Sunday, April 6, 2008

Welcome to the Productivity Institute’s Time Management Blog

Welcome to the Productivity Institute’s Time Management Blog helping you get more done in less time and with less stress!

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Why is He Always Late?

By Dr. Donald E. Wetmore

We’ve all had this experience. We walk into a meeting for six people at 2:00 p.m. and five out of the six are there but one is not and so we wait. And we wait some more and eventually the other person comes strolling in and our 2:00 p.m. meeting now begins at 2:15 having kept five on-time people waiting, wasting more than a full hour of the organization’s productivity time.

When queried, the late comers believe they really could not have made the meeting on time. “You don’t understand the responsibilities I have”, they will implore. “The buck stops here with me.”

So here’s what happens. It’s 1:54 and our late comer is about to leave his office with all the good intentions of getting to the 2:00 p.m. meeting on time and his phone rings.

What does he do? He answers it. “This could be an important call.” he reasons and after all, “This will only take a minute.” he assures himself.

Buy it takes several minutes for this call and there’s that one follow-up call. It is now 2: 07 and proceeding down the hall to the 2:00 p.m. meeting our chef of tardy sauce encounters one of his team members who has an urgent request. He stops and listens. “Don’t expect me to turn my back on Sandy. She’s one of my key people! Yes, Sandy, what can I do for you?”

It’s now 2:15 and our starting-time-challenged straggler arrives at the meeting having kept the others waiting and wasting time but convinced he could no have done otherwise. “Sure, you can get to meetings at 2:00 p.m., but you don’t understand my responsibilities. I can’t make these meetings on time.” he explains.

Do you know this person? No doubt you do and maybe several others like him.

But here is the irony. That so terribly busy person who can never get to the meetings on time is never, ever late for a 4:17 p.m. flight out at the airport. Why is that? Because if you arrive 15 minutes late for your flight you’ll be walking to your destination rather than flying to it.

So here’s what happens.

It’s 12:59 p.m. and our friend, Lester Late, in his office, has just two minutes to get outside in front of the building to catch the last ride to the airport for the day. If he misses this bus ride he misses his business trip.

So, he picks himself up and proceeds to his office door and his phone rings. What does he do? He lets it ring. He can’t take the risk of getting bogged down on a lengthy call. He knows that if this had been just thirty seconds later the call would have gone to voicemail.

Now down the hallway he is confronted with his team member Sandy who has the most urgent, crucial thing to discuss. What does our carelessly clocked fellow do? He tells her that this issue is very important and that he will call her from the airport to discuss fully.

Our friend just makes different choices when en route to his ride to the airport than when going to a meeting. Can he get to the meetings on time? Yup. It’s a choice.

Why is he always late? It’s a choice. His choice. It is the choice to regularly prioritize something else over the importance of getting to the meeting on time.

Does it make a difference what your job title is as to whether you will get to meetings on time? I don’t believe so.

Take the busiest job of being President of the United States. Can the President get to meetings on time?

If you are George W. Bush, the answer is yes. He has been a stickler about holding on time meetings.

And Bill Clinton? He was notoriously late for meetings of all types. The joke was “Real time v Clinton time”.

I don’t mean this as a criticism but simply an observation. Both men had the same job and one was on time for meetings and the other was not. The difference? It was a choice to make meeting starting times a priority.

Now go to your meeting. Go ahead. Go now. And get there on time.

Get your copy of “Meeting Madness”, a humorous look at the pressure meetings puts on us. It’s no cost. If you would like a copy, email your request for “meeting” to: ctsem@msn.com

Dr. Donald E. Wetmore
Professional Speaker
Productivity Institute
Time Management Seminars
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Thursday, January 31, 2008

On-Site Seminars

We are pleased to design and deliver our Time Management and Personal Productivity Seminars On-Site at your location.

Don Wetmore, one of the leading experts in Time Management and Personal Productivity, with over 20 years' experience and over 2,000 presentations worldwide, will personally prepare and present his dynamic, motivating, and content rich seminars onsite at your location helping your audience to get more done in less time, and with less stress.

Don will also be available after the program via telephone to everyone who attends your On-Site seminar for individual coaching and consultation.

Programs can run from one hour to three full days, helping your staff to get more time and balance in their lives. Our seminars help reduce turnover, improve morale, and increase individual performance both on and off the job.

"The best seminar I have ever attended!"

For more information about our On-Site Seminars, you may contact Don Wetmore directly at: (800) 969-3773 or (203) 386-8062 or send your email to him at: ctsem@msn.com

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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Time Management Seminar Schedule

TIME MANAGEMENT SEMINAR SCHEDULE Get more time now for your family, your friends, and you! A person being paid $50,000 per year, who wastes just one hour per day, is costing their organization $6,250 per year. Attend our Time Management Seminar and you will learn several new, easy techniques to regain several hours in every day! TIME MANAGEMENT SEMINARS-WORK AND LIFE SKILLS FOR INCREASING PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY NOW! LEARN NEW WAYS TO GET MORE DONE IN LESS TIME, WITH LESS STRESS. HAVE MORE TIME FOR YOU! “THE BEST SEMINAR I’VE EVER ATTENDED.” “I’M SENDING MY ENTIRE TEAM.” “NEVER HAD SO MUCH FUN!” OUR SCHEDULE: (Tuesdays: 1:00-5:00 p.m.; Wednesdays & Thursdays: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)

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Your Business Marketing Consultant

YOUR BUSINESS MARKETING CONSULTANT

You’ve worked hard to create your business to where it is now but you want more sales, more profit and more success.

