Sentences with phrase «make getting things done»

Our mission is to make Getting Things Done as delightful as possible.

Framerate drops, including regular drops all the way to zero for a second or two, are a frequent occurrence even on menus, which can make getting things done sort of sketchy.

Not exact matches

Another thing to do before you even get your clients is to make a price list.

When I was talking to psychologists, they said that's not using a to - do list for productivity, that's using it to do what's called «mood repair,» to make yourself feel good, rather than get things done.

There's a new app for managing files, an app dock that mimics the one on your Mac, some new multitasking features, and loads of other goodies that make it easier to get things done.

The one virtue of startups that these big companies do seem to value and appreciate above all (and one that makes acquisitions so attractive rather than internal R&D efforts) is the freedom we have to embrace rapid change, the ability to adapt and pivot, and the understanding that things may never be perfect at the start, but that you'll never get started at all if you wait until they are.

«While your business likely has major goals to get to in the next six months to two years, don't ignore the little things that make experiences for your customers more awesome in the meantime.

Applications like these make working from a mobile device easier and it allows businesses to get things done in a more efficient and timely manner.

What I'm starting to realize, however, is that when it comes to actually getting things done and making progress in the areas that are important to you, there is a much better way to do things.

Just the sheer scale of it is also challenging, because you've got ta lay out the carbon fiber in exactly the right way on a huge mold, and you've got ta cure that mold at temperature, and then it's... just really hard to make large carbon - fiber structures that can do all of those things and carry incredible loads.

The only way to get people to do things is to make them want to do it.

«The best way to make some progress on this... wasn't to go out and hire a consultant, as we often would have done, but rather get some of these people in who are spending their lives developing these things that will hopefully be a big score for them one day,» says Toronto Mayor John Tory.

The idea is to get the company to do the right thing and make sure its influencers are disclosing correctly.

For people constantly in the public eye, the royals are unsurprisingly great at shaking the right hands, smiling at the right moments, and generally keeping it all together to make sure they get things done.

Since everyone at the outset is doing multiple jobs and since you can't be everywhere at once, you've got to trust your people to do the right things in the moment, since there's no rule book, no time for extensive preparation and instruction, and there's rarely a second chance to make a great first impression with a lot of new and prospective customers.

Typically, I'll make a daily list of the three most important things I need to get done that day.

We're now in counseling together because his demons plus my demons make for difficult communication sometimes, and he hates every minute of it, but he's doing it (so am I) and things are getting better.

Steve Buckley figured that out and thought the best way to make some progress on this, and I think he's right, wasn't to go out and hire a consultant as we often would have done, but rather get some of these people in from the DMZ and so on who are spending their lives developing these things that will hopefully be a big score for them one day.

It's so easy to get bogged down in email and other people's to - do lists that when you look up at the end of the day you realize you didn't make any progress on the things that are most important.

Asked what he considers his greatest achievement, he acknowledged the obvious — «the chance to be part of the software revolution empowering people was the biggest thing I have gotten to do» but made it clear it's healthcare that has his attention these days.

You fast - forward your memory reel to the end of previous challenges and acknowledge that things did get resolved and that you made it through just fine.

Better to make things as quick and easy as possible if you want to get a lot done in a short time and make a real difference.

But when you claim that you've «beaten» your main competitor, Lyft, and say that an additional service will be more expensive and you hear that people don't trust you anymore because things keep changing and they can't make rational plans, getting angry and blaming them isn't the solution.

The professor at Arizona State University's business school and author of The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse, asks her clients, «What are the things you would never do at this company to get a client, to keep a client, to make sure you met your numbers for the quarter?»

'' If there's a real effort made to try to close out and to compromise and to do some of the things we all know we should do, I'm optimistic we can get something done, in principle, in the next little bit.

«Moving to a smaller company, I think the drive and excitement and motivation is more around, «We can actually make decisions here that affect everybody's future in a positive way and we can get things done,»» said Doherty.

In a review co-authored in 2011 by Yale psychologist June Gruber, researchers found that the pursuit of happiness can actually lead to negative outcomes — not because surrounding yourself with positive people, mastering a skill, smiling, getting therapy or practicing self - governance aren't conducive to happiness, in and of themselves, but because «when you're doing it with the motivation or expectation that these things ought to make you happy, that can lead to disappointment and decreased happiness.»

«Investors can come with demands (equity, board seats, etc.), so a smart thing to do is consider what you need the money for (new product, new markets, «supercharging» growth, etc.) and balance what you will get, with the trade - offs you'll have to make.

It sometimes seems like «business as usual» is still making it difficult for people to really feel like they are collaborating and communicating to get things done.

Instead of trying to do whatever it is before bed, make your new habit the first thing you do when you get up in the morning.

«The best thing you can do is to make sure that you're getting into something that suits you and what you want to do,» Lonier says.

This often sarcastic phrase makes you sound as though you're only willing to do the bare minimum required to keep getting a paycheck, which is a bad thing if you like job security.

If the House and Senate don't manage to get an updated bill on Trump's desk before the end of the year, but do get things done in early 2018, then the bill could be made retroactive.

There are things you can do to make sure you're getting the most out of having someone do your taxes.

«What really matters is that companies that don't continue to experiment — companies that don't embrace failure — they eventually get in a desperate position, where the only thing they can do is make a «Hail Mary» bet at the very end.»

I try everything in my power to get a good night's sleep and to make sure I don't waste time on silly things like TV.

We've long believed that over time companies tend to get comfortable doing the same thing, just making incremental changes.

That last point, Lemonis insists, is essential: The best addition to your team is someone who's going to reliably get things done, as opposed to making promises.

Nor has Occupy made any noticeable moves in the realm of electoral politics; and however cynical you want to be about that system, it is still a crucial part of getting things done.

Yes, it's a stereotype that the genius smells bad, doesn't get social cues, says things that make others uncomfortable, and is wearing the same shirts that his mom bought him in 1997.

And not doing things can also become a norm: If our kids have gotten used to having their beds made or dinner table set, they'll come to expect that, too.»

For one thing, the discount retailer does not have the same clout with drugmakers as CVS (which also operates pharmacy benefits manager giant Caremark), impeding its ability to get the best prices and make a profit.

Whether it is getting up early, going for a run or checking in with a friend about your progress, find the things that give you strength and make sure you do them every day.

«Great perks (free food, free coffee bar rivals Starbucks, free juice bar, free ice cream bar, just free bars... I can go on), great energy in the company to get things done (motivated by a sense of how much of a difference the products make in the lives of people in earning their livelihood or taking it to the next level).

There are things you can do however to make your pitch go down easier, or let's be honest, simply get noticed.

You can assume that if you get audited the IRS is going to look very closely at this area, so you want to make sure you do things right.»

The first thing I did to get my company on track was ask myself why I was behaving inconsistently and what habits I needed to develop to make myself a more consistent leader.

«You get so sucked up in the day - to - day that sometimes you forget to do other things, like making sales calls,» he says.

I get invited a lot to do speeches to groups, and I'm always asked questions about being a woman trying to make things work today.

When it comes to getting things done and making progress in the areas that are important to you, there is a much better way to do things.