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Always Working Late in the Office?

Tuesday, 28 June, 2011 11:30 Written by Julie 0 Comments

All work and no play

Too tired

Too tired to be efficient

Some years ago I was chatting to a friend who was working in France. He was telling me that there was no way he could leave the office before his boss, it just wasn’t the done thing. Needless to say I thought this was very interesting especially because he added that he really didn’t feel working this late was productive for him. So I asked him “What would happen if he left before the boss?” he answered he didn’t know because nobody ever did. One of the things that particularly fascinated me was; at the time in France there was a 35 hour working week in place.

Culture is a powerful force and one which is often times not even reckoned with or questioned. When you are working in a culture – business or national – most of the time you don’t even notice it is there. Ask any fish does it notice the water, or ask any human do they notice the air!

I suspect there are a lot of people at the moment putting in very long hours thinking they are getting work done but the research shows taking adequate rest is equally important for efficiency. Just look at any professional athlete – built into their training schedule are periods of rest. Although in some sports those have been a bit eroded over the past number of years – just look a the length of the rugby season these days – resulting in an increase in injuries & guys on the bench. The ‘injuries’ are not as evident in the business person because they are more insidious. The ‘injuries’ can take the form of  reduced productivity, irritability, poor decision making and over the long haul is detrimental to health and well-being.

So ask yourself are you taking care to get enough down time and rest? Eight hours is still the recommended number of hours for sleep. I know there are lots of stories about people who survive on 5 hours as though it is something to be proud of, but the key word is survive. In my mind surviving is a struggle and thriving is the way to go.  If you are not getting your 8 hours what steps are you going to take to boost your productivity by taking care of yourself?

Not Making Enough Profit?

Profit-or-Loss
Friday, 19 November, 2010 16:47 Written by Julie 0 Comments

Challenging times for making profits…or is it?

Are you making enough profit in your business? At the moment many small to medium sized businesses are struggling. When you struggle quite often what happens is you do more of what is not working! Then the vicious cycle starts. And things get more stuck. Are you not saying ‘no’ to unprofitable clients? Do you know which clients are profitable & which ones are not? How focused are you in growth areas? How clear are you on your figures & cash flow? There are many roles to play in any job whether as an entrepreneur or within a career. If you were to make some adjustments in one of these roles how would that effect you and the people you work with either internally or externally? Is that something that would be of use to you?

You may be beginning to think already about places where you can make a change and start creating the results you want.

What options are available to boost your profits?

  • One to one coaching in person 1 to 1 Coaching
  • One to one coaching by phone or on Skype
  • NLP Business Practitioner Course – 5 Day Course
  • Make your Business Profitable – 1 Day Workshop
  • Make your Business Profitable – ½ Day Seminar





Working In the Business not On the Business

Working in the Business or on the business
Friday, 19 November, 2010 16:42 Written by Julie 0 Comments

Want to start working on your business?

Is all you time taken up each day running your business? Are you playing all the roles in the organisation from cleaner, mailman, facilities manager, sales and marketing person to CEO? Do you ever take the time to step back from your business look into the future and really plan your direction, make decisions and take actions based on those decisions that will lead you in the direction you planned? Or is it more like you are muddling through going from day to day and seeing what happens? And sometimes there are good surprises and sometimes the surprises are not so good!

Are you tired of this way of working? Do you recognise yet it is now time to STOP, take a step back, review what is working and what needs changing and then begin to change the way you are doing things?

What options are available to enable you work on your business instead of in it?

  • One to one coaching in person
  • One to one coaching by phone or on Skype
  • NLP Business Practitioner Course – 5 Day Course
  • Make your Business Profitable – 1 Day Workshop
  • Make your Business Profitable – ½ Day Seminar
  • Manage Yourself – Not Time – 1 Day Workshop
  • Manage Yourself – Not Time – ½ Day Seminar
  • Having Difficult Conversations – 1 Day Workshop
  • Having Difficult Conversations – ½  Day Seminar

Absenteeism

Absenteeism
Friday, 19 November, 2010 16:31 Written by Julie 0 Comments

Absenteeism is a problem

Absenteeism

No Body In

If absenteeism is a problem for your team or company you are not alone. Yet that is probably little consolation because absenteeism puts a strain on the rest of the team and can affect morale.

The Irish Times 26 October 2010 reported – Absenteeism costs businesses in Ireland over €563 million each year, according to a new study from the Small Firms Association (SFA).

This reference is only talking about the smaller firms in Ireland. Smaller firms tend to have lower rates of absenteeism than larger or state owned companies, so just imagine the cost to the economy. One of the most significant contributing factors to absenteeism is stress.

What can you do? You could choose to have the person or people who are regularly absent coached. Alternatively a more long term solution may be to get coaching for the team leader or manger so they can learn how to recognise the signs and discover a way to deal with it more effectively in future delivering a more sustainable result.

What options are available to deal with absenteeism?

  • One to one coaching in person
  • One to one coaching by phone or on Skype
  • NLP Business Practitioner Course – 5 Day Course
  • Having Difficult Conversations – 1 Day Workshop
  • Having Difficult Conversations – ½  Day Seminar

My review says I am too hard on people

Friday, 19 November, 2010 16:27 Written by Julie 0 Comments

“But I don’t think I’m a bully”

Your review could reflect the level of stress you are under. For some people when they are stressed they may treat members of staff (without meaning to or being aware of it) in ways in which they may be treating themselves internally – by being highly critical, judgemental and harsh and with unrealistic expectations. Or if the behaviour has been long standing, this may be your style which may have worked in the past or been overlooked.

Behaviour is just behaviour and it is usually supported by attitude. Like everything in this world attitudes can change as can behaviour. Are you open to becoming curious about yourself, your attitudes, your behaviours and the perceptions of others?

If you are give me a call and let’s talk about how you might begin to tackle this and tap into other ways of behaving that could deliver more effective results for you.

What options are available?

  • One to one coaching in person
  • One to one coaching by phone or on Skype
  • NLP Business Practitioner Course – 5 Day Course
  • Building Effective Relationships – 1 Day Workshop
  • Building Effective Relationships – ½  Day Seminar
  • Communicate to Win – 1 Day Workshop
  • Communicate to Win – ½  Day Seminar
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