Tip # 60 If you are interrupted often on the job, Smith says, Remain standing.
People like to mill in and out of private offices just to make small talk. Theyre the classic procrastinators at work. If they enter your office uninvited and appear to be engaging you in idle chatter, here is Jane Smiths tip (Successful Work Habits, Hodder & Stoughton, 2002): stand up and remain standing. And dont ask your unwanted visitor to sit down!
Putting down things in black and white is even better than brainstorming with another person.
Opposite Of Procrastination
Is it their constant need for company, or simply a case of not having a backbone?
Friendships have to be nurtured, but this is overkill. That sounds almost biblical, but it rings true when were talking about Bittels insidious temptation. If you are like people, you dont want a different life; you just want to be able to manage the one you have. |