Organizing & Time Management - Concepts for Leaders https://www.conceptsforleaders.com Helping you become the best leader you can be Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:03:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.7 https://i0.wp.com/www.conceptsforleaders.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CFL-Image.jpg?fit=32%2C25&ssl=1 Organizing & Time Management - Concepts for Leaders https://www.conceptsforleaders.com 32 32 175789152 Eight Great Meeting Ideas to Improve Your Meetings Today https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/eight-great-meeting-ideas-to-improve-your-meetings-today/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 07:54:37 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=2028 “You have a meeting to make a decision, not to decide the question.” – Bill Gates*** Have you sat in meetings where only a select few get… or take… the floor to speak? Have you sat in meetings where freedom reigns and the conversation is all over the map? Maybe …

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]]> 2028 10 Smart Strategies for Keeping Things Confidential https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/10-smart-strategies-for-keeping-things-confidential/ Tue, 03 Aug 2021 03:00:20 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1838 “Confidentiality is the essence of being trusted.” – Billy Graham*** I recently wrote a confidentiality policy for a client. Having worked so many years in healthcare, there are so many instances in which the subject of patient confidentiality as well as employee confidentiality are raised in conversations and in-servicing. It …

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]]> 1838 Surprising Benefits of a Calm Work Environment https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/surprising-benefits-of-a-calm-work-environment/ Fri, 30 Jul 2021 04:59:55 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1832 “Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.” – Dalai Lama*** Creating a calm work environment is not an impossibility. It’s true that there are a variety of personalities and attitudes in these surroundings but as leaders we have to try to maintain the stronger influence… no control… over the environment. …

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]]> 1832 Maintaining Focus: Try Flowing with Disturbances https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/maintaining-focus-try-flowing-with-disturbances/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 03:50:51 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1806 “Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.” – Mario Andretti*** I remember working in my office on a project. Each day was usually filled with meetings, updates and conference calls. I could usually get my end of day email, voicemail time in without a …

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]]> 1806 Policies Have No Names https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/leadership-integrity-policies-have-no-names/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 02:49:05 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1793 “What you allow is what will continue.” – Author unknown*** When writing policies and procedures remember it applies to more than one or two persons. Policies and procedures are written for the benefit of the organization and to create consistency in how work is done and problems addressed. A policy …

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]]> 1793 Leadership: Navigating Economic Instability in Changing Times https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/leadership-navigating-economic-instability-in-changing-times/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 04:19:49 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1774 “Anything a customer can do for themselves is where service stops and relevance begins.” – Jim Blasingame*** It was predicted earlier in the year that Covid-19 had created an economic instability that would linger for some time after populations increased the rate of vaccination obtainment and moved closer to herd …

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]]> 1774 How To Make the Right Decisions https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/how-to-make-the-right-decisions/ Fri, 21 May 2021 06:57:14 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1715 “Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” – Keri Russell*** We all know someone who has lived through the pain of a bad marriage, an unfulfilled career, harmful habits or an undisciplined lifestyle. Thankfully there can be life and even success after each. What was the …

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]]> 1715 The Art of Getting Things Done https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/the-art-of-getting-things-done/ Fri, 14 May 2021 14:28:09 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1703 “The secret of getting things done is to act!” —Dante Alighieri*** We all need to get things done. There was a brief period of time, during the COVID-19 shut down in America, when there was no urgency in getting through a To Do list. As everyone was shut in at …

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]]> 1703 Communication Etiquette in Today’s Tech World https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/communication-etiquette-in-todays-tech-world/ Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:39:49 +0000 https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1660 “Information and communications technology unlocks the value of time, allowing and enabling multi-tasking, multi-channels, multi-this and multi-that.” – Li Ka Shing*** We live in a technological world. We no longer restrict communication to mailing letters through the post office and calling someone on a desk or home phone. We barely …

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]]> 1660 Servant Leadership in the Post Covid-19 World https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/servant-leadership-in-the-post-covid-19-world/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:58:56 +0000 http://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1515 “Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” – Fred Rogers*** Covid-19 drove millions of workers to new work locations – home! It drove worshippers to new methods of spiritual development, access and support, forcing church leaders to forge new virtual …

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]]> 1515 Distractions, Stress & The Balancing Act https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/distractions-stress-the-balancing-act/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:14:14 +0000 http://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1499 “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” – Sydney J. Harris*** In my last post we talked about “Distractions Working Smarter Not Harder.” Since we are still in the earlier part of the year and many of us are still working on goals and resolutions …

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]]> 1499 Distractions: Working Smarter, Not Harder https://www.conceptsforleaders.com/distractions-working-smarter-not-harder/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 06:48:38 +0000 http://www.conceptsforleaders.com/?p=1490 “Focus comes from eliminating distractions.”  – Author Unknown*** They call it the Information Age… The Digital Age, however, we live in the Age of Distractions. The waters of clarity get muddied when we say, “We must master the art of multitasking.” Are you struggling with managing your time and eliminating …

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