Why Great Leaders Never Shift Blame
Why Great Leaders Never Shift Blame by Michael Hoffman As leaders, it’s tempting to deflect responsibility when things go wrong, especially when the mistake isn’t directly your fault. However, effective leadership is about ownership. Today, a minute error was made by a teammate in my direct report’s team. Although the error was insignificant, the learning […]
List of new features and missing features in the “New” Outlook
List of new features and missing features in the “New” Outlook by Michael Hoffman As Microsoft rolls out its New Outlook, many users are considering making the switch, but not without hesitation. While the new version introduces a few modern enhancements, it also removes a substantial number of long-standing features, making it feel more like […]
Harnessing the Potential: Unveiling the Benefits of Setting Limits on Information Consumption
Unveiling the Benefits of Setting Limits on Information Consumption by Michael Hoffman In my latest blog post, “Unveiling the Benefits of Setting Limits on Information Consumption,” I debunked the myth of information overload and emphasized the significance of establishing boundaries for our intake. Today, I will delve deeper into the advantages of embracing these limits, […]
Stop Stockpiling – The Art of Tackling Small Tasks with the 2-Minute Rule and Batching
Stop Stockpiling The Art of Tackling Small Tasks with the 2-Minute Rule and Batching by Michael Hoffman Many of us have developed a habit of stock-piling small tasks and decisions, thinking we’ll get to them eventually. Whether it’s not taking a decision on an email or reading a document without highlighting and putting notes in […]
URGENT AND IMPORTANT: 10 Daily Tasks You Can’t Afford to Ignore
URGENT AND IMPORTANT: 10 Daily Tasks You Can’t Afford to Ignore by Michael Hoffman Managing our daily tasks effectively is crucial to maintaining productivity and seizing opportunities. As professionals, we often juggle numerous responsibilities, and failing to prioritize the right tasks can lead to immediate and significant consequences. In LeanMail training, I am often asked […]
Is There Good Stress?
Is There Good Stress? by Michael Hoffman I just read another article where the author, backed up by degrees in psychology, explained that stress can be a good thing and that we shouldn’t — well, get stressed by stress. I think that the main message of transforming stress into positive energy is excellent. Agreed. But here’s […]
Managing Emails (in Outlook) Is Simple — Once You Understand Three Things
Managing Emails (in Outlook) Is Simple — Once You Understand Three Things by Michael Hoffman For many, managing an inbox is an agonizing Sisyphean task – or at least unpleasant and inefficient. But really, it’s quite simple, and can be enormously efficient if you embrace three important concepts. Before we get to those concepts, however, let’s […]
ActiveWords
ActiveWords Assign words to actions on your computer. Why write a paragraph when you can insert it automatically by typing one single word? Besides text substitution, ActiveWords opens documents, folders, web pages, and starts programs instantly. Just tap a few letters on your keyboard and whatever you need magically appears. ActiveWords is THE productivity tool […]
6 Reasons Why You Should Not Implement LeanMail In Your Organization
6 Reasons Why You Should Not Implement LeanMail In Your Organization by Michael Hoffman 1. Email management solutions are basically digital paper shuffler. Myth: LeanMail probably organizes email and adds more bureaucracy to an already bureaucratic process. I have enough add-ins my kitchen drawer already. Myth Buster: LeanMail is not an organizer — though it will help you become more organized. […]
9 Tips for Working from Home
9 Tips Working From Home by Michael Hoffman There are oodles of tips on the Net for working from home. Here is a compact version. 1. Create a morning and closing routine Routines are important because they prime us for jumping into our work and help us transition back to our personal life, respectively. There are […]
How to squeeze more out of your employees – and have them thank you for it.
How to squeeze more out of your employees – and have them thank you for it by Michael Hoffman No one cares about how well employees manage their inbox. Not the leadership. Not employees themselves. But here is why everyone should: Fixing it will take two hours. Keeping it fixed, another two hours over a couple […]
Errors that LeanMail novices make in the planning step
Errors that LeanMail novices make in the planning step by Michael Hoffman Follow-up; Read; Read and revert; Call; are a few of the typical entries that many LeanMail novices write as Next Actions. At the time you write them, they make perfect sense because at that particular moment you were immersed in the details of what it was you were supposed to do. […]
