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Management News Blog posts insightful comments on the latest international news that render us taken-aback in the domain of the management facet of life. Management News Blog: Time-Management News Time management - the STOP technique: October 3, 2007 by Mike Munro Turner  Over the years, I have tried many different ways to improve my use of time and become more productive at work. Whatever I try, I find that initially the new technique makes a real difference, but only for a short while. I've finally realized that this is less to do with the technique itself and much more to do with the thoughtfulness that applying a new technique requires. Applying any new technique initially forces me to think about my priorities and focus on where my time is going. But then, as I become more skilled in using the technique, I stop thinking about it. The new way of working becomes yet another habit that I follow without thinking. This wouldn't matter it there were a perfect technique that would always cause me to use my time in the best possible way. But there isn't any - not that I've found, anyway. So, I've come to a much simpler, but more challenging approach, in which I keep asking myself, 'What do I do now?' Tim Gallwey, in his book The Inner Game of Work, has a neat little process (which he calls 'the tool of all tools') for this, called STOP.
At its center is awareness - the ability to be fully present to the moment and to create the space in which we can choose. If STOP is the tool of all tools, awareness is the capacity of all capacities. Awareness stops us getting lost in the web of habits that control so much of our thought and action. We notice what we're doing, we notice the universe of possibilities of what we could be doing, and then we choose how to spend this moment in time. It's simple stuff really - simple, but not easy! Management News Blog Comment: Can we really do this? If we can, what Mike has suggested regarding time management, not only time but also all the other aspects of management will be taken care of in the most efficient way. Kudos, Mike; hats off to you! Wanna have some bidding fun with 'Time Management' on ebay auction? You might grab a bargain or two! Just say your bid and you're done: Sign up with AuctionAds as a publisher and receive $25 right now! I invite you to subscribe to my E-zine titled Life Coach, free of charge. This E-zine publishes insightful comments on the latest international news that render us taken-aback in the domains of various facets of life. A not-to-be-missed opportunity! Subscribe to it here: I also invite you to subscribe to my Life Blog - no need to provide your e-mail address here. This RSS feed keeps you informed about new developments taking place on this site. It also harbors 25 journal bloglets posting insightful comments on the latest international news that render us taken-aback in the domains of various facets of life. In order to subscribe to the blog, right-click on the orange RSS button (see buttons up to the left) and then paste the URL into your RSS reader. Or click on add to My Yahoo! button or My MSN or Add To Google button if you keep a personalized home page there. If you are not sure what RSS or blogging is all about, click on What's an RSS Feed? here:
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