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Incremental Refresh – Optimising Power BI
Optimising Power BI reports is crucial when it comes to speed and performance. Incremental refresh allows you to keep historical data (previously loaded data) within your data source and only refresh the data that is changing. Schedule refresh, on the…
Making An Amazing To-Do List
To-do lists are the first step in time management. They have been around since 1791! What Is A To-Do List? A simple list of tasks for you to get through. Some people will start with a simple list and work…
Master The Bullet Chart In Power BI – 5 Minute Guide
A Power BI bullet chart is a more advanced type of bar chart and great for plotting data comparisons. Each bar is shown against multiple qualitative ranges and a target, making it really easy to monitor progress. A bar plot…
Energy Management At Work In 4 Simple Steps
If you’re exhausted, no amount of time management will help. Energy management…. is learning how to maintain your energy levels and work with them as they fluctuate throughout the day and over the working week. Manage your energy, and you’ll…
How Many People Manage Their Time Well! Facts & Figures
How are people managing their time? We conducted some bespoke research to see! Key Takeaways – Less than 1 in 5 people (18%) have a proper time management system. – 82% of people don’t have a time management system. They…
Conducting A Skills Gap Analysis At Work
According to Manpower, the global talent shortage has hit its highest point in 16 years. 75% of employers are struggling to find the right talent to drive their businesses forward. Image sourced from go.manpowergroup.com If that wasn’t enough to keep…
How To Speed Up Meetings [3 Easy Steps]
Meetings are the number one time-waster in the workplace. To avoid this and get more out of your time at work? Follow these three tips! Three Tips To Speed Up Meetings 1. Purpose / Agenda A meeting without an agenda…
How To Carry Out A Time Audit In 4 Simple Steps
If you don’t know how you spend your time you can’t know if you’re spending it well. A Time Audit Is… An in-depth assessment of how you are spending your time. Doing one will give you the keys to good…
3 Ways To Beat The Complexity Bias
The human brain loves to prioritise complex tasks. But a key fundamental we teach on our Time Management courses is not to waste time! What Is Complexity Bias? Complexity bias is the cognitive tendency to prefer complicated solutions to…
Get Started With Planning
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. So how can we start planning? Why Is It Important? Planning reduces stress and saves you time in the long run. It lets you prepare for hurdles, and enables you to…
The Pareto Principle
How can you identify the most important tasks? The best method is the Pareto Principle, which is taught in our time management courses! What Is The Pareto Principle? It’s a principle that states: 80% of results are brought about…
The Pomodoro Technique: Everything You Need to Know
The Pomodoro technique is a deceptively simple way to deal with procrastination and distraction. It works by capitalising on short, planned periods of distraction. What Is The Pomodoro Technique? The Pomodoro Technique breaks work into focused 25-minute sprints (“pomodoros”) followed…