Personal Productivity

Go from overwhelmed to organized, calm and effective

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  • Are you drowning in endless email, back-to-back meetings and constant interruptions?
  • Do you frequently take work home in the evenings and on weekends hoping to find time to get your work done?
  • Are you using your email in-box as a to-do list?

Distractions like responding to incoming email and interruptions by co-workers contribute to a loss of up to 2 hours of productive time each day. The average person spends 11 minutes focused on a task before being distracted – either by themselves or others. The problem is that it takes more than 15 minutes to refocus and get back to concentrated work after an interruption.

People switch activities as frequently as every 3 minutes – making phone calls, answering email, speaking with a colleague, looking up something on the web, going to the printer…It’s no wonder we feel like we don’t get enough done in a day.

Personal productivity is a combination of getting more done, working on the right things and using a system that supports you to be organized and efficient. David Allen is the leading productivity expert and author of the best-seller “Getting Things Done (GTD): The Art of Stress-Free Productivity”®.

It is possible to manage more in a day with less stress by using the GTD® productivity practices recognized as the gold-standard by many of the world’s most admired companies. I’ve been using the GTD® principles for more than 10 years and know how powerful and effective it is. You’re not alone in your struggle to manage in a world of distractions and higher expectations. By applying some simple principles from the GTD® system you can go from overwhelmed to organized, calm and effective.

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Why Sutherland Consulting?

Karole took my efficiency and effectiveness to the next level. I have a clear plan for handling all the things that come into my life: paper, email, ideas, phone calls etc. Just knowing that I have a truly effective way of tracking all the pieces of my life – personal and professional – has been a big stress reducer.

Stephanie, School Administrator, Richmond, BC

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