Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/Beware-Time-Liabilities.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/Beware-Time-Liabilities.html Are you surrounded by Time Liabilities? I define a Time Liability as: a) anything that consumes time unnecessarily or b) anything that causes you to spend time in activities that are less profitable than your most profitable activity. If your filing system causes you to spend extra time doing $9 per hour clerical work, trying to find that important document you misplaced, then you have a Time Liability. If your workspace is so uncomfortable that you have to spend time at a chiropractor every month to correct your spine alignment problems, you definitely have a Time Liability! http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/Im-Just-a-Insert-Your-Title-Here-Who-Cant-Say-No.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/Im-Just-a-Insert-Your-Title-Here-Who-Cant-Say-No.html In my experience, most of the people I coach are truly capable of accomplishing anything they want to achieve. They are highly talented and highly gifted in their ability to make dreams become realities for themselves and for others. However, they often sabotage themselves by trying to do too many major projects at the same time. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/Why-Is-My-Computer-Slow.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/Why-Is-My-Computer-Slow.html Since productivity is so closely tied to technology, I’m often investigating the little hiccups that are costing business executives big money. Sooner or later, I hear some form of this question: “Why has my computer been running slow?” This is not an insignificant issue. If computer slowdowns rob you of just 2% of your overall work time, and you work 40 hours per week, then you are losing an entire work week (41.5 hours) every year just twiddling your thumbs waiting for your web browser to start up! http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/A-Culture-of-When-Vs-A-Culture-of-Now.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/A-Culture-of-When-Vs-A-Culture-of-Now.html One of the common threads I see with many business owners and executives is a desire to be constantly accessible to their clients and to people who call them. They feel if they are always available, it shows others that they put the customer first and are working hard. However, this creates a dilemma. If they are constantly available, how can the business leader truly get any work done? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/The-Rule-of-Three-When-to-Invest-in-Your-Business.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/The-Rule-of-Three-When-to-Invest-in-Your-Business.html It is the businesses that consistently and carefully spend money and invest wisely that make the most money. Many businesses have gone on cost-cutting rampages only to find they are less profitable than before. Why? They crippled themselves by removing profitable business investments. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/Productivity-Rhythm-vs-Perpetual-Motion.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/Productivity-Rhythm-vs-Perpetual-Motion.html Many people feel that in order to be truly efficient in their work day, they have to be constantly busy, constantly moving from one thing to another. These people make a constant effort to not waste a single moment in their day. The reality? Productivity is more about rhythm than perpetual motion. Just as top athletes and performers need to find a personal rhythm, so you, as a professional in your field, need to find the proper rhythm for how you use your day. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/The-Myth-of-Multitasking-How-Doing-It-All-Gets-Nothing-Done.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Productivity/3257/The-Myth-of-Multitasking-How-Doing-It-All-Gets-Nothing-Done.html Multitasking has become something of a heroic word in our vocabulary. Many executives pride themselves on their ability to “multitask”. Recent job descriptions that I have seen even ask that potential employees have the ability to multitask. A current national commercial sings the praises of multitasking. However, multitasking, as most people understand it, is deceptively counter-productive. Multitasking is tremendously costly. Multitasking hurts us every time we attempt to engage in it.