If you’re managing more than one project for a single contact, use OnePageCRM’s queued actions with dates to stay on top of each one. Keep your most urgent project (Project A) as your Next Action and once it is complete, you can promote the next most urgent one (Project B) in just-one-click. Afterwards, set the… Read More
Some people just can’t say no—to anything! In fact, here in Ireland, it’s common to talk to people who won’t say an outright no, even if they have no intention at all of making a commitment to take action. Why we don’t say no An article in Psychology Today reveals that the “inability to say… Read More
A lack of motivation can be a productivity killer. We often hear people say they don’t feel motivated to complete a project and inevitably it never gets done. Or, if it does, it’s nowhere near as good as it could be. But that’s because we let the desire for motivation stop us from achieving. That’s why… Read More
Motivation – sometimes it’s hard to find it. We’ve all had those moments where we just can’t seem to muster the momentum to get things done. You might feel that you’re getting organized when you have everything you want to achieve on today’s to-do list. Though the truth is, a long to-do list can often… Read More
As small business owners, entrepreneurs and salespeople, we all wear a lot of hats and have to juggle multiple essential tasks. In business you are often tasked with strategic planning, sales and marketing, customer service, business and product development, accounting, hiring, web development, and IT, to name just a few, and you probably don’t have… Read More
One hour of non interrupted focus is what you need to get aligned with your most crucial sales tasks of the day. But at the most offices, there are people around. Your colleagues asking questions, talking about a new client or simply just discussing whether you should add that new feature, change your sales process… Read More
Smartphones can be productivity killers. If that goes against the grain, so be it. Many of us start the day by grabbing the phone to check email, social media, and the odd SMS or voicemail message. That’s exactly why they are counter-productive. Because the minute you check email or social media, you feel the urge… Read More
Procrastination kills productivity and inhibits success. We’ve all been there. There are days when you just can’t seem to get anything done, no matter how organised you usually are. You know you’ve got a hugely important task to do, but you never seem to get around to it. Why does this happen and what can you do… Read More
CEO of Penhire, Paul O’Connor, submitted the following stellar review which really captures the Next Action ethos behind OnePageCRM: So I’m using a new system for my contacts, my leads, my to-do list … hell, my conscience even! It’s taking the place of various other failed systems – other web apps, spreadsheets, pieces of paper,… Read More
There’s one thing that separates the greatest, most successful leaders from the rest. It’s the ability to deliver what Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, calls sustained excellence, or consistently high performance. It’s the mark of a level 5 leader, as he points out in an article on Harvard Business Review. But sustaining excellence… Read More
