To-Do and Not-To-Do Lists

Modern work life is typically a struggle with too much – too much to do, too much information, too 
many emails and follow-up.  Learning better time management techniques is the go-to prescription for people who struggle with this situation.  While improving your techniques in handling the deluge of information and requests is always a good idea, I often coach my clients to be extremely practical about this.  

Admitting that you just can’t keep up with everything is often the only reasonable action. Did I hear you gasp?  This is not a popular statement in modern corporate life.  We think  - and our company systems enforce this expectation – that we are expected to keep an empty in-box, turn in all our projects on time and with excellence, and respond to every request for our attention immediately.  Many of my clients say that everything is urgent at their company.

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