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In these time starved days when everything is required yesterday and life seems to be constantly being put off until tomorrow, I am often asked, “What’s the best use of 1 hour?” and, until recently, my answer was always the one favoured by politicians, namely, “It depends on the circumstances.” For example, if you have [...]

“Mastering Time 24/7″ (Simesco 2011) has now been published on Kindle. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004Y0XUOK “Amazon’s Kindle is the natural home for the new book,” said Simon Phillips, “the lightweight, slimline, digital format makes reading both a pleasure and something you can do anywhere.  Also, because you can now download Kindle software you can read the book on [...]

Email was far and away the number one time challenge reported in our survey.  It accounted for at least one in every two responses!  The reasons why it was a challenge varied but most were overwhelmed by the sheer volume for emails they received or needed to send each day.  It is fair to say [...]

I’m going to keep this short and to the point, people are struggling with social media! Here’s a short list of the issues that emerged from my survey of over 1000 people on LinkedIn, Ecademy and Facebook (and a few people offline -see if you can spot the sample quote): “My social media addiction is taking [...]

When I started researching my new book, I was not expecting to see the phrase “Work Life Balance” amongst the list of top challenges that people were experiencing. Work Life Balance was a term that first started gaining traction at the end of the 1990′s and by the turn of the century, governments began to [...]

Before I share your No.4 Time Challenge, I just wanted to say a quick thank you for all of your personal messages and wishes. The launch of the new book went really well yesterday and it’s great to see orders flying in from all parts of the world. Mastering Time is a real digest of [...]

First of all, thanks to everyone who took part in the survey I conducted asking you to share your top time challenges as we enter the second decade of the 21st Century. In total, I have surveyed, interviewed and discussed the Top challenges with over 1000 people on Ecademy, LinkedIn and Facebook. As promised, over [...]

Simesco Limited is proud to announce that it has become an Approved Provider for the Institute of Leadership & Management. The ILM aspires to be a global authority on Leadership & Management, creating and supporting the largest management community world-wide, combining industry-leading qualifications and specialist member services. Simesco has four Approved development programmes: Join The Greats [...]

Is your life in balance? Do you lurch from one missed appointment to another unnecessary deadline? Or, do you just wish you felt a bit more in control? This Life Balance Test will give you an instant measure of your current life balance.  You can even Tweet your score afterwards and don’t forget to tell [...]

The Hampshire School for Social Entrepreneurs (HSSE) exists to provide training and opportunities to enable people to use their creative and entrepreneurial abilities for social benefit. Last year, Simon gave a brief talk to members of the school about social media and effective marketing. This year, Simon has been asked to be a tutor on [...]