by Catherine Stothart | Jan 30, 2026 | Managing and leading, Managing your time, Motivation
I came across some interesting research about the brain differences between people who are usually motivated and those who are more apathetic and discovered that you can trick your brain to make it easier to act. It seems that when deciding whether a course of action...
by Catherine Stothart | Aug 2, 2022 | Managing your time, Planning
Do you return to work after a holiday with good intentions to work fewer hours, keep your inbox empty, your meetings short and your stress levels low? Maybe you manage this for a few days, then before you know it, you find you have slipped back into old habits. This...
by Catherine Stothart | Apr 28, 2021 | Managing your time, Personality styles
Every time I have a holiday I say the same thing – when I get back, I must slow down, be less busy with work, make more time for friends….etc. Then after a while, the good resolutions are forgotten and I am as busy as ever. Maybe it’s just the way I am – I am...
by Catherine Stothart | Oct 31, 2019 | Managing your time
“I’ve got too much to do”……”I haven’t got enough time”…… “I need to go on a time management course”. Sound familiar? Most of us have said these things. It’s a real problem – the relentless pressure of too much to do in the time available can...
by Catherine Stothart | Jul 9, 2019 | Managing your time, Planning, Uncategorized
Japanese management techniques like kaizen and kanban were all the rage years ago when I worked for Ford Motor Company and ICL. The concepts of continuous improvement and just in time delivery are still relevant to most businesses these days. These ideas work on a...
by Catherine Stothart | Apr 10, 2019 | Managing your time, Personality styles
To Do or Not to Do? Most people use “to-do” lists but we use them in different ways. For some people a to-do list is a list of things they will definitely do (at the appropriate time). For others, a to-do list is a mixture of things they will do and things they...
