by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Planning + Productivity
Welcome to the first episode in the Plan for Success series! As the summer winds down, many of us are starting the process of planning for the final quarter of 2015 and even prepping for 2016. It’s my favourite time of year in many ways — I always get a surge of...
by Stephanie | Planning + Productivity
Are minor tasks taking you all day? Let’s face it – it’s easy to get to the end of the day and realize we’ve spend the bulk of it dealing with the minor and minutia. If you find yourself spending all day to compose an email, write and article,...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Planning + Productivity
Let’s close those pesky open loops. Every business has a number of open loops, also know as ‘undones’ that distract and get in the way of the work that matters most. These are the tasks – big and small – that are incomplete and taking up...
by Stephanie | Planning + Productivity
Truth: email is my Achilles heel. So lest you think that with all the emphasis on planning, focus and productivity that I am perfect at staying organized, you would be wrong. Email takes me down. I have never been especially good with email. I break a lot of the...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership, Planning + Productivity
Have you life-proofed your business? That’s what we’re talking about on today’s episode of the Beyond PRO Podcast. This topic is personal, because I recently had a significant back injury that impacted my ability to run my business. As I navigate...
by Stephanie | Planning + Productivity
Let’s get right to it. If there was a singular piece of advice I could offer a small business owner — whether they’re brand spankin’ new to business, or a seasoned pro — it’s to get clear on their strategic priorities and construct their workflow, activities and...