The day-to-day tasks keep many entrepreneurs from planning and implementing effective marketing programs that can dramatically increase their businesses.

Maybe it’s time to get Your Business Marketing Consultant.

Why do I need Your Business Marketing Consultant?

You don’t. You’re successful already. You will be a bigger success tomorrow. Sooner or later, maybe later. With Your Business Marketing Consultant you will get there sooner, with greater certainty, control, and predictability.

Who is Your Business Marketing Consultant?

Dr. Donald E. Wetmore.

Don received his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting (BSA) from Bentley College, his Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Babson College, and his Juris Doctor Degree (JD) from Suffolk University Law School.

Don has started and operated dozens of businesses over the years. You will learn from his experiences, step by step.

He is your personal marketing guru.

He is also a member of the MBA graduate faculty at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York, where he has served as Assistant Professor of Business Law and Department Chair for the undergraduate and graduate divisions. Currently, he is Adjunct Professor for the Master of Business Administration program and the author of “Beat the Clock”, “Organizing Your Life”, and “The Productivity Handbook” and over 100 published articles. He is frequently interviewed by major media including ABC Radio, Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The London Observer, and the Dallas Morning News. He has appeared extensively on radio and television and as the host of the cable TV program, “It’s the Law”.

“It was hard to believe that I could improve my operation in such a short period of time with Don’s guidance.”

What will Your Business Marketing Consultant do for me?

You and Don will meet at your location and together create super marketing and financial goals for the next twelve months. Don will then devise a step-by-step plan of action to get you there.

What does Your Business Marketing Consultant cost?

The most expensive trip you will take is to continue down a path that is not maximizing your returns for the time, talent, and resources you are expending. It creates a decreased present value of your future. You probably have thought a lot about growing your business for some time but you haven’t been able to get it off the ground. Now you will.

Question: How much does “Your Business Marketing Consultant cost?” Answer: “Would no charge be too much?”

Your Business Marketing Consultant is not a cost. He’s an investment.

It really doesn’t matter what you pay for an investment. What’s relevant is what you get in return. $4,000 for a new furnace in the summer is an expense. When it gets cold, it’s an investment, worth every penny you spent. What it costs is not as important as what you get for your investment. (What is it costing you now for the business you are not getting?)

“My business value has increased dramatically. I’m a lot more in control of my sales volume and profits.”

To review your situation call Don now and let’s see if we can work together to help your business grow dramatically. Call Don at: (203) 386-8062 or send an email to Don at: ctsem@msn.com


Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Time Management Teleseminars

TIME MANAGEMENT TELESEMINARS
Get more time for you now! Get better balance in your life!
Sign up now!

What is a Teleseminar?
It is a live seminar that you attend, only instead of everyone meeting in the same room at the same location to hear the speaker, we all meet via telephone in a conference call. You call a special telephone number and join in!

Join Dr. Don Wetmore for a one-hour Time Management Teleseminar, anywhere you are from the convenience of your telephone. When you sign up for this special event, you will be given the telephone number to call to join with thirty people in this conference call as Don Wetmore conducts a one-hour Time Management Seminar live, sharing his unique tools and techniques with you to help you get a lot more done in less time, with less stress.

Why a Teleseminar?
So many people have such busy schedules that they do not have the time to travel and physically attend one of our many Time Management Seminars. You can attend this convenient, informative, live Teleseminar from the comfort of your home or from any telephone location of your choice.

You will learn new, easy, and fun ways to:
- Manage your to do list
- Manage multiple priorities
- Organize “have to’s” and “want to’s”
- Effectively prioritize
- Use time better, with less effort
- Invest time v. expense time
- Leverage your time for greater productivity
- Gain control over the entire 24-hour day
- Focus on the “crucial” work v. the “urgent”
- Create balance between work and personal time
- Avoid “crisis management” and wheel-spinning
- Identify and eliminate time wasters
- Create a more productive physical setup of your work area
- Reduce stress
- Daily planning techniques
- Improve your communications skills
- And much, much more!
“Probably the best hour I have ever invested!” “Don shows you the “how to” in simple, easy to follow steps.” “I’ve never had so much control over my day.”

Imagine having more time every day to do more of the things you want to do; spend time with your family, enjoy hobbies, spend more time with your friends, work in your garden, read a book, watch a video. You can now!

Don has shared his material with client companies including IBM, K-Mart, Bank of Nova Scotia, Subway Franchises, Credit Suisse, Univision Television Network, Tulane University, Praxair, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and hundreds more.

When is it?
Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 4:00 p.m. (EDT) for one hour.

