If you are like me, you have more work than you can possibly get to. There are two attitudinal directions you must take if you are going to keep your head above water:
1. You have to prioritize. Peter Drucker is famous for reminding managers that doing the right things is even more important than doing things right. Cleaning out your junk folder may give you a sense of accomplishment, but it is far less useful than working on that project that will bring in revenue.
Drucker distinguished between the two by saying that doing things right is “efficiency”. Doing the right things is “effectiveness”. You may have the fastest car in the race, but if you are heading the wrong direction, you won’t win.

2. You have to Focus. With hundreds of things calling for your attention, you have to tell all “no”, except the one t the top of your priority list. It’s hard (for me, it’s nearly impossible) to not pursue topics that come to your attention while you are working on your priority task. I often find that in the pursuit of the priority task, I uncover a missing piece that I need to pursue or an interesting twist that might make a good product variation or additional function. Ruthlessly say “no” to 99% of these.

Only the ones that are required for the priority project should be pursued at all; others should be added to a list of things to come back to some day. And, of the ones crucial to the current project, only those that are a necessity for progress in your current task should interrupt the current task. Others should go on your “Must be done before project completion” list.

There are other preliminary commitments that you should make but that’s enough for one day.

The next question is, “Now that I have determined the top priority task and am committed to focusing on it, what can I do to be efficient. I came across a blog post with a “Top 10” list (expect that in this case, there wer 11 on the list) of business applications that will help you get your work done better. The tools on the list were contributed by people who have actually used them, not by their manufacturers.

Many of these applications are free; others are priced low enough that a small business can afford them. I had heard of three (Evernote, GoToMyPC, and Google Drive; the others are ones I want to look into. Have a look; you may find some that will make ot easier to get your work done.

11 AWESOME APPS FOR A MORE EFFICIENT WORKPLACE

. It is found on the : Tech Cocktail blog.

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