My client yesterday showed me her to-do list. Make that her to-do lists. The handwritten one on the yellow legal pad. The messages marked as unread on her Blackberry. The meeting action items listed on her iPad. The messages she … Continue reading
Michael Schrage writes at the HBR blog that getting organized is mostly a waste of time: When it comes to investing time, thought and effort into productively organizing oneself, less is more. In fact, not only is less more, research … Continue reading
If you’re a fan of GTD and you use an “@waiting for” folder, you’re wasting time, effort, and energy. There’s a better way. Download PDF
Karen Martin, Mark Graban, and Kevin Meyer have been tweeting over the past couple of days about a hospital in New Mexico that — sadly — is putting tape outlines on people’s desks in a misguided implementation of 5S. This … Continue reading
A few months ago, Mark Rosenthal boiled 5S down to three key points: You have everything you need. You need everything you have. You can see everything clearly belongs where it is. There’s a lot to be said for the … Continue reading