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09 Jul 2021
Self Improvement

What is the Pomodoro Technique?

Managing our time is one of the most important skills we need to adopt if we want to be as productive as we possibly can be.  Distractions alone can take us away from what we are doing and help to jeopardise our effectiveness at work.  The University of California in their Irvine study identified that…
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12 Jun 2021
Self Improvement

Julia’s Top Tips on Delegation

Decide what to delegateThis is all about understanding what the task actually is and which parts can be delegated.Pick the right peopleYou will only know which people to delegate to if you have a really good knowledge of your staff’s skills and capabilities – if this is lacking find out.Communicate clearlyNever assume that your staff…
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28 May 2021
Self Improvement

Julia’s Top Tips on Time Management

Unsubscribe to all those apps! Limit or turn off emails/notifications Delegate/Empower others Prioritize what you are doing! Minimise your procrastination – work out why you are procrastinating and develop some strategies that will help you Try out the Pomodoro technique Make appropriate choices/strategies that work for you! Be very protective of your time - you…
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16 Mar 2021
Self Improvement

Help yourself to be more resilient

The definition of resilience is “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties/ toughness” Covid 19 and the ensuing lockdown restrictions in 2020 came as a real surprise across the globe…none of us were expecting it to happen. Often our resilience is most needed during uncertain times. How we react to adverse situations, differs for us…
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