One common reason for not doing as much professional development as people might like is that they don’t have enough time to fit it in. This could be something they feel themselves, or it could be a wider organisational perspective. Whilst time is indeed a finite resource, and we do only have 24hrs in each […]
As you may know, I’m a natural planner and I enjoy spending time planning activities and figuring out the best way to get things done. I love learning new tips and tricks to improve my focus and help me be more productive. However, over the last few years I’ve relaxed my approach a lot as […]
Something I’ve been pondering recently and has come up in a few of my coaching sessions has been the ideal balance between planning and doing, and how we can ensure we get the balance right. Sometimes we might find ourselves spending so long planning something that we don’t get enough time to actually do it. […]
One of the most valuable resources we have in our lives is time. It’s a resource that we all have the same amount of, and we are all able (to some extent) to control. Yet so often we feel like we don’t have enough time, and we feel like we’re not in control of it. […]
If you’ve been following my blog for a while you may well know that I have always favoured electronic methods for note taking and organisation. Some of my earliest blog posts back in 2008 were about online calendars and task management apps I used to use on my iPod Touch. I’ve tried many different tools […]
Another year has flown past and it’s time for my annual review – you can see previous ones for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. 2013 has been a funny old year; nothing particularly terrible has happened, but I haven’t felt as positive as I usually do and this has been reflected by a decrease […]
It’s that time of year again – time to reflect on the activities of the previous 12 months (see 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 posts). Here are some of my highlights from 2012: Top: My Emerging Leaders project group with ALA NMRT President (Janel Kinlaw, far left) and Past President (Linda Crook, far right) Bottom […]