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WANT TO START your day like a boss?
A new survey by Robert Half Management Resources highlights the morning routines of people at different levels in the company.
Most executives (50%) start their days by checking email. Meanwhile, just over one-third (39%) of entry-level employees kick off their days with email.
Regardless of employment level, the survey also found that many employees like to organise their days before they do anything else.
Business Insider asked Robert Half Management Resources executive director Tim Hird for some advice on how aspiring leaders can start their days off strong. Here’s what he recommends:
Develop a routine. Your routine can be whatever works best for your situation. Perhaps you need a quick bite to eat or you would rather create a to-do list to prepare for a busy day.
Manage your email; don’t let it manage you. You don’t need to immediately check your email when you wake up, but you should make sure to prioritise what types of messages you check when you open your email for the first time. Hird suggests avoiding “busy” emails that can wait until later. Check high-priority items and move on.
Check in with your team and other colleagues. Interpersonal communication can give your day a nice lift. Engage in positive communication with your fellow employees so you can put yourself and your coworkers in a good frame of mind. This is a great way to boost office morale for the entire day. Set the mood in your office early on and everyone will benefit.
Exercise, or complete another task that provides a sense of accomplishment. You don’t have to be a weight lifter to take advantage of this strategy. Do something that makes you feel energised and gives you a strong sense of accomplishment. You will be amazed at how beating a personal best in a spinning class or finishing some other demanding task can prepare you for the day and provide a strong sense of self.
Business Insisider – James Kosur
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I’m a laborer on a building site. I will try these tips tomorrow.
Tell your boss from now on you are an executive laborer and you will work from home.
Items 1, 3, and 4 would apply to a man like yourself engaged in developing the built environment. Item 2 might be a good idea to check that you have not been moved to another site.
well then as a builder; check email = buy the sun / star newspaper have breakfast = buy breakfast roll
Whistle at passing girls and always remember to pull up your pants to hide that butt crack
I’m female, and vegan.
While your waiting for the mixer to start, check to see if there any emails from the brickie. Email him to see if he wants one or two buckets of muck. If bucket is returned email him to see if it was one of two buckets of water you add to the mix. Technology makes everything work better and more efficiently believe me!
make tae!!!!
Tae is when I need to relax. Coffee is my go to drink of choice in the morning. Me without coffee is a disaster to myself and others around me.
Love going in to see what emails the fool in my office has sent at half past midnight on Saturday night and to see how widely they have been cc’d. #busy #tool
Lock yourself in the toilet cubicle and go to sleep for an hour?.
Tip no 1.
Have a good pull. Release that pressure
Coffee first E mail second.
So glad I don’t have to sit in an office and do any of that cr@p.
“Start your day like a boss”…Buy a MacBook but use a notepad, dress casual, drink your coffee black and work from an empty cafe
Corporate claptrap. I decided to work from home almost 3 years ago as a direct result of a need not to see my fellow workers every day!!! The best work related decision I ever made
Some of us don’t have that luxury.
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