Don Wetmore is one of the leading experts on the topic of Time Management, having made over 2,000 presentations to audiences from around the globe, helping people from all walks of life to get more done in less time, with less stress and have more time for their personal lives.

Now, you can join him and attend this dynamic, informative Time Management Seminar right from the comfort of your work or home.

Who should sign up?
Anyone who wants to get more time out of every day. Professionals, staff people, salespeople, office workers, homemakers, students, managers, teachers, engineers, medical personnel, parents. (Enrollment is limited to the first thirty people who sign up for this session. Enrollments are accepted on a first-come basis. Don’t miss out. Enroll now!)

About Don:
Dr. Wetmore received his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Bentley College, his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Babson College and his Juris Doctor Degree from Suffolk University Law School.

Dr. Wetmore is a member of the faculty at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York, where he has served as Assistant Professor of Business Law and Department Chair for the undergraduate and graduate divisions. Currently, he is Adjunct Professor for the Master of Business Administration program and the author of “Beat the Clock”, “Organizing Your Life”, and over 100 published articles. He is frequently interviewed by major media including ABC Radio, The New York Times, USAToday, The Wall Street Journal and the Dallas Morning News. He has appeared extensively on radio and television and served as the host of the cable TV program, “It’s the Law”.

In 1984, Dr. Wetmore created the Productivity Institute to conduct his original and unique Time Management and Personal Productivity seminars for people from around the world. Having been in the field of Time Management for over thirty years, Dr. Wetmore created his programs to address the specific Time Management needs of all who want more out of life. In his seminars, teleseminars, keynotes, and consulting, he teaches participants how to significantly increase their personal productivity, both on and off the job and accomplish more in less time with less stress for greater personal balance. His presentations are always entertaining, fast-paced, and filled with practical, common sense tools. His audiences say, “he is one of the funniest and most engaging speakers available today.”

“I want my entire staff to participate in this.” “I wish I had done this a long time ago.” “I really reduced my stress.”

How do I participate?
Sign up below and you will be given the special telephone number we have set up for this event. Then at the time the seminar begins, (4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time- EDT on Wednesday, August 26, 2009), you will call the special number and be connected directly to Don and the rest of those who have signed up for this exciting seminar. (Regular telephone toll charges apply for this call.) Then sit back and enjoy the one-hour presentation by Don and learn new ways to better manage your time and control your day.

What is my investment?
$29.95

Is there a guarantee?
If you are not 100% satisfied after attending your Teleseminar, you will receive a 100% refund. No questions asked.

How do I enroll?
By telephone: Call our voicemail now at either (800) 969-3773 or (203) 386-8062. (These are secure lines.) Leave your name, email address, daytime telephone number, credit card account number and expiration date. (Please speak slowly and clearly.) Your account will be charged $29.95. You will then receive via email the special telephone number to call to attend the seminar.

By email: Email your registration now to: ctsem@msn.com Send your name, email address, daytime telephone number, credit card account number and expiration date. Your account will be charged $29.95. You will then receive via email the special telephone number to call to attend the seminar.

What if I cannot attend this seminar?
You can get your copy of the CD of this seminar, the full hour, to listen to and review at your leisure. To receive the CD of this exciting seminar, use the form below now and send it via email to: ctsem@msn.com or call in your information to (203) 386-8062. Your account will be charged $29.95 plus $2.50 for shipping and handling, a total of $32.45. Your purchase is backed by 100% money back guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied with your CD, return it for a full 100% refund. No questions asked.

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Sunday, October 28, 2007

Effective Negotiating & Communication Skills Seminar

EFFECTIVE NEGOTIATING
& COMMUNICATION SKILLS SEMINAR
How to Get What You Want in Less Time

“Effective Negotiating and Communication Skills-How to Get What You Want in Less Time” provides the tools and techniques to help your participants to get more results in less time.

This is a powerful seminar for your group. Negotiation is when two people meet face to face or via phone and email, to discuss and reach an agreement. Everyone negotiates several times each week seeking for example, a better price on a purchase or getting the cooperation and assistance from a co-worker or family member. The better your people are at negotiation and communication, the more productive they will be for you.

What your group will learn:

-How to Effectively Prepare to Negotiate With Ease and Results
-How to Reach a Win-Win Agreement Every Time
-How to Easily Improve Verbal Communications
-How to Easily Improve Written Communications
-How to Deal with Difficult People and Help Them to Be Your Strong Supporter
Don has made over 2,000 presentations worldwide, and will personally prepare and present this dynamic, motivating, and content rich “Effective Negotiating and Communication Skills-How to Get What You Want in Less Time” seminar for you. You will learn new and powerful techniques and tools to get what you want now by effectively communicating and negotiating.
Don received his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting (BSA) from Bentley College, his Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Babson College, and his Juris Doctor Degree (JD) from Suffolk University Law School.
Don has personally developed and implemented dozens of effective negotiating techniques over the years in his many business ventures. You will learn from his experiences, step by step.

“My negotiating and communication skills are much more effective today because of Don’s help.”