It also allows me to
work on days when bad weather might keep me away from a traditional job.
But wearing them to
work on a day when I had to head to court, that was a whole other story.
Not exact matches
When the meal was through, they had learned a lot about him — his years
working abroad, his
days as a partner at an IT consulting firm, and his time
on Wall Street.
I
worked on it
when I got home from my
day job.
I spend nearly my entire
day working on a computer, and I rarely feel as helpless and unproductive as I do
when my device crashes, malfunctions, restarts unexpectedly, etc..
It helps them end the
day on a high note and emotionally leave
work at
work when they walk out the office door.
If you have all of those things, you can
work when it's feasible for you, whether that's in the middle of the
day during rush hour, or in the wee hours of the night
on a weekend.
So
on the
days when it seems really too hard for me to keep going I think about all of the people whose lives have been changed by the
work.
Whether for you that means long, lazy
days on a beach lounger or exploring an exotic new locale, many professionals run into the same snag — you salivate at the thought of escaping
work, but
when the time actually comes you find it nearly impossible to actually disconnect.
If you're not a structured person by nature, or if you don't actively structure your
day, try making a to do list every morning and put time limits
on when you will be
working on each task.
One
day we realised OK it's actually annoying
when people send us new music they're
working on when that should be like a really happy moment.»
Many entrepreneurs themselves are advocating that we eliminate them from our vocabularies both
when we communicate
on social media and every
day at
work.
Three years ago, a mentor asked me that question and gave me life - changing advice: Schedule your
day around
when your brain is firing
on all cylinders and hold off
on brainless
work until it is fatigued.
He was used to
working 24 hours a
day when on deployment, and at least 50 hours a week toward the end of his career marketing military vehicles.
Use Valentine's
Day, Columbus
Day and other conventional
days off to focus
on earning and get ahead, he says: «Spend your time
working holidays
when no one else is.»
On a similar note,
when you take the time to do more than just go through the motions, you might actually feel your
work day pass by faster.
A simple way to tackle the problem of managing
on - the - job training is for you to challenge conventions about where and
when work is done — legacies of the
days of more limited communications technology.
When you have a supportive network behind you, there will be people to motivate you
on days where you don't want to
work along with people to compensate for your weaknesses.
A key part of the process is ensuring potential hires hold its values, which are celebrated and analyzed
on an annual Values
Day when McKinsey takes a hiatus from client
work to study itself: well - handled situations, ambiguous calls, how to ensure adherence to its principles in the future.
When Chicago lawyer Marvin Bower rescued what was then an accounting and engineering firm from near bankruptcy in 1939 and proceeded to invent the discipline of management consulting, he enshrined a set of commandments that guides McKinsey to this
day: put client interest above firm profits; speak truth to power no matter the consequences; our
work must have real impact
on the client's business; take client secrets to the grave.
There is really none
when one of his companies can suddenly decide to buy another for close to $ 3 billion, and he announces the deal
on a
day when he's not
working on landing rockets for his other company.
On days when I was struggling to do my
work, I knew that I could always check «take photo» off my daily action list, and it always felt good.
When he assumed the position last June, he promised to slash costs while raising service levels, and he's moved quickly
on both fronts: fewer train crews go to
work each
day, thousands of workers have already been turfed, and CP's remaining fleet is pulling heavier loads.
One
day when he was sitting
on the beach in South America, he realized how all his
work left him feeling empty.
Also known as «eating the frog,» decide
on the one task you must perform that
day to be successful and do it first thing
when you get to
work, says Patrick Mathieson.
I was still
working on her gift
when they decided to do the present exchange two
days early, so I told her that I would give her the gift
when I finished.
«I send questions during my
work day and later in the night, I'll get an answer back... So
when I wake up, they've had a full
day to
work on whatever the question or problem was.»
More broadly, the regulatory agencies in the United States and the Financial Stability Board internationally have
work under way focusing
on possible fire - sale risk associated with the growing share of less liquid bonds held in asset management portfolios
on behalf of investors who may be counting
on same -
day redemption
when valuations fall.
«There is no bells of the church to wake us up or... tell us what
day to stop
working and pay attention to our families and our children, no shabbat to tell us
when we should be making love to our partners; it's all
on us» she said.
But I've seen clients and friends turn down larger amounts of money based
on how they will feel every
day when they get up to go to
work.»
But after an 18 -
day run eating Goldfish crackers for dinner and
working on the business way past midnight, I realized
when you're the only employee at your company, you become obsessed with everything.
He spoke about his improv
days, and how
when actors are
working together properly, they're all serving each other, playing off each other
on a common idea.
One
day, [Tom] was
on his way to
work when he had a near - fatal accident with a tractor - trailer.
Maryam Braun was driving to
work on the afternoon of Valentine's
Day when police cars and fire trucks sped past.
«
When on deployment we also
work every
day.
But as Deep
Work author Cal Newport pointed out
when he highlighted the letter
on his blog recently, this austere schedule actually contains some essential wisdom that many of us miss out
on these
days.
However,
on the
days when I really can't compromise, I'm successful at saving money until I pass the Starbucks near
work, and then 20 minutes and $ 7 later I'm walking out with an iced coffee that I feel like I could have made at home for pennies
on the dollar.
But if you act
on these principles every
day, every member of your company will see higher quality
work — and
when you zoom out, you'll see a more productive culture for your whole team.
He has to
work out
on days when he doesn't feel motivated.
And even
when bland was forced
on him, as seen in a series of cover portraits of white - mustachioed businessman, Timmermann produced
work on par with any cover artist of his
day.
Regardless of your typical discipline,
when you're
on the road you are quite likely to find it more difficult to get down to
work every
day.
«You can put the rub
on your lower stomach and lower back at
work, and then
when you get home you can get in the tub for a soak or make tea, and it allows you to continue to
work throughout the
day.»
Levandowski: I realized there was something special
when we did the pizza delivery because I hadn't slept in a couple
days, so I didn't realize it that
day, but looking at it later
on it, it just
works.
When I sit down after a long
day of
work, flick
on the TV, it cuts to a commercial break and then I am subjected to watching the same ads over, and over, and over.
Buying
on trends and trying to time the market is great
when it
works, but at the end of the
day, you'll consistently achieve results if you incorporate a heavy dose of value - based investing into your strategy.
On the heels of its acquisition of BG Group at a time when everyone else is offloading assets in these days of dismal oil prices, Royal Dutch Shell is banking optimistically on $ 50 oil to make this work, and hoping that a much leaner BG will do the tric
On the heels of its acquisition of BG Group at a time
when everyone else is offloading assets in these
days of dismal oil prices, Royal Dutch Shell is banking optimistically
on $ 50 oil to make this work, and hoping that a much leaner BG will do the tric
on $ 50 oil to make this
work, and hoping that a much leaner BG will do the trick.
The
days are gone
when family breadwinners could expect to
work for one employer throughout their entire career, retire
on generous defined benefit pensions provided by that employer, with the comfort of knowing that expenses in their golden years would be securely funded by the deep pockets of government.
When working in the aftermath of a cyber-attack, it is important that you retain the ability to focus
on the most important systems first — some data or systems may be needed within the hour, while others may be fine if they are operational the next
day.
On the
days when content marketers struggle with accurate attribution, reliable measurement, and definitive ROI for content,
working at a standalone media company may sound appealing.
By age 33 she was married to a doctor (her first husband), was
working at the prestigious law firm Jones
Day, had paid back her loans, and was
on her way to making partner («And you can check me
on that»)
when she realized she wasn't fulfilled.