Archives

Are we distracted or fully present when we’re with other people?  The difference has everything to do with creating margin in our lives.  Part 5: Making Ourselves Available   Has anybody [...]

How to handle those long, convoluted e-mails… and earn back hours of productivity.  Part 2: Responding Sometime last year, I sent out a poll asking about fifty coworkers for a quick 30-second [...]

Want to get your priorities and tasks under control to start off the year?  This is the first part on a new series I’m writing on communication and productivity. Part 1: Prioritizing We’ve all [...]

What online silence can teach us about ourselves. A number of years ago, I was sharing some very personal issues with a friend.  After a couple of minutes, the phone grew quiet. I paused in [...]