you must also have gotten ...
There is a word which I recently realized completely kills all my energy, drive and initiative ...
You know how it is. You are just about to finish that particularly important task and just then the IT-system shuts down. Just then ...
In my business I am currently focusing on simplifying, minimizing and getting rid of materials, tasks, and even entire parts of my business that no longer contribute to my progress as much as they used to but rather ...
When we are in an intense phase of work and our available primary tools are the e-mail, the to-do-list and the calendar, it can be hard to see the full picture. Sure, you can have ...
Last week I realized that a structural tool I had almost forgotten about solves a recurring problem perfectly, which saves me both time and energy ...
From time to time, especially when things are hectic and you have a lot on your plate, it can be of great value to sit down and reflect. When we reflect on things and write down or sketch out what we need to reflect on, we get ...
How often do you think thoughts such as “When I’m there anyway, I might as well …”? It might be that someone told you that “you just have to” go see an amazing building the next time you are in Toronto. Or it can be ...
Have you ever postponed doing something since you feared that it would be unpleasant, that you would be criticized or that something negative would happen? You actually want to do it (or rather want to have it done), but ...
When it is time for time off, such as last summer’s vacation, most of us want to feel and be freer our ordinary lives normally lets us. It feels good to allow for thoughts to flow freely and do whatever comes to mind. It is a true privilege to be able to let go of work and everything that our ordinary lives consist of, but unfortunately not everyone can do this effortlessly as ...
