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Favorite tips for simplifying

Favorite tips for simplifying

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Favorite tips for simplifying

- In a recent survey, Harvard Business Review found that most employees have no time in their workday for creative thinking or to focus on meaningful work. This probably doesn't surprise you and it's why I'm on a mission to help people do less soul-sucking busy work and more stuff that matters. I want to share some of my favorite simplification and time saving tips. The first is to pick up your phone to resolve any topic that isn't decided after three emails. Actually talking to people is a much faster way to make decisions and get things done. Another tip is to shift your weekly calls to every two weeks. A division at HBO tried it and this one change saved participants several hours each week and improved the quality and information they exchanged. The third tip is to adjust the standard settings for new events on your office calendar from one hour to 30 minutes and only change it if a meeting really needs more time to achieve its goal. Wrap caution tape around your department or…